 | Dear Sarah,
I commend you on getting an appointment with a specialist and trying to help your child. He is one lucky little boy. The best thing you can do for your child is to become his best advocate at school. Keep in close contact with his teachers and find out how things are going on a regular basis. As far as the medication goes, no one has a right to question what you and your husband decide is in the best interest of your child. I have not regretted it for one minute putting my son on medication. A child can only take failure for so long before they start to give up. My son, like yours, is very sensitive and is very eager to please. Another plus for the medication that I read was that children who are not treated with medication are more likely to drop out of school and turn to drugs (self-medication) and crime. I think if there are tools out there to help your child, why wouldn't you use them? As far as your husband goes, I know it helped a lot to get the diagnosis and then learn more about it. My husband is a lot more understanding about my son's behavior now. We don't let him get away with much, but at least now we know that it isn't just a child who is acting up, it is a child who sometimes cannot help his behavior. I wish you the best.
Sandy |
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