Posted by annierose on October 3, 2010, at 11:01:58
In reply to Re: son starts therapy.... nervous :-/ » Dinah, posted by floatingbridge on October 2, 2010, at 23:59:09
My one child was 9 when she started and she saw a traditional child psychologist ... by "traditional" I mean talk therapy. The therapist had games and such, but my daughter prefered to sit at the therapist desk (which I thought was my daughter all the way) and color while she talked. It changed her life - - - amazing. My daughter is now in high school and my husband and I often remark how her life turned around while seeing that therapist. She is happy, great student and makes wonderful choices for herself.
My son sees a social worker. He suffers from anxiety. He still sees the social worker. I think my husband learned how to connect with my son . . . and for that, I am so thankful. Their relationship really took hold over the past few years.
I suffered from depression as a child and my doctor told my mom that I needed professional help (I was 13). My mom ignored the advice. So I guess you can say, I was pro-active in deciding to get help sooner rather than later in life for my own kids. Why wait until things get super difficult for your kids if they could use help now. I didn't have much of a mother - so I lack a frame of reference in parenting matters. I found these professionals helpful to me as well as my kids.
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