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Child Psychiatrists
Posted by: bill on January 7, 2007 at 4:22PM EST

Does anyone have any experience w/ their children seeing child psychiatrists?  My ex wife has been sending my son to one for almost a year now.  Without going into detail, they seem to think he has problems.  I think he is a normal 8 yr old boy.  He has never had a behavioral problem at school, makes excellent grades, etc. 

I feel that while some children need this, some dont.  My ex wife has been in therapy all of her life.  She is also a control freak.  Anytime he doenst want to do something she wants, her feeling is that he needs therapy.  Shouldnt kids be allowed to be kids?  to make mistakes and learn from them? 

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Posted by: Sadie on January 10, 2007 11:08AM EST
I tend to agree with you. While I know that there are children who truly have a need for psychiatric care and for those, it can be very beneficial. However, sometimes I think parents want so much for their kids to be perfect that anything off of the norm sends up a red flag. I have found that whenever we are dealing with a particular unwanted behavior, if we make it known that we won't tolerate it and then wait a bit, eventually the behavior will change. Automatically rushing to the doctor doesn't always have the outcome we would like.

Posted by: Daisy on January 10, 2007 11:07AM EST
Hi Bill,
Without getting into to many details, what does the Dr. think his problems are ? Are they "normal" chilhood concerns, or ones that could be a danger to himself or someone else?
Daisy

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