When will it all stop?

[tensing]

When will it all stop?

Sorry feeling really low, and need a good moan.

Well it?s the end of term two out of 4 have now broken up and the youngest two only have tomorrow left at school.

H is still struggling with school, though school still seem to think he is coping just fine. He has his SENDIST Tribunal on the 1st February and I am really not looking forward to it. AND If I hear the phrase ?we have other children whose needs are far worse, and their parents haven?t got a problem with our teaching?, So their parents don?t realise their children have got problems, what do they want me to do? Go round telling the other parents that their children have got a problem.

R?s behaviour is getting worse (not so much naughty, as odd) and again school just don?t seem to care or even acknowledge any problem. I personally feel that she has at least dyslexia and possibly dyspraxia. She has at least got someone from SENSS coming out to assess her in January and is awaiting an appointment for the paediatricians in the New Year.

S has had her insulin changed and she now has to inject at lunchtime with a fast acting insulin, some LSA (who has nothing to do with my daughter) complained today to my daughters head of year about my daughter injecting in the canteen, because her needles are sharp (blunt ones would be fairly useless, I feel). Her head of division has now decided that she will have to inject ?somewhere? quiet and would I phone the deputy principle to discuss it. Of course he did not have the courtesy to phone me and being the last day, by the time S was home from school and told me I could not get any response from school.

On a plus point J?s school has finally agreed that my son?s hand writing is unreadable (as I have been saying for the last 5 years), so he is now getting help with his handwriting and an Alpha Smart to help him in his lessons.

Oh and to top it all my Ex-Husband is being a t***r again, he still fails to believe that H has anything wrong with him.

[OhlittletownofEIDSVOLD]

What a lot you have on your plate....

so the school are 'punishing' you for wanting the best for all your children.. but because you have queried the appropriateness and effectiveness of the teaching for YOUR child - you are being a pain... well tough to them - keep being a pain...

I always figure Dd1 can't effectively speak up for herself especially at this age and as a parent part of my job is to be their advocate - all right to want to best - but you have to make it happen....

Hopefully the new year will see some resolution for everything for you....

and men - sometimes can't live with them - can't shoot them

Hope you have a fab Christmas day and can just enjoy your children - rest and then gird your loins ready to fight the New Year.

Sorry if this is a useless ramble - jsut wanted to say sorry you are doing it tough.....

One positive though - finally after 5 years been vindicated with regards to your son's writing and he is getting the help he needs...

[itllbelonelythisdavros]

Quite right that you mustn't be expected to accept less than you're happy with just because other children have greater needs (supposedly). Sorry things are hard, maybe its easier to be on hols and not have to worry about the sodding school for a couple of weeks? Don't know, hols can be mixed blessing.