My 12 year old is really struggling at the moment, things have got progressively worse since September. Started by struggling with homework (even though he’s a bright kid and I knew he could do it) then started the occasional days he struggled to get to the bus, so I started to drive him to school. From here it was the occasional days he felt he couldn’t go in. The school
have amazing and really supportive, but since Christmas he’s only made it into 4 lessons and other times has sat in a ‘safe space’ that the school have shown him. Since Xmas he’s had at least 1mornjng each week where he couldn’t go in, but this week he’s only made it in 3 days and it’s getting harder each day to persuade him to go in. I’m a single parent and at the moment I work part time, my employer has been amazing, but it’s not a job where I can work from home, or can be unreliable. So I feel completely torn, as if my child doesn’t go in I have to leave him alone at home and feel guilty and worried or the alternative is I hand in my notice, which I can’t afford to do.
He’s been having counselling since early December and we are in the waiting list for CAHMS but as each week passes he’s getting worse and I’m at a loss at what do do.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
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reh5679 · 27/01/2018 05:22
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