I agree. I think a Parenting Forum is a great idea. Raising kids is a HARD job. My kids are now grown, but when my youngest was a teen, he went through some difficult times. He was in the 4th grade when my husband and I separated. He had an awful time dealing with the divorce. Even had him in therapy, but the T must of been in another world, because he sure didn't help my son.

Oh yes, the T said my son had ODD, then a few years later, just out of the blue, or maybe it was when my x refused to pay the T bills, that the T said he doesn't have ODD anymore..

Anyway, the bottom line is, my son was hurting, prob depressed, and starting acting out. I think he was acting out because he was "hurting" and didn't know how to deal or express what he was feeling, so he acted out.

Sad thing is I, too, didn't know how to express and/or deal with "feelings" so I held them inside, which wasn't helpful to my son or myself.......

If we had been lucky enough to have a "good therapist" to help us through these troubled times, I feel my son would not have "acted out" to the extreme that he did.. I never had "problems" with my son, that is until the "divorce".. My son was in the 5th grade when he started therapy. A few months into therapy, my son came home screaming and crying and yelling at me "why didn't you finish filling out my baby book". I was shocked. The T stirred up more problems. I don't know why after the first year, I didn't write stuff in the baby book. Does that make me at fault> Good Lord..... I best stop at this point. grrrr

Anyway a Parenting forum is a wonderful idea..