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Originally Posted by Soupe du jour
Wildflowerchild, I hope your son doesn't have ADHD or ADD. My husband has ADD and it is problematic for him. Was in his school years and is at his job. But I confess that some of what you described sounded a lot like normal kid. Or at least what I viewed as normal kid behavior for me. I am not a mother, so you can fault me about that in not knowing "kids of today" (or a mother's perspective), but I used to be a kid, so I have a little experience, albeit in the 1970s and 1980s. I realize 2020 is a whole other animal.
Please do be careful to be certain about any psych diagnoses for your child. Adderall or Ritalin, or the like, should be used only under extreme circumstances, in my book. Please also don't let your own stress incorrectly color your perception of your child's behavior. I also don't think there is any one "normal" behavior. What is your son's personality like?
How are the wedding plans going?
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I would never put him on a medication unless it was affecting him poorly in school to the point that he couldn’t get anything done. As for normal kid behavior that could absolutely be so, obviously I only have this one child and I’ve never been around kids this age, I’m used to teaching high school. That’s why I want to get him evaluated, to see if it’s all just expected at this age or something more. And also why id like to maybe find some family counseling, so we can both get on the same level and I can implement things at home to help him out so we’re not getting so upset with each other all the time.
As for the wedding we are still not engaged lol!!! But I did get some info from him saying he’s on board with a very small wedding, so when we DO get engaged and the pandemic is more contained (whenever THAT might be) we can look into the wedding venue I really want.