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Hi Mark We went for counselling tonight and it was a mess. The counsellor asked how we were doing and C___ said he was fine. Then he asked me why I was so quiet. I said that C___ doesn't really want me to really talk. The counsellor said that there was a wall up between us. I said that I was upset that he stole the car and that there was a trust issue. That was what set off C___. He said that I brought up to him on the phone the other night when I asked him how he was doing with his issue with drugs and was what the counsellor was helping with working for him. He said that it was very hard and I said maybe he should be around the kids that do not use and that would make it easier and he got mad. Tonight he told the counsellor that that made him upset, that I make him upset and the counsellor told him that nobody can make you upset if you don't let them that is your feelings. He used the example of the alcoholic that drinks and says to his wife I drink because you bu...

My daughter has mental health issues and not only does the school staff want to send her home. She will be so depressed and will not get out of her bed. I have had several consequences for her these are not doing any good. What would you suggest? Thank you, L. `````````````` Hi L., First, let’s make a distinction between truancy and school refusal- School refusal: · The kid is unreasonably scared of going to school. · The kid might pretend to be sick or say he or she doesn't want to go to school. · The kid usually wants to stay home because he or she feels safe there. Truancy: · The kid chooses not to go to school. · The kid skips school and doesn't tell his or her parents. · The kid may have antisocial behaviors such as delinquency, lying, and stealing. Kids with school refusal are scared to go to school. They may be so scared that they won't leave the house. School refusal is most common in 5- and 6-year-olds and in 10- and 11-year-olds, but it ...