I think you're doing a great job with the use of breathing & relaxation techniques and the feelings chart. By no means does raising your voice at your son make you a bad mother or your husband a bad father-- most parents raise their voices at their children at one point or another, some without even realizing it. If it isn't degrading, abusive, or overly-used then I don't think this is the cause of his fear.
In all honesty, the psychologist doesn't sound like she's trying to take your money. She's probably thinking that there may be something deeper that both you and your husband may have missed and that's why she needs 8-10 weeks of therapy to try to help your son. Keep in mind that she is a stranger and in order for her to help him she needs time to observe, speak, and treat him and that takes time. As a mother, I know how frustrating this can be and how uneasy I would be if this were my son-- but I would also like to get to the bottom of it and if the psychologist determines that it is just a phase he's going through and that he's otherwise normal then this therapy would have paid for itself because at least I now have peace of mind. Make sense?
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JennyLynn,
I think you're doing a great job with the use of breathing & relaxation techniques and the feelings chart. By no means does raising your voice at your son make you a bad mother or your husband a bad father-- most parents raise their voices at their children at one point or another, some without even realizing it. If it isn't degrading, abusive, or overly-used then I don't think this is the cause of his fear.
In all honesty, the psychologist doesn't sound like she's trying to take your money. She's probably thinking that there may be something deeper that both you and your husband may have missed and that's why she needs 8-10 weeks of therapy to try to help your son. Keep in mind that she is a stranger and in order for her to help him she needs time to observe, speak, and treat him and that takes time. As a mother, I know how frustrating this can be and how uneasy I would be if this were my son-- but I would also like to get to the bottom of it and if the psychologist determines that it is just a phase he's going through and that he's otherwise normal then this therapy would have paid for itself because at least I now have peace of mind. Make sense?
January 11, 2012 - 8:17amThis Comment
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