A blog for anyone who needs to know they are not alone in raising a bipolar child.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Schooling Undecided Again
With the loss of my husband's job, we are not so sure about what to do with Caroline starting in September as far as school goes. I found that when I told her private school about our situation and that we weren't sure if we could send her in the fall, I actually felt a wave of real relief come over me. I realized that not only does Caroline really not want to go back, but I don't want her to go back either. I hated the daily struggles she had with the badly behaved kids. Yes, it is weird that she wasn't the badly behaved one, but since she wasn't, having to deal with the antics of the out of control class room and the lack of more female students got very old very fast. Maybe that just isn't the place for her. Maybe we need to explore other alternatives seriously starting now. Not knowing if we are staying here or not makes me inclined to homeschool her until we know for sure. No, it is not ideal, but with the online homeschooling curriculum that Jane is doing, maybe we could try it with Caroline too.
Megan --
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure where you live, but you should see if there are any public alternative schools in the area. After an attempted suicide, I was referred to an alt. school in our city, and the environment really worked for me. Think about it.
Thanks. We do have an alternative school in our district but unfortunately it is mainly inner city kids who are involved in drugs and who knows what else. Caroline is already attracted to that culture so we can't send her there-we would lose her fast. There are other alternative schools in other school districts in other cities that I have heard good things about. I hope we can move out of the area so we can take advantage of better schools.
ReplyDeleteWish I had some resources for you Megan. :(
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say to go with your 'mom instinct' above all else. It's always right!
Thinking of you all.
Erin
My husband has bipolar disorder and I agree wholeheartedly with your comment that no one should change meds or doses of meds without consulting the physician or psychiatrist.
ReplyDeleteYes, we are beholden to the people who are writing these prescriptions. Some prescriptions, if suddenly stopped, can bring on awful side effects, like your skin falling off (Steven Johnson's syndrome) or seizures. Thank you for the reminder!
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