I feel like I have left this group in a big quiet hole for over a month. For that I apologize! I will be sure to welcome our newest members as soon as I can, so please know I have been thinking about everyone!

We have been in crisis for over a month. I won't get into the story except to say that it has been very difficult with my 13 yr old. He went into psychosis and attempted to hurt himself. He was hospitalized at the adolescent psychiatric ward for 6 days and left with new meds and more stab… Continue

I just saw the video of the Gold Award for the Mom's Choice. CONGRATULATIONS JODEE AND LIZ AND STEPEHEN. Great work. I am just thrilled for all of you

Renae

I just discovered a new stress relief for me. I bought a Nintendo DS for Dani about a year ago so that Dani had something to do while she was traveling around the country with her dad (long haul trucker) and she didn't play with it much. Well, it came out of the drawer yesterday, went and bought a new game...a game I wanted for me and now I sit and play with it, with my headphones on and zone out. Of course after my daughter is in bed and it's my time to relax...ah, sweet relief.

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my almost 7 year old has fas and bi polar disorder which is proving to be simply the most exhausting thing to go through that i can imagine. he is a rapid cycler, although, maybe all young children with this are. the only way to keep him from just getting completely out of control is through constant, constant stimulation. any free time and we are done for. his meds were just adjusted which helped a bit, but then we always have a nice "bump" from a new med, we will see in a month or two. i am ju… Continue

Samuel, my 8 year old, does not eat much during the day. This may or may not be a side effect from the medication. This year I have been packing a lunch each day. (I figured this was a better option than paying $2 for the school lunch to be thrown away.) The school has informed me that Samuel drops his ½ a sandwich on the floor so that he does not have to eat it. He eats the fruit snack, flavored water, and sometimes the dessert. He won’t eat fresh fruit that I pack and often does not eat the pr… Continue