Support thread for parents of teenagers

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WA 24 Nov 8:02pm, 24 Nov 2022 10,412 posts	0 WA Oh Dipps (((( )))) It makes me so angry that the people that should be there to help (GP, CAMHS) either don't or can't. I hope the long weekend helps a bit xx
Serendippily 25 Nov 8:16am, 25 Nov 2022 27,149 posts	0 Serendippily Thanks I had to go for a very long walk last night as worry was making me angry as well as tearful. I feel so alone and helpless and any emotion is so threatening for her
IT GRANNY 🇮🇸 25 Nov 8:40am, 25 Nov 2022 15,627 posts	0 IT GRANNY 🇮🇸 Oh Dipps, it's so hard. There is so much WORK involved in trying to hold it in so as not to risk upsetting others. You did the right thing in getting out.
halfpint 25 Nov 9:18am, 25 Nov 2022 38,530 posts	0 halfpint Oh Dipps I remember that feeling well. I know you feel helpless but being there and trying to understand and support is so very helpful. A colleague just shared this recording around EBSA which might be of interest to some of you. I haven't watched it myself but it's from the Anna Freud centre and recommended by an Ed Psych colleague so should be good quality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYq08Zqdk7A
LindsD 25 Nov 9:33am, 25 Nov 2022 58,156 posts	0 LindsD ((Dipps))
Serendippily 28 Nov 5:45pm, 28 Nov 2022 27,175 posts	0 Serendippily She worked so hard today at school and a few teachers and the head of year said it was good I was helping, which is cheering. 13 days left of this term, a surprise result from reading some of the Naomi Fisher tweets to her is she has started her own sticker chart. Ironically obvs but amusement is as good a motivator as any
LindsD 28 Nov 6:06pm, 28 Nov 2022 58,253 posts	0 LindsD That sounds like a big improvement
Serendippily 28 Nov 9:46pm, 28 Nov 2022 27,176 posts	0 Serendippily I think it’s indicative of how exhausting the trying is
LindsD 28 Nov 11:11pm, 28 Nov 2022 58,258 posts	0 LindsD Yes. We have that here too