I do appreciate the reply and suggestions. My daughter has her enrolled in School to start for year 9 (next year) but at this rate, she may not be accepted if her behaviour worsens. I have had therapy and antidepressants to alleviate the pain but in reality nothing works. We need a small miracle I’m afraid. The mental stress and pain I feel is unfortunately taking over my life. Obviously there is more to it than recent events and we try to go about our daily lives with purpose but it’s hard. I’m always scared to answer the phone when my daughter calls as I’m expecting the worst. Just having someone who responds and acknowledges my feelings, gives me a small sense of relief. My daughter has a meeting with the principal tomorrow. So we’re a bit on edge about the outcome of it. If they suspend her again. It will be one more suspension and then she could be expelled. A scary thought for my daughter as she has already tried home schooling and that was very difficult. We’ve been through so much, mood swings, self harm, vaping, smoking pot, sexting. Theses are the real struggles we face with young people. I just can’t get my head around it. ... View more

Hi, This sounds just like my granddaughter. She was seeing a specialist from CAMHS but didn’t engage or do any of the suggested mental health therapies. It just gets worse. Now she’s skipping class. Running away and staying at friends houses. We are terrified of what she’ll get up to next. The police can’t bring her home. Only report on where she is. What’s worse is how some parents just think. Oh, fine your friend can stay with us and not consider the parents are worried about their whereabouts. I’m at a loss as to what to do. It appears there is nothing we can do. The worry and trauma it’s causing me personally is too much. I think I’ll have to see a Dr. ... View more

Your daughters anxiety sounds just like my granddaughters. Ive just realised that the anxiety is also brought on because she is struggling with the work and gets so distressed it brings on her anxiety. She also has had a headphone in one ear to help with the anxiety. However, in my view. I don’t see how they can concentrate listening to music in one ear and the teacher’s instructions in the other. I’m going to try to leave the phone at home for a bit and see if this helps. It could be a bit of a battle though. She has a card so she can go and sit in the deputies office if she’s overwhelmed but we really need to get her maths up to competency or she will fail and have to repeat. A thought she is terrified of. ... View more

Thank You. You As well. ... View more

Hi, Thank you for responding. My granddaughter attends CAMHS through NSW Health. My husband and I on the other hand have taken my granddaughter on as my daughter is exhausted from the behaviours over the past twelve months. We have no support and just doing our best. It is very challenging and our only real tool is to say “if the behaviour goes south. You’ll go home”. ... View more

Hi, We are experiencing the same issues. Today I’m taking my granddaughter to a TAFE class for a couple of days to ascertain if she can go back to school. It’s a very distressing time as her behaviour and attitude is just awful. I hope we can both get through this. Stay Well ... View more