| Every parent wants their child to be a healthy, happy | | | | behavior and give them a different pattern to learn |
| one. Ok, maybe not every parent, but certainly | | | | from. |
| every concerned parent does. So, how do you know | | | | Chances are, you know your child better than |
| if your child actually has a mental illness and what do | | | | anyone. Trust your instincts. Keep your healthcare |
| you do about it? | | | | provider informed. If they don't want to be informed |
| Keep in mind that you don't have to follow a trend. | | | | then find a new one because they cannot make an |
| Just because someone tells you that your child may | | | | educated decision without all the information. |
| have a mental illness doesn't mean they are right. It | | | | For example, I took my child to our assigned doctor |
| has become very "popular" to diagnose children with | | | | for excessive headaches which included nausea and |
| mental illnesses. In my personal experience, I have | | | | an increased sensitivity to light and sound. Now, I |
| met children who were diagnosed and had no actual | | | | never went to medical school but I was pretty sure |
| condition. They were simply being children. So, don't | | | | those were migraines. Mix in the fact that every male |
| go with just one opinion. | | | | in my family has migraines and it seems pretty simple |
| A mental illness is a problem in the thought process. | | | | to me. But, my doctor refused to hear any family |
| In other words, the thought process has become so | | | | history, saying he didn't need to hear it. Well, I was |
| severely hampered that the person can no longer | | | | offended because some of my family members who |
| make reasonable judgments and the condition has | | | | have migraines have also died of anuerisms. Calm me |
| affected situations of every day life. Children | | | | silly, but I thought some family history may be |
| however are just now learning how to make good | | | | important. |
| decisions and quite few of their behaviors are based | | | | Remember, you are paying the physician. If you are |
| on actions that they themselves see. In other words, | | | | not satisfied with their quality of work, then get a |
| if you are yelling and throwing things when angry, | | | | new one. You wouldn't keep a plumber who worked |
| don't let someone tell you that your child is mentally ill | | | | on the sink while you were trying to explain that the |
| when they throw tantrums and have angry behavior | | | | toilet leaked would you? |
| problems. You simply need to change your own | | | | |