Update on Parents Refusing To Get Child

[Unregistered]

The little boy's dad just picked the children up. The mother told me this morning that today would be their last day. The dad just told me that they are going to put the boy in a special needs preschool program for behavioral therapy at the local public school.

I think that is probably exactly what he needs. I'm glad that the parents finally realized that he has special needs and behavioral problems and needs professional help.

[NightOwl]

Awesome! Sometimes they just need a little nudge.

[Unregistered]

You're right. I never told them that I think he has special needs or that he needs behavioral therapy. They figured that out on their own. I've watched him for 2 months and just told them every time that had an extreme reaction to something and I did emphasize that whatever had happened should not have caused him to react that way. I think the parents just needed someone else to let them know that their child was not behaving the way a typical child would and they finally spoke with professionals about him.

[CraftyMom]

That's great that dcb will get what he needs!

I'd bet anything the parents already knew he needed a special needs program and were try to "see if it would go away"

Glad your days will get easier

Was this the one with a little sister?

[Unregistered]

Craftymom,

Yes, this is the boy with the little sister. The little sister has been steadily getting worse and worse with copying his behavior. I don't think she is special needs. She just copies his actions.

[CraftyMom]

Craftymom,

Yes, this is the boy with the little sister. The little sister has been steadily getting worse and worse with copying his behavior. I don't think she is special needs. She just copies his actions.

Did they decide to take both children out, or is the sister staying?

[Unregistered]

I told them that I would be willing to continue watching his sister. I didn't think they would want to drive to two different places every day, but I did offer to keep her. I told them that since she is copying his behavior, they might want to have her go to a different daycare than he went to so she wouldn't be able to copy his behavior all day. The first thing his dad said was that it would be a bit much to drive to my house and the uncle's house. Then he told me that they were going to take both kids to the uncle and the boy will go to the special needs class in the public school's preschool and the little girl will stay home with the uncle while the boy is in preschool. That way the parents only have to drive to one place every day, the little girl won't be with her brother for a good bit of the day, therefore won't be able to copy his behavior, and the boy will get the professional special needs/behavioral help he needs.

My thought on this is that then the little girl won't be around other children to have friends or be in a learning environment. But she just turned two years old. So I just hope that by the time she's three or so, they will get her in a preschool.