Am I a bad mom?

I feel this way with my 5 year old daughter. The best thing is to keep things consistent. I just feel alone in this process myself but it will get better ❤️‍🩹

I’m really sorry to hear everything your family is going through. A bad parent is someone that isn’t worried about their child or lets their child do whatever they please. Based on all the actions you’ve taken here, you aren’t a bad parent. You’re just struggling with a difficult situation! (We all have those phases that are difficult for us to navigate.) You mentioned that your child goes to therapy, but are you also able to get help for yourself, like parent training programs or even family therapy?

My daughter has ODD. The first two years of school was hell. She was isolated as well, i had to go to the school multiple times. It was almost daily. I even tried half homeschool and half school. She was placed in IEP and that helped the other teachers, because I didnt think it was fair to them... I felt so guilty because it came out of nowhere.

I figured out that when she gets stressed out she acts out. One of her triggers was reading infront of the class, so they made some adjustments so she reads one on one with a teacher.

You're not a bad mom at all! I felt I was being judged as well, but now I have two more in school and they are complete opposite. Her behavior is just how she deals with certain situations. Homeschooling was brought up, but is not an option, plus she loves school.

This year I get reports from her teachers and am going to try to intervene and help them before she gets to that point. Communication is key.

Hang in there ❤️

What state are you in? Does your son have an IEP?

Texas and he did last year but I think they changed principals this year so they are working on getting a new one in place

My 6yr was diagnosed with this. Last year was really rough in kindergarten and I had to take her out and homeschool the other half of the year. Even homeschooling was like pulling teeth and heartbreaking. This summer we took the doctors advice and really focused on limiting screen time as I really think that is a huge contributor to her behavior. I can say that I have seen a huge improvement in her and this year she has successfully gone a full week without having any problems. Today she even earned points for good behavior. I’m not saying this solution will work for everyone and it’s that easy, however, I will say don’t give up and keep trying other things and reducing things that might be escalating the behaviors. The best way I’ve seen someone explain it is if they don’t have their preferred item they tend to have more issues. My daughter‘s preferred item is YouTube or TV. So I’ve noticed that by reducing that she is better able to go places where she has no access

If he has an expired IEP, contact the new principal. If that doesn’t work, contact the superintendent. His IEP should include a behavior plan. I know it’s tough, I’m advocating for my son right now. I think our school district hates me at this point and I don’t care. Hang in there mom!!!