mommy vs therapist Re: the sameness

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Yeah, the parent training I do is very RDI based (but shhhh! lol)

Amnesty

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> > > Allie has done far better with others than just me. I admire those

> > > whose kids seem to do so well with homeschooling. My kids seem to

> want

> > > me as mommy, not as therapist. I could tell it was affecting Allie

> > > emotionally, it was like she didn't have a mommy to comfort her &

> just

> > > be mom. Maybe I did a poor job of separating the roles, I dunno, but

> > > when I stopped trying to be therapist she became much happier. My

> > > oldest has told me she wants me to be Mom and let the teachers be

> the

> > > teachers. I guess that says something about me or them, or all of

> us.

> > >

> > > Debi

> > >

> >

> >

> > That's why parent training is my favorite part of my job. It's a

> > tricky balance, being mom (or dad) first, but also helping with

> > therapy programs. IMO, there is no point in therapists doing anything

> > unless the child is going to do the same things for her parents. That

> > said, moms SHOULDN'T be doing therapy all the time...it has to be

> > things that fit naturally into what they already do, and not

> > negatively impact feeling like a mom!

> > Honestly though, I didn't " get " that until I was a mom myself...and I

> > know it's something that a lot of my coworkers have difficulty with,

> > since most of them don't have kids.

> > Amnesty

> >

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