Hi Belrose

 

Isn't it wonderful all the things that people tell us about our children

 

You're not a bad mother - and

 

Here in Australia people can be charge with abuse if the smack their children and

 

The magistrates in the Children's Court can fine the parents for their child's bad behaviour

 

I see women battling with their kids in the shops and I just say - you're okay - it's tough - I'm not offended by what I see - something like that - to let the person know that although I'm staring I'm not judging or if I look away - I seem to be looking the other way

 

But I do see and I do understand

 

It's so tough

 

About medication - when he was around 4 the child psychiatrist prescribed something called pericysazine which is something like ritolin - it's an upper - some of these kids systems work in reverse

 

And I was only supposed to give him one when I couldn't take it any longer

 

I so crushed the tablet and put it in a spoonful of jam and gave both my kids a spoonful each

 

But my daughter just got jam

 

Around half and hour after he had the medication my son would suddenly wind down and behave like a normal child

 

I wish I had given him one of those tablets every day

 

I have to go now but I will come back soon

 

Sparky