10 year old child writes kill me on paper at school?

I'm a teen, and to be honest, I scribble KILL ME or SHOOT ME all over my notes.

I don't mean it though. I'm just being angsty.

In your son's case, you might want to take it seriously because:

a) He hasn't much reason to angst- he's not a teenager.

b) He is having troubles at school so he might really mean it

c) He has anger issues, and could possibily harm himself in anger or frustration.

I can understand why you wouldn't want him admitted to a hospital. They're very depressing, that IS true. They will attempt to help him there, but he may be very reluctant and resilient to their attempts.

Perhaps you might want to try talking to him first. Then if you feel there really is an issue because of his school, take him out of the school. When you're of a minority race (as I am in my school) you can somtimes feel awfully out of place, but where I am it's not so bad, because it's multicultural.

Put your son in another school, and a private one if you can afford it. He'll take less flak there.

However, whatever you do, the anger issue has to be addressed. Going to a psychologist once a week might help.

Make an appointment to have this baby evaluated via a pediatric psychologist. replaced into she continuously like this? Or can all and sundry pinpoint a time whilst the behaviors began, or grew to become so pervasive? The 'indications' you describe could be through greater suitable than one illness, yet taken collectively sound like a sociopath in the making. that's no longer a analysis, yet this baby is the two very disturbed or she's an finished and international-type BRAT. mendacity and stealing are very person-friendly behaviors in youthful toddlers, yet whilst they persist previous an age the place a baby knows that those behaviors are unacceptable, and he or she is honestly unapologetic ... that could be a issue. The bedwetting ... additionally a issue. Please tell me this baby would not additionally play with fireplace and torture animals.

Hospitals really don't help. All they do is prevent you from hurting yourself. If he isnt going to actually go and kill himself do outpatiant stuff. Hospitals can be pretty tramatizing. Only do it if absolutly nessessary

Psych hospitals are about stabilizing, not treatment.

Pretty much they take any anything dangerious and ignore you except for the few minutes a day when you talk to your doctor. And I was at one of the top psych hospitals.

It is a very scary and crappy experience. I futher emphasize do not do this to your son unless you really think he is in immediate danger.

For me the hospital did far more damage to me than aid. I am still trying to recover from what they did to me.

Your son is having some sort of mental stress that he cannot bring into surface. The reaction is all want you said. he need child psychiatric to see him. he need love and affection little more that other children.

You need to watch out the family atmosphere. That is very important. Has he been bullied at school or at home or by neighbors? Some one hurt him in a private way? Does he feel shame of any thing? Talk to him. Spend more time with him. When he sleep keep an eye on him. Make sure that his sleep with out any disturbance. He must have full 6-8 hours sleep. More than doctors he need love and understanding from mum and dad and also loving family environment.

umm i have been to the looney bin when i was 12. it really messed me up, i mean i needed it but it really messed me up. i dont even like to think about it. try to get him a good therapist and phycologist. maybe he should go, idk, what do you think is best. if he will only be there for 3 days dont even put him there. its not helpful, you need to be there atleast 2 weeks if you want it to help a littlt. plus most kids lie me play the system. we pretend we are good and better and they have to send us out. and they know we play thembut they cant do nutin bout it cause if we dont look unstabilized then they dont keep you. you kknow. ask him if he wants help from a hospital. if he says yes he probably wont play the system and will actually try to get help , if he says no then it wont help him at all

Take him to the ER and get a referral for treatment. Then take that to your health insurance company. They'll give you a list of pyschologists and pyschiatrists and you should be able to get a sooner appt.

He could be getting picked on. As we as a society get more materialistic, bullying becomes a bigger problem in schools.

If he feels out of sorts and alienated from his new surroundings, being separated from you is only going to make him worse.

I don't think a bunch of strangers should help you decide the sake of you child! If the doc says is fine then go ahead but don't really believe everything people tell you here!

Admit your son to the hospital. The sooner you get him into psychatric treatment, the faster he can begin to get better.

You might also want to get some counseling yourself.

sit down and try to communicate with him, ask him if he is bothered by anyone or anything

Sounds like you got a real winner there mom. Those lucky teachers.