I am going to share with you my nephew Nolan. Nolan was my very first nephew. My sister was 18 when she had him, right after her senior year. So, she was young and really had no business having a child. Nolan’s first 3 years of his life, myself and parents were his constant. We played with him, bathe him, fed him, made sure he was read to every night before bed, and most of all loved him. Nolan started preschool and was a little ham. We thought that this was normal for him since he was still little (4yo). As he got older, he was not in constant living situation. My sister actually moved a lot and had many relationships, and not with men. We were ok with her choice of being a lesbian but it was the fact that she was picking the wrong people
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He also visited with the school counselor every once in a while. He was taught ways to cope but he ended up just getting upset because he was pushed to do the strategies. Using cognitive behavioral therapy can help with any unhealthy habits or thinking patterns (goodtherapy.com). Nolan never got into this and actually he now just rolls his eyes at everything. He is 15 and is all about his Xbox one and being online with his friends. He is in front of that game 24/7 if he is not in school. According to www.psychCentral.com, maternal education was poor and single-parent families and welfare benefits were reasons why children were receiving medication for ADHD. My sister worked hard as a single parent. Yes she made lots of mistakes during Nolan’s life, but she always had a job and she worked hard to carry health insurance for herself and Nolan. While she did lack education, she had myself and my parents there to help give advice but it does become a reason why she is not so educated on his …show more content…
Nolan does not get the best grades but he succeeds in the sports he is interested in and when he sees his grades falling, he will strive to raise those grades. He is still into his games and does not take medication. Going back to when he was younger and taking medication, the way he was taking it made me wonder if it even worked. My sister told us that the doctor “said” to use it during the week while in school and off of the medication on the weekend and during the summer. To me I felt like she was setting him up for suicide. I was always worried about him and what he was thinking. Fast forward to middle school, he no longer took his medication and seemed to be doing well behavior wise in school. At home he still had a way with everyone that irritated us. While on this medication, we had to be sure he was eating enough because it did keep him from eating and he went from our tubby little man to a tall thin guy. I feel he needs to be on an antidepressant but never wanted to be the one to suggest it since he is now 14 or 15 years old. He is emotional at times and will not talk to anyone about what is going one. His mom doesn’t have that mother instinct to where she knows how to be his mom and worry. She lets him sit in his room all day long. He even eats in his room. He is the only child and sometimes I wonder if it is only child
He also visited with the school counselor every once in a while. He was taught ways to cope but he ended up just getting upset because he was pushed to do the strategies. Using cognitive behavioral therapy can help with any unhealthy habits or thinking patterns (goodtherapy.com). Nolan never got into this and actually he now just rolls his eyes at everything. He is 15 and is all about his Xbox one and being online with his friends. He is in front of that game 24/7 if he is not in school. According to www.psychCentral.com, maternal education was poor and single-parent families and welfare benefits were reasons why children were receiving medication for ADHD. My sister worked hard as a single parent. Yes she made lots of mistakes during Nolan’s life, but she always had a job and she worked hard to carry health insurance for herself and Nolan. While she did lack education, she had myself and my parents there to help give advice but it does become a reason why she is not so educated on his …show more content…
Nolan does not get the best grades but he succeeds in the sports he is interested in and when he sees his grades falling, he will strive to raise those grades. He is still into his games and does not take medication. Going back to when he was younger and taking medication, the way he was taking it made me wonder if it even worked. My sister told us that the doctor “said” to use it during the week while in school and off of the medication on the weekend and during the summer. To me I felt like she was setting him up for suicide. I was always worried about him and what he was thinking. Fast forward to middle school, he no longer took his medication and seemed to be doing well behavior wise in school. At home he still had a way with everyone that irritated us. While on this medication, we had to be sure he was eating enough because it did keep him from eating and he went from our tubby little man to a tall thin guy. I feel he needs to be on an antidepressant but never wanted to be the one to suggest it since he is now 14 or 15 years old. He is emotional at times and will not talk to anyone about what is going one. His mom doesn’t have that mother instinct to where she knows how to be his mom and worry. She lets him sit in his room all day long. He even eats in his room. He is the only child and sometimes I wonder if it is only child