10 year old daughter mentally ill?

Question

My 10.5 year old daughter is bi-polar adhd ODD. She has had 6 hospital stays from the age of 6 on. I am dead tired of the constant battle with her. Yesterday i sent her to her room we were doing homework she started beating both her hands into the table. After i sent her to her room she got a pencil and tried to stab me. To stop her from stabing me i did grab her hair out of reaction. Monday she kicked a huge hole in my kitchen wall. I did call the police they said if she was 12 they could have charged her for the damage to my wall. They suggested to take her back to the hospital. I'm so lost she tears up everything in my home. She is totally out of control. SHE IS ON MEDS she has been they same mental health workers 3 years now. What can be done about her attempt to stab me and kicking a hole in the wall??

Answer 1

these is serious. please try to make her happy, i thing all these things comes from a misunderstanding in her mind. you have to be the only person who she has to hear and take examples. try to give her the idea that you are her mother and no one can replace you. she need very big attention and she needs to feel nearer to you.do this. try to speak to her as a friend. the idea is to make her feel home.

Answer 2

If it was my daughter, I would first look at her diet I believe that ADHD is in a combination of additives within our food.and drink every child can have reaction to different kinds of additives.

See if you can get hold of a book " The New Additive Code Breaker by Maurice Hanssen with Jill Marsden ".Revised for Australia by Betty Norris.

Then check when these reactions take place after food and drink,

look at colouring 102 a yellow dye which is in most soft drinks and  a preservative 210 Benzoic acid.

Another alternative is fish oil capsules helps to control the child's out burst in some children.

I hope this helps you.  

Answer 3

A friend of my family had a boy around this age with the same diagnoses of three disorders. He was really helped by an inpatient program in Utah. You may want to look in to getting her checked in somewhere. The school may even pay for it, they did for him.

Hope that helps!  

Answer 4

Hello.

I feel so sorry for you. You are in the same position as my mum is with me as i have OCD bi-polar disorder and severe anger management issues.

By the sounds of this, your daughter needs a change of medication. I have been on 7 different types before my therapist/ doctor found the correct combination.

I know from experience that generally, you can't see when a fit of anger and rage is going to come on, but on the rare occasion that you can, talk to her and try and calm her down. Change what she was doing or give her a warm drink.

Also, monitor her behavior over a month and find out if there are certain times of the day where she becomes particularly bad or agressive. If so, mention it to her mental health workers. I know my mum did this to me and it was something to do with meds and eating and something else...

Answer 5

It sounds as if you are looking for a way to get her charged with a crime as opposed to a solution to her severe behavior disorders. Obviously, you are overwhelmed. As the advocate for your child, it falls to you to figure out the best situation to help her. Police custody, while it may give you a temporary break, is by no means a solution for either one of you. Call her mental health workers, describe what has happened and be clear that you are at your wit's end. There are facilities that can help her  and she may need some time there for them to figure out what medications/therapy will help her balance out. It is possible for her to get better but, you need to be part of that equation. Ask the mental health worker also about support groups for parents of children with similar conditions. you may find it incredibly helpful to talk to others who are in the same position as you and might find some new coping strategies. Don't give up! Good luck.

Answer 6

Im so sorry, this is something about many people I know even though your child is mental you need to be more agressive. When your child does nasty things like make a hole in the wall take her hand and smack her on the bottom, send her to her room and ground her you need to discapline her sick or not. By the time she's 13 she's going to blow torch your house! Do you want a house woman? the answer is .....DISCAPLINE!

Answer 7

All the best

Answer 8

You called the police?? Come on... she's your daughter...

What she needs first, is to feel attached to you, her mom