I want to go home, but been told I can't
Jul 12th 2009, 2:27 am
#16
Ping pong PoM
Joined: Aug 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 1,537
Re: I want to go home, but been told I can't
[B]Really horrible situation. I feel for you.
Perhaps there is also a lesson to be learnt here by expats in your situation. Often it's better to explain fully why all the assessments are going ahead. By letting the child know what you are planning and helping them to get used to the idea, it may have altered the answer to the question of whether or not she wanted to move to the UK.
This isn't a critism, I completely understand your desire to protect your child, but if you'd known that this was going to be discussed at the assessments, I'm sure that you would have broached the subject long before with your daughter.
Perhaps there is also a lesson to be learnt here by expats in your situation. Often it's better to explain fully why all the assessments are going ahead. By letting the child know what you are planning and helping them to get used to the idea, it may have altered the answer to the question of whether or not she wanted to move to the UK.
This isn't a critism, I completely understand your desire to protect your child, but if you'd known that this was going to be discussed at the assessments, I'm sure that you would have broached the subject long before with your daughter.
Jul 12th 2009, 7:09 am
#17
Cynically amused.
Joined: Oct 2002
Location: BC
Posts: 3,648
Re: I want to go home, but been told I can't
[B]Really horrible situation. I feel for you.
Perhaps there is also a lesson to be learnt here by expats in your situation. Often it's better to explain fully why all the assessments are going ahead. By letting the child know what you are planning and helping them to get used to the idea, it may have altered the answer to the question of whether or not she wanted to move to the UK.
This isn't a critism, I completely understand your desire to protect your child, but if you'd known that this was going to be discussed at the assessments, I'm sure that you would have broached the subject long before with your daughter.
Perhaps there is also a lesson to be learnt here by expats in your situation. Often it's better to explain fully why all the assessments are going ahead. By letting the child know what you are planning and helping them to get used to the idea, it may have altered the answer to the question of whether or not she wanted to move to the UK.
This isn't a critism, I completely understand your desire to protect your child, but if you'd known that this was going to be discussed at the assessments, I'm sure that you would have broached the subject long before with your daughter.
