Quote Originally Posted by Momof4 View Post
But we have to be careful not to insult their parenting or we are going to be the bad guys, you know?
Absolutly! Unfortunatly, we will always be the bad guy. Generally the first to report these types of things are the ones to bear the brunt of the initial defenses the parents throw up, and It's not usually pretty. Even if this happens though, its part of the process for the parent. They may need to hear the same things brought up from numerous different people before they are able to accept it or let their guard down long enough to think, wow this isn't the first time this has been brought to my attention. Hence why I use the screening tests. Its not me telling them, its a piece of literature based on observations made and has nothing attatched to it which comes from my opinions, experiences or feelings to make it complicated. I think if a parents screams and shouts at me initially its not nice, but I put myself in their shoes and it's the most natural thing to do and initially, yes their judgment will be clouded. Its part of the difficult process of being a parent of a Special Needs and/or LD child. Whats the saying?? "No that could never happen to my child"