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Annah

Hello,

My daughter is 7 and yet to be formally diagnosed, we're due an appointment this month but we'll see!

Amongst other things she has quite bad separation anxiety and hates it when I go to work, in an ideal world she would like me to drop her at school, sit at home waiting for her and then be with her! So when I go to work then she'll punish me and I'll get growled at, bitten, hit, pushed, pinched etc.

I work shifts and recently I have had a wibble moment and am trying to get a better work/life balance, or rather I should say a better work/child balance!!

Just wondering if many of you have similar problems and how your work have been about it? My request has been met with "well she'll get used to it" and "you need to sort it, we'd all like to be there for our children" and the fact that she's soooo demanding seems to go over their heads! Or do I just expect to much???

Thanks :)

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  • Hi Crystal12

    She follows a timetable at school but I struggle to get one to work at home, mainly because things never seem to go to plan!!

    My employer has made it quite clear that they arent willing to be to helpful and unfortunately for me my family completely disagree that I have got her diagnosed (that's another story!!) and refuse to keep to her routines so I can't rely on them. Luckily I have another appointment tomorrow - if this one is as blinkered I may be telling them where they can put their job!! I've tried looking into legislation but it doesn't seem to protect carers unless I'm missing something...! x

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  • Hi Crystal12

    She follows a timetable at school but I struggle to get one to work at home, mainly because things never seem to go to plan!!

    My employer has made it quite clear that they arent willing to be to helpful and unfortunately for me my family completely disagree that I have got her diagnosed (that's another story!!) and refuse to keep to her routines so I can't rely on them. Luckily I have another appointment tomorrow - if this one is as blinkered I may be telling them where they can put their job!! I've tried looking into legislation but it doesn't seem to protect carers unless I'm missing something...! x

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