My son is the one with depression/anxiety

[nd_deadhead]

but this board seems to be mostly about parents with mental health issues. Am I just missing it, or doesn't MDC have a place for parents with children suffering from mental health issues?

I would sure like to find some more parents who can relate to what I'm going through with my son.

[Naturalyst]

You're in the right place. Children's mental health issues are addressed here too.

[nd_deadhead]

Thank you - I've popped in here on occasion, but haven't seen any threads dealing with kid's issues, but I haven't mined the archives either. I guess I just need to start one!

[sunnmama]

There are threads about children dealing with depression and anxiety on the Special Needs board. My dd has anxiety, and I've gotten a lot of advice there

[KatWrangler]

Come over to the Special Needs Parenting Forum too.

[nd_deadhead]

Thank you both - I didn't think of that!

[VisionaryMom]

I post both here and SN, depending on what I need. For us, the bipolar support thread helps for posting about med professionals and DS, but SN is better for more parenting-related questions (mostly for me, it's how to cope with the effects of DS's problems).

[joyluc]

My son has depression and anxiety too. The SN board has helped think through how to help him and the mamas there are so knowledgeable and supportive. Good luck to you I know how hard it is.