I don't really remember Collin being awful in older episodes..it was always Mady that melted down every second over something trivial. I wonder why Mady never received help yet they sent Collin away?
Collin always seemed to be a thinker to me..and good hearted. Like when he got Kate the bear and she shamed him for it because it didn't have the other kids bears with it.. he was only trying to do a nice thing for her and she ruined that for him.
Mady may be a brat but she us a normal teenage brat. Anyone who is around girls her age, competing for attention and going through puberty on camera, wouldn't call it issues. Other than disciplinary.
Collin on the other hand got kivked out if school got violence and anger issues. Alexis fun too but she obviously got better. We only see so much on television. We have no idea how bad Collin was.
We saw Mady from the very beginning act awful and throw tantrums..her behavior was, and still is, somewhat disturbing
shareWe saw Mady from the very beginning act awful and throw tantrums..her behavior was, and still is, somewhat disturbing
Cara seems like a typical teen that doesn't like showing emotions and doesn't really want to be on camera. She also seems shy and more mellow than her other family members. I don't think it's that she's cold and uncaring, but maybe doesn't want to look like a baby onmtv or something so she tries to act all cool and uncaring lol
shareMady needs her a$$ kicked!
shareWhen your child is exhibiting bad behavior, you don't send them away. You get them help and give them the support of the family. Kate was always mean to Colin when he was younger and she is hardly a good role model for any of them. She did nothing but throw tantrums when things didn't go her way and she showed no compassionate or patient behavior when they were younger and really not much now. Any behavior issues those kids have are directly related to her parenting. She seems very unemotional about Colin being gone and that speaks volumes. She has only managed to make him feel even worse and more isolated by sending him away and the message that sends to her other children is disturbing...
shareI want to believe that sending him away would help him in the long run but part of me feels like it may have hurt him more emotionally. If Collin doesn't exactly understand or process why he needed to be sent away, he may end up having resentment and abandonment issues. He may feel like he's all alone in the process.
Collin already seemed detached from the family to begin with. Always off by himself, standing away from the others. Kate even admitted in the People article from last August that he even moved into his own room at some point. That made me wonder a bit.
I work with youth in the mental health field and have seen many parents send their child to a mental health hospital, some only minutes away, others hours or even states away.
My guess is Collin either at a school for special needs children...perhaps he has Autism? Because I've noticed he does have trouble controlling emotions, and he seems to have difficulty picking up on social cues. Some kids with autism can get very violent with their emotional outbursts, so I wouldn't blame her for trying to get him help.
If not a special needs school, then he is at a hospital that serves as a mental health facility for youth..these places also have school coursework built in as well so kids can get the emotional and academic support they need.
Kate and other kids have stated Collin is angry, and that episode where he said his sisters hair was ugly and he stared blankly back at Kate as she tried to explain why that was wrong and even after he was like "well, it was ugly" made me wonder if he doesmhave autism..he truly seemed to be clueless as to why that was wrong..kids with autism struggle with social skills and will often say, or do, things that appear rude because they lack the filter to know better. You must explain things to them in concrete, solid ways to where they understand, often using visuals.
If not autism, then Colin is showing disturbing signs, the blankness he showed is scary because if he truly feels,no remorse for doing or saying bad things, left untreated he will only get worse.
Either way, I do not blame Kate, or any other parent for getting their children help with special needs or mental health. Mental health has such a stigma surrounding it, but it's great when parents understand and accept that their children need additional support.
And most of these programs combine family therapy in as well..you don't just dump your kid off and leave..most places educate and counsel families together.
I have a ton of experience with all types of autism. I have never known any of the families that I have worked with to send their children away for treatment. I might make it clear that I have no problem with people seeking help and even admitting their child to an institution that will help if the child is so severe that institutionalizing them is the only option. However, the Colin they show everyone on the show is not a severe case. This is a child that clearly loves to help with the chickens and other jobs around the house. He is shown cooperating with the other children to get chores done. This is a child that is very inquisitive about everything and loves to try new things. This is also a child that shows a genuine fear of his mother. He is and always has, looked at Kate with a blank look when she is reprimanding him because he is trying to figure out what response he should have to please her.
When she purposely upset him about his bear when he was little, he had plenty to say as he begged and pleaded for her not to throw the bear away as she indifferently abused him with horrible threats and accusations. When he begged her for help when he was so constipated that he was in horrible pain and she ignored him and continued with her more important decision about what color bed she wanted to buy.
This is a kid that has been shunned and treated horribly his whole life so I do not want to hear that he is suddenly so mentally ill that he has to been sent away...
The show has been off the air for,awhile, and we only get a small glimpse into their lives. I remember reading Alexis and Colin got kicked out of,school for being violent? Perhaps his issues have just gotten worse and worse over time.
shareMaybe his issues did get worse. That would not be a surprise. As kids get older, they get angry and lash out at others because it is the only way that they can vent their feelings of hurt and resentment for the unsolved feeling that were not addressed or handled properly. Those kids were used as cash cows from the time they were born and then treated very poorly in front of the whole world. Mady's behavior was always very disturbing. She often hit her siblings and her mouth was always spewing out some very mean and hateful words but she was just doing the same as she has observed her mother do many, many times. They have all witnessed their mother lose complete and total control of her emotions and exhibit absolutely no patience.
It is a wonder that all of them don't have severe behavior problems.