Well, we survived another day. DS went to day camp today - I was pretty nervous that I would be receiving a call within an hour. They've actually been very understanding and patient - I couldn't ask for a better group with whom to work - but I wouldn't have blamed them if they didn't want him there today. I got a call about 11 AM that he was doing great, and had even taken the initiative to go to the office to cool off when he was starting to get too upset.
I think one of the keys is attitude - he admitted that for a while, he was out to prove how we couldn't make him calm himself. We've always told him that we could give him every tool we could think of, but he was the one who had to make the choice to use them. Today, he made that choice. I don't know if that will be true on other days, though.
Tomorrow he is not allowed to go on the field trip - it is to the county fair, and they are understandably nervous that he will run in that crowded setting. So I will be working from home, and I'm fortunate to be working for an understanding boss. DS wanted to know if he could play outside tomorrow (no), watch movies (no), or play board & card games (no). It's going to be reading and sitting, and maybe some math review for variety. Sorry bud, you don't keep mom home from work for a day and get rewarded with playtime. We have therapy in the afternoon, though, and hopefully we will find some direction.
In the meantime, DD is doing just great! Still socially unaware, but we haven't had problems at day camp all summer. She's even started focusing in gymnastics class again (for the most part, anyway). I swear they go in the back room and agree to take turns causing problems!
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That is great news about your son. I am learning so much from you regarding parenting skills. THanks for sharing your life.
Aren't kids like that...and thank goodness, because at least then you can concentrate on one whilst the other just happily floats along. My two are 20 months apart and with the oldest having ADHD and some mild attachment problems she has challenged us over the years...whilst the youngest has FASD which creates its own different problems. Now that they're 14 and 12 there are times when life is good and they're both cruising along - but the teen years might change that! Hope all goes well with your DS now you're focusing in on the problem and getting some counselling for him.
I love the new look of your blog! Hey, did you decide to camp this weekend? Will you be in our area?
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