Why of why does son have so much energy and noise first thing in the morning? I should add that its only the on weekends and breaks. On school days, he grunts, moans and will lie down on any flat surface because he's "soooooooo tired". He talked non-stop this am (and I paid how much for private speech therapy for this verbal ability?) and wouldn't sit still while I desperately tried to chug my coffee and clear my head. At least he slept until 7 again. Many weekends, he will be up at 6am and full of energy despite me having to literally drag him out of bed on weekdays at 6:30.
He's finally settling down now to his computer and "Free Realms" until its time to read. We haven't planned anything today although we tossed around the idea of a movie - which means trying to get son and his sister to compromise on which movie to see, lucky me. I'm going to try to get the daughter to pick 2 acceptable choices and then have son choose between the 2 so this way, she gets to see something she wants and he feels like he had control and chose.
Showing posts with label siblings. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Big Brother
Too often, my daughter gets the short end of the stick, especially when choosing something to do. Activities are too often planned around my son's sensory and other needs to avoid meltdowns which makes for miserable times for all. He's more flexible then some on the spectrum but put him in a situation or place he doesn't want to be and its torture for all of us.
Daughter, who is 2 years younger, is very understanding and and we do try to schedule time without her brother so she can do her thing but breaks and vacations always make that challenging. Today, she wanted to go skating with a friend and son did not want to skate. Well, he was a wonderful big brother and sat quietly for almost 2 hours so his sister and her friend could have a great time. Little successes like this make me jump with joy because it means a better time for the whole family. Hopefully (fingers and toes crossed) it lasts and all the positive feedback and praise we heaped on him sticks in his mind.
Daughter, who is 2 years younger, is very understanding and and we do try to schedule time without her brother so she can do her thing but breaks and vacations always make that challenging. Today, she wanted to go skating with a friend and son did not want to skate. Well, he was a wonderful big brother and sat quietly for almost 2 hours so his sister and her friend could have a great time. Little successes like this make me jump with joy because it means a better time for the whole family. Hopefully (fingers and toes crossed) it lasts and all the positive feedback and praise we heaped on him sticks in his mind.
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