tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post5705836136706104960..comments2024-01-25T15:37:56.089-05:00Comments on *Results Not Typical: When More is MoreCrittlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08868628035597050680noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-35146878810895801602011-08-31T14:31:57.511-04:002011-08-31T14:31:57.511-04:00You've already rec'd so many great comment...You've already rec'd so many great comments but I hear you & I hope it gets better soon. I know the two (DS & behavior) are probably related but I totally get that I don't want there to be one.more.thing., as Anna sd.<br /><br />Also, love that she's getting "dressed for work" - and that is a FABULOUS dress!krlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392064691347464660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-74123054025872281632011-08-25T10:01:56.500-04:002011-08-25T10:01:56.500-04:00I'm standing here in my kitchen bawling like a...I'm standing here in my kitchen bawling like a baby. at 6:30am. And I haven't even started my coffee- thank you very much. :-)<br /><br />That last paragraph got me. I've had the same dialogue with Andrick (and with the start of a new school in about 10 days, it's become a sort of silent mantra) so many times.... out loud and in my head. Please. Please. Please. Please. Today needs to be the day. Please.... <br /><br />You nailed it, Crittle. Unfortunately, I have no words of wisdom or secret that's going to make it better.... This is our issue.... behavior- it's the bane of Andrick's existence- his achilles heel.<br /><br />I agree with what Me #1 said..... I believe strongly there's always a reason. That doesn't excuse the behavior but it helps to try to understand the reason. Sheree is right.... it does get better. I haven't experienced it going away but it has gotten better as he's matured. <br /><br />Love you and miss you so, so much.Ila Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063214913357119410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-46641640173352358012011-08-25T00:02:12.693-04:002011-08-25T00:02:12.693-04:00I can't tell you how many times I have left a ...I can't tell you how many times I have left a therapy, a play date, WHATEVER- in tears because Gabbers had a little too much Gabitude with her friends. I can't handle it AT. ALL. <br /><br />(((hugs)) I know all too well how you're feeling and it WILL get better.shereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904593196654715011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-6029475766669190622011-08-24T21:30:03.290-04:002011-08-24T21:30:03.290-04:00We see eye-to-eye. Would it help at all if I told ...We see eye-to-eye. Would it help at all if I told you Kayla went through that at preschool? I don't think it ever became an 'issue' or that she was labeled a 'problem-child' but I do remember there was a short phase where it seemed a few times a week they were telling me she was pushing. I remember thinking, "What!? No, not my child!" :) For the exact reasons you mentioned. Heck, she even had a few of those days in 1st grade with a note home saying she hit another student. Sigh ... She'll be fine though, and so will you. <br /><br />Maybe it's communication issues? Maybe she wants the other kids' attention and that's how she's trying to get it.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441176684416139172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-47386105925130748322011-08-24T21:06:51.373-04:002011-08-24T21:06:51.373-04:00I know EXACTLY what you mean and you communicated ...I know EXACTLY what you mean and you communicated it so well. Hugs!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808674825863044909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-64603732521098689492011-08-24T20:53:25.598-04:002011-08-24T20:53:25.598-04:00This is a powerful post. It's hard to create ...This is a powerful post. It's hard to create a world that is safe for our kids when, in fact, it's a world that is often hostile in multiple, intersecting ways.<br /><br />But I do think Playette has the right to throw a fit and to be just a kid in the world! I keep trying to remind myself when Maybelle flips out that this is developmentally appropriate.<br /><br />I love, love, love her going to work gear.Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-20477561985537635402011-08-24T19:30:22.415-04:002011-08-24T19:30:22.415-04:00I thought the terrible twos end once they turn thr...I thought the terrible twos end once they turn three. I was corrected a few weeks ago when I observed a little girl at the Peachtree Health and Fitness Expo on her stomach on the floor throwing the worse fit I had ever seen. I said to her mom that the terrible twos were in full effect and I bet she'll be glad when she turns three. Her mom politely told me she was three, almost four and that the terrible twos don't always end at three. Her words made my stomach hurt because we are in the terrible twos and I was so looking forward to the tranquil threes. . . <br /><br />By the way, I love her new glasses! She looks so cute :-)<br /><br />-DenaMe ;-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13957063406062215160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-70778036552890835672011-08-24T17:48:45.238-04:002011-08-24T17:48:45.238-04:00my heart is too self absorbed right now to not fee...my heart is too self absorbed right now to not feel your pain deeply. We are new to this life. Having our little one is such a delight and SOOOO incredible. Until we walk out the door. THEN the perceptions and labels, and the medical and educational communities get involved. I told a friend yesterday and then posted on my blog, "Having a child with down Syndrome is quite easy. Its when I have to fight tooth and nail about every.single.thing that causes me to feel so out of sorts. {hugs}Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452607521750848540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-19538686285329882222011-08-24T16:33:46.839-04:002011-08-24T16:33:46.839-04:00I think Playette looks fab..
and I get what you...I think Playette looks fab..<br />and I get what you're saying...I may not be at that stage in the game, but still I get it...<br />and I don't really have any words of encouragement for you...but I bet that Playette remembers your words and will try...Not a Perfect Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538588358382300444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-31516093310147300252011-08-24T16:26:30.554-04:002011-08-24T16:26:30.554-04:00Awww...I so totally relate to this. I hate that &...Awww...I so totally relate to this. I hate that "anything" that can be considered a "normal" thing, totally stands out in our kids and it becomes such a negative. See if the teachers can pinpoint what was going on right before she hit or pushed someone, that will hopefully give an answer to why she's doing it. An online friend of mine always says "behaviour is communication". Since our kids can't always effectively communicate like their typical developing peers can, they communicate the best they know how. Maybe she was trying to get a kids' attention, maybe she wanted to play with them and they were ignoring her. Maybe they took a toy from her. Maybe they pushed her first. Maybe she was frustrated that something wasn't working for her. maybe maybe maybe. There could be any number of reasons. Finding out what brought out the behaviour should help to find a solution to curbing it. <br /><br />Just my thoughts. <br /><br />And love her style sense. Can she come be my personal shopper?Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519879301526309089noreply@blogger.com