Spring of Self Care

Aspieration
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 15:32:50 +0000

S2 Picked up a CHAPTER BOOK this morning! Just looked at our shelves and picked it up and started reading - then asked for a bookmark before heading to school! And not just any chapter book… The Great Brain! I read the boys the whole series last spring. S2 said, “I like it better when you read it mommy” then when I smiled in response, he opened it, started reading and disappeared into the book.

S1 decided Duolingo Japanese was too fast-paced (I agree) and let it drop (hoped it would stay dropped) but he asked me to find him a different system. So I found workbook with corresponding youtube videos. We shall see. He also asked if he could do robotics camp next summer. I changed the subject. I’m not ready to say, “kid, we tried two camps and you were kicked out of both!” (One was CTY, OK, that was too ambitious, the other was a laid back Lego camp called “We Play” - both were unmitigated disasters.) He’s doing special needs camp affiliated with the center where he received CBT therapy this summer, which has a 1:1.5 camper/counselor ratio… and we’re hoping THIS works. I can’t imagine robotics camp.

I’m struggling with: how do I parent the child who he IS vs the child who he THINKS HE IS vs the child he WANTS TO BE. If that makes any sense…

Sorry this thread has become my diary… but I’m basking in the support received and wisdom of this crowd.