Greetings y'all !
Thanks to the wondrous and
wonderful white wintry precipitation schools are closed and we have our
first snow day of aught fourteen. Traditionally that means hours of
outdoor activities for the Robinson Boys however it's minus teens with
the windchill and a tad bitter for me
I think we will survive the day with indoor jocularity.
So
far this morning has entailed my young man spending quality time with
the neighbor and her feline fellas. They had a nice breakfast whilst I
shoveled myself and some neighbors . Rumor has it the burning sensation
in my frozen digits will subside by late spring .
Yesterday
was one of them good type days. Ace had a few expected struggles
transitioning back to school but was successful . He was extremely
positive and thoughtful last night and this morning. With the lone
exception being a frustration fueled maladaptive transition from the
neighbors house back to boring old dad. But I worked the magic from Explosive Child ( by Ross Greene) and Parenting Without Power Struggles
( by Susan Stiffleman)and viola it subsided quickly . It was ugly at
first but frustration is a difficult emotion to get hold of for adults
much less a child with lagging skills . Yes he cursed but that is from
lagging language processing skills and we are addressing it . We don't
give those words power when he uses them.
We
get to the place where reason rules over emotion and discuss the
problem driving the behaviors, solve that and work up replacement words
.
Yesterday
the sitter gave him an assignment about being a positive and humble
winner or loser. It involved writing which he , surprisingly , embraced .
He tried typing it on his tablet but did the classic mistake of not
saving it correctly. D'OH !!! Give the lad an "A" for effort though . He
truly wants to do well. I love my Sol Invictus !!!
Ok guess it's time to bake some bread on a cold winters day.
Thank for stopping by and reading today..