I don't include all my books... I just couldn't. I do tend to troll other people's lists to build up my already-read shelf. My ratings are all over the place, don't trust them. If I'm having a bad day, everything gets a low score, and if I'm feeling magnanimous (or if I know the writer), I throw out stars like a Jerry Lewis telethon.
Ear is actually showing signs of improvement, for the first time in weeks (all I had to do was publicly assert how sucky it was, and NOW it gets better? I shoulda done this ages ago!). Fingers crossed...
I was where you are now about 18 years ago (three littles) although not working outside the house... despite my current whining, I want to give you hope that IT DOES GET BETTER! Once everyone is out of diapers, you will see the world as shiny and new again! Hang in there... you WILL sleep again someday, I promise!
I got that sensory book from the library; if you hear of others that seem better to you, let me know (hard to believe there aren't any, this one seems pretty old and dated); but I think I'm getting some of the basics and that's helping. The fact that so many kids fall into this category seems to indicate it's just another way that kids are, not really a sign that anything is broken... but that our regular coping/teaching strategies and expectations need to be adjusted to fit them. This is the first kid I've had these issues with, at least to the point that I want to try to change things. What's funny is that another friend in Kansas City did a lot of work to have her kid diagnosed and treated for this, but when I did childcare for her, her kid and mine just did the same things and I thought they were totally normal kids, thought she was seeing problems where there weren't any. And now I know they were indeed doing similar things together, that they were meeting similar challenges with similar behaviors. I'm not convinced Linc needs any "treatment," but I do think that there are things we can do to help him get through his day more securely and comfortably. I might write more about this in another post...
Those books are great, and he's been enjoying them a lot. I didn't get the message, but we'll let it slide. Thank you so much again for opening your home up to my boys for a whole week, and I hope to see a lot more of your whole family in 2013!
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Ear is actually showing signs of improvement, for the first time in weeks (all I had to do was publicly assert how sucky it was, and NOW it gets better? I shoulda done this ages ago!). Fingers crossed...
I was where you are now about 18 years ago (three littles) although not working outside the house... despite my current whining, I want to give you hope that IT DOES GET BETTER! Once everyone is out of diapers, you will see the world as shiny and new again! Hang in there... you WILL sleep again someday, I promise!
I got that sensory book from the library; if you hear of others that seem better to you, let me know (hard to believe there aren't any, this one seems pretty old and dated); but I think I'm getting some of the basics and that's helping. The fact that so many kids fall into this category seems to indicate it's just another way that kids are, not really a sign that anything is broken... but that our regular coping/teaching strategies and expectations need to be adjusted to fit them. This is the first kid I've had these issues with, at least to the point that I want to try to change things. What's funny is that another friend in Kansas City did a lot of work to have her kid diagnosed and treated for this, but when I did childcare for her, her kid and mine just did the same things and I thought they were totally normal kids, thought she was seeing problems where there weren't any. And now I know they were indeed doing similar things together, that they were meeting similar challenges with similar behaviors. I'm not convinced Linc needs any "treatment," but I do think that there are things we can do to help him get through his day more securely and comfortably. I might write more about this in another post...
Those books are great, and he's been enjoying them a lot. I didn't get the message, but we'll let it slide. Thank you so much again for opening your home up to my boys for a whole week, and I hope to see a lot more of your whole family in 2013!