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Here we go again!
I was the lucky recipient of a scholarship to attend a regional CHADD conference this weekend I wasn't going to go, since spending the extra money right now would not be prudent with husband unemployed, but there was a last-minute email that went out about a half-dozen or so scholarships being offered for the event, so I applied.
This was a very good wake-up/reminder for me, because lately I've been feeling like I want to just let go of the reins and set the difficult child's loose. I realize now that they still very much need my support and will for quite some time. That's not to say that I have to take responsibility for everything -- just that there are things I still need to put in place to help them continue to learn the skills they need, because they won't very easily learn these things on their own. And husband is a shining example
I also came away with some good strategies for setting up visual cues for many of the things I seem to endlessly nag about around here, and enlisting difficult child input and help in getting those supports created.
And I got some reminders of things I need to do before school starts, and things to think about in the next few years as difficult child 1 gets closer to the college years.
Probably the best thing I came away with is the understanding that my life will NEVER be the same as my friends and family with the PCs. And that this is O.K. I don't need to kill myself trying to live up to these standards. I DO need to think outside the box, though. Sometimes the zanier, the better for coming up with strategies that will work with my family.
So I've got some more digesting to do with the stuff I heard and read, and then I need to get busy implementing some new tactics. And hopefully that will help all of us down the road.
I'll keep you posted...
This was a very good wake-up/reminder for me, because lately I've been feeling like I want to just let go of the reins and set the difficult child's loose. I realize now that they still very much need my support and will for quite some time. That's not to say that I have to take responsibility for everything -- just that there are things I still need to put in place to help them continue to learn the skills they need, because they won't very easily learn these things on their own. And husband is a shining example
I also came away with some good strategies for setting up visual cues for many of the things I seem to endlessly nag about around here, and enlisting difficult child input and help in getting those supports created.
And I got some reminders of things I need to do before school starts, and things to think about in the next few years as difficult child 1 gets closer to the college years.
Probably the best thing I came away with is the understanding that my life will NEVER be the same as my friends and family with the PCs. And that this is O.K. I don't need to kill myself trying to live up to these standards. I DO need to think outside the box, though. Sometimes the zanier, the better for coming up with strategies that will work with my family.
So I've got some more digesting to do with the stuff I heard and read, and then I need to get busy implementing some new tactics. And hopefully that will help all of us down the road.
I'll keep you posted...