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Could THIS be what LESS STRESS feels like???
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 394141" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>It sounds like the anxiety levels have been way too high, and are now a lot lower. That alone can count for a great deal of improvement.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad it's going well! But keep the schooling up, even when you're out shopping. Get him to help you plan a meal, for example. That means work out what ingredients have to be bought, budget for them, go buy them, work out how long it will take to cook and so on. Not doing it all by himself, of course, but it's all a matter of teaching him the process and involving him in it. Shopping to a list or a budget is a good part of a maths plus life skills lesson. Just finding stuff on the shelves is tricky. Learning that the more economical brands are often the ones not advertised, or not put in the most convenient places, can be a huge eye-opener for a kid and is also a very important social lesson. Here in SAustralia, it is part of the school curriculum to teach kids about advertising. They learn to be discerning consumers and learn to object if they see advertisers openly lying and thereby breaking the law.</p><p></p><p>Shopping can be a huge education! And it's fun to share it with your kids. You just do what you can and don't sweat the rest. They WILL learn!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 394141, member: 1991"] It sounds like the anxiety levels have been way too high, and are now a lot lower. That alone can count for a great deal of improvement. I'm glad it's going well! But keep the schooling up, even when you're out shopping. Get him to help you plan a meal, for example. That means work out what ingredients have to be bought, budget for them, go buy them, work out how long it will take to cook and so on. Not doing it all by himself, of course, but it's all a matter of teaching him the process and involving him in it. Shopping to a list or a budget is a good part of a maths plus life skills lesson. Just finding stuff on the shelves is tricky. Learning that the more economical brands are often the ones not advertised, or not put in the most convenient places, can be a huge eye-opener for a kid and is also a very important social lesson. Here in SAustralia, it is part of the school curriculum to teach kids about advertising. They learn to be discerning consumers and learn to object if they see advertisers openly lying and thereby breaking the law. Shopping can be a huge education! And it's fun to share it with your kids. You just do what you can and don't sweat the rest. They WILL learn! Marg [/QUOTE]
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