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<blockquote data-quote="nvts" data-source="post: 215585" data-attributes="member: 3814"><p>Jen! She may or she may not - you can never tell. What you need to try is keeping all of the "stuff" (the planning, the shopping, the "changes") to a bare minimum.</p><p> </p><p>Try treating everything as a "casual" thing. We tend in our society to enjoy the excitement - it's fun, why not? Well, my daughter has started licking her lips again to the point that she's suffering from "chapped face". From under her nose to under her chin. It's how she shows her anxiety. That and meltdowns. </p><p> </p><p>I got her to settle down somewhat by treating everything as "casual". For example:</p><p> </p><p>"We have the feast at school tomorrow"</p><p> </p><p>"Cool!"</p><p> </p><p>"What if I don't like anything"</p><p> </p><p>"What do you do if you don't like the regular school lunch?"</p><p> </p><p>"I get a cheese sandwich"</p><p> </p><p>"So get a cheese sandwich"</p><p> </p><p>"Oh"</p><p> </p><p>The licking stopped, the wringing hands stopped, etc.</p><p> </p><p>No matter what the excitement is, try and give her exit points. Age appropriate responses to "what ifs" etc.</p><p> </p><p>I'm getting tired, so I'm gonna hit the road in a few. Feel better hon, you need it!</p><p> </p><p>Beth</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvts, post: 215585, member: 3814"] Jen! She may or she may not - you can never tell. What you need to try is keeping all of the "stuff" (the planning, the shopping, the "changes") to a bare minimum. Try treating everything as a "casual" thing. We tend in our society to enjoy the excitement - it's fun, why not? Well, my daughter has started licking her lips again to the point that she's suffering from "chapped face". From under her nose to under her chin. It's how she shows her anxiety. That and meltdowns. I got her to settle down somewhat by treating everything as "casual". For example: "We have the feast at school tomorrow" "Cool!" "What if I don't like anything" "What do you do if you don't like the regular school lunch?" "I get a cheese sandwich" "So get a cheese sandwich" "Oh" The licking stopped, the wringing hands stopped, etc. No matter what the excitement is, try and give her exit points. Age appropriate responses to "what ifs" etc. I'm getting tired, so I'm gonna hit the road in a few. Feel better hon, you need it! Beth [/QUOTE]
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