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<blockquote data-quote="mazdamama" data-source="post: 505384" data-attributes="member: 12227"><p>As I sit here trying to block out the circling I realize that somehow, someway I have learned to close my ears internally to much of what David is saying. We have a great room here that consists of the dining room, kitchen and living room. The couch seperates the large living room for the other areas and he has been circling the entire room around the couch and back again. My desk is at the wall close to a chair that is alongside the couch. He is chattering away and alot of it is NINJAGO!!..his new thing.</p><p>I can understand though because if your difficult child has been in foster care for awhile you have had alot of quiet in your home except for those weekend visits. Complete change for you and I can bet difficult child is so excited about being home full time that she is bursting with things to say to you. I am so used to noise in my home that quiet gets to me. With 8 birds chirping away, mice and hamsters running on their squeaky wheels when it is quiet I know something is wrong.</p><p>I would do as the others have suggested...earplugs. But I would also go to the craft store and get the materials to make up some signs and then explain to difficult child what they mean and try to get her to understand that we all need some quiet time. She can even make up her own. Maybe some signs saying QUIET ZONE, LET'S WHISPER TODAY. etc. I did get one of those foam door hangers and when I need a time out to get myself under control so I don't lose it. I hang it on a hook on my bedroom door and had written on it with marker "MOM IS IN TIME OUT DO NOT ENTER!!"</p><p></p><p>In David's case what bugs me the most is his getting into my space. Last night I was reading something on the computer and twice he walked up and actually put a piece of his new foam US map on my glasses so I would SEE it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mazdamama, post: 505384, member: 12227"] As I sit here trying to block out the circling I realize that somehow, someway I have learned to close my ears internally to much of what David is saying. We have a great room here that consists of the dining room, kitchen and living room. The couch seperates the large living room for the other areas and he has been circling the entire room around the couch and back again. My desk is at the wall close to a chair that is alongside the couch. He is chattering away and alot of it is NINJAGO!!..his new thing. I can understand though because if your difficult child has been in foster care for awhile you have had alot of quiet in your home except for those weekend visits. Complete change for you and I can bet difficult child is so excited about being home full time that she is bursting with things to say to you. I am so used to noise in my home that quiet gets to me. With 8 birds chirping away, mice and hamsters running on their squeaky wheels when it is quiet I know something is wrong. I would do as the others have suggested...earplugs. But I would also go to the craft store and get the materials to make up some signs and then explain to difficult child what they mean and try to get her to understand that we all need some quiet time. She can even make up her own. Maybe some signs saying QUIET ZONE, LET'S WHISPER TODAY. etc. I did get one of those foam door hangers and when I need a time out to get myself under control so I don't lose it. I hang it on a hook on my bedroom door and had written on it with marker "MOM IS IN TIME OUT DO NOT ENTER!!" In David's case what bugs me the most is his getting into my space. Last night I was reading something on the computer and twice he walked up and actually put a piece of his new foam US map on my glasses so I would SEE it. [/QUOTE]
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