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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 67151"><p>At one point, I put most of difficult child's things (she has so much stuff, I swear it multiplies because I couldn't have possibly bought all that stuff...could I?) in the basement. I then bought really cute storage systems (pink and purple...very girly), under-bed storage, a bulletin board for her wall...you name it. It made not one iota of a difference.</p><p></p><p>Wynter has executive function disorders and the whole planning, organizing thing is very hard for her. She also just doesn't see a lot of the stuff. Literally. Very hard to wrap my mind around. And she wasn't motivated to find a way to compensate. Because I was so ill and I couldn't deal with the battle, I just started closing her door. Eventually, she did get tired of not being able to find anything. And I do mean anything. She lost her beloved Nintendo DS in her room for a few weeks. She could never find any socks. She lost brand new clothes in her room. When I say "lost", I mean that they were in her room buried somewhere. Her room was....there are just no words for it.</p><p></p><p>Then a couple of months ago (or so...I have no concept of time this summer), a girl she's been friends with since the age of 4 helped her get started. Wynter could never have done it completely on her own. But she found that she really likes being able to move around in her room. She likes knowing where everything is. And she really likes having socks. And she found that if she actually puts her clothes in her hamper AND I can get to her hamper, her clothes get washed. I didn't do the searching for clothes thing in that mess...I wasn't setting foot into it. </p><p></p><p>She keeps it clean now. She'll ask me to remind her to clean her room the next day if it's too late to do it when she thinks of it. IOW, she got sick of it eventually. It took her awhile, but then my baby girl is stubborn as an ox. Makes a mother proud. *sniff* :rofl: </p><p></p><p>Some people have said that if she's doing this at 6 imagine what she'll be like as a teenager. Those were my thoughts exactly and it would make me cringe. However, my daughter has proved me wrong.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry she's giving you such a hard time. Parenting sure is a thankless job. (((hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 67151"] At one point, I put most of difficult child's things (she has so much stuff, I swear it multiplies because I couldn't have possibly bought all that stuff...could I?) in the basement. I then bought really cute storage systems (pink and purple...very girly), under-bed storage, a bulletin board for her wall...you name it. It made not one iota of a difference. Wynter has executive function disorders and the whole planning, organizing thing is very hard for her. She also just doesn't see a lot of the stuff. Literally. Very hard to wrap my mind around. And she wasn't motivated to find a way to compensate. Because I was so ill and I couldn't deal with the battle, I just started closing her door. Eventually, she did get tired of not being able to find anything. And I do mean anything. She lost her beloved Nintendo DS in her room for a few weeks. She could never find any socks. She lost brand new clothes in her room. When I say "lost", I mean that they were in her room buried somewhere. Her room was....there are just no words for it. Then a couple of months ago (or so...I have no concept of time this summer), a girl she's been friends with since the age of 4 helped her get started. Wynter could never have done it completely on her own. But she found that she really likes being able to move around in her room. She likes knowing where everything is. And she really likes having socks. And she found that if she actually puts her clothes in her hamper AND I can get to her hamper, her clothes get washed. I didn't do the searching for clothes thing in that mess...I wasn't setting foot into it. She keeps it clean now. She'll ask me to remind her to clean her room the next day if it's too late to do it when she thinks of it. IOW, she got sick of it eventually. It took her awhile, but then my baby girl is stubborn as an ox. Makes a mother proud. *sniff* [img]:rofl:[/img] Some people have said that if she's doing this at 6 imagine what she'll be like as a teenager. Those were my thoughts exactly and it would make me cringe. However, my daughter has proved me wrong. I'm sorry she's giving you such a hard time. Parenting sure is a thankless job. (((hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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