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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 758639" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am sorry that you are having such a hard time with him. I remember how awful it could be some days at home when my oldest was young. I am thankful those days are behind me. </p><p></p><p>I remember having to screen what my kids watched so very carefully. There is a scene in The Lion King (original animated version) where the hyenas yell at Simba that if he ever comes back,, they will kill him. It is a few seconds in the middle of a great movie. But my son fixated on those few seconds and used them to threaten anyone who did something he didn't like. So we had to monitor his tv/video time super carefully. We also had to be careful about what he read. He read super early, but was able to read things that upset him horribly. We learned that he could read when he asked what "decapitation" meant. It was the headline of the newspaper article all about Nicole Brown Simpson's death. I never thought I would have to explain what that meant to a 3yo. Who had nightmares about it for a week. </p><p></p><p>I found sensory activities to be super helpful when my son would be wound up and spoiling for a fight. I strongly recommend the book, "The Out of Sync Child Has Fun" by Kranowitz. It is packed full of activities to do with kids (of all ages, 6 is a great age for many of the activities in the book) that meet various sensory needs. We actually ended up purchasing several copies of this book. The kids would wear it out to the point the pages were falling out. And I swear every kid in the neighborhood showed up if we got the book out and started doing something. One of the best things about sensory diets is that the activities your kid will benefit most from are the activities that he enjoys. I was really surprised when our occupational therapist showed me a table covered with various toys that would help my youngest child's sensory integration disorder. We had most of them. It makes doing these activities that can help soothe your child is fun, so you don't have to fight over it except when it is time to clean up. </p><p></p><p>Another thing I found SUPER helpful with my kids, especially my sons, was to pay attention to their protein intake. You already know a bit about food sensitivities with the food coloring (we also had that, and other sensitivities), and this is similar. Growing up, my mother noticed that my brother became an absolute monster if he had sugary food on an empty stomach. So she started making sure that our snacks were protein based more than sugar/starch based. When Wiz was little, I noticed the exact same thing. I would rather be around my brother drunk than on a sugar high. And he is a mean drunk. Wiz finds he has a hard time controlling himself if he eats too much sugar at any one time. Jess and I never had that problem, and thank you expresses it differently. He will just go into a state where he won't respond to anything at all. It seems like after the sugar rush, he runs out of steam and just stops responding to the world. When they were little, my kids would choose a protein bar rather than a regular candy bar if we stopped to get a snack somewhere. It cost more, but it was worth it to not have them go into a public meltdown! Even now, I make sure that we have protein bars around. I look for bars with about 40% carb, 30% protein, 30% fat. It is something to try, and if it helps, great. If not? at least you know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 758639, member: 1233"] I am sorry that you are having such a hard time with him. I remember how awful it could be some days at home when my oldest was young. I am thankful those days are behind me. I remember having to screen what my kids watched so very carefully. There is a scene in The Lion King (original animated version) where the hyenas yell at Simba that if he ever comes back,, they will kill him. It is a few seconds in the middle of a great movie. But my son fixated on those few seconds and used them to threaten anyone who did something he didn't like. So we had to monitor his tv/video time super carefully. We also had to be careful about what he read. He read super early, but was able to read things that upset him horribly. We learned that he could read when he asked what "decapitation" meant. It was the headline of the newspaper article all about Nicole Brown Simpson's death. I never thought I would have to explain what that meant to a 3yo. Who had nightmares about it for a week. I found sensory activities to be super helpful when my son would be wound up and spoiling for a fight. I strongly recommend the book, "The Out of Sync Child Has Fun" by Kranowitz. It is packed full of activities to do with kids (of all ages, 6 is a great age for many of the activities in the book) that meet various sensory needs. We actually ended up purchasing several copies of this book. The kids would wear it out to the point the pages were falling out. And I swear every kid in the neighborhood showed up if we got the book out and started doing something. One of the best things about sensory diets is that the activities your kid will benefit most from are the activities that he enjoys. I was really surprised when our occupational therapist showed me a table covered with various toys that would help my youngest child's sensory integration disorder. We had most of them. It makes doing these activities that can help soothe your child is fun, so you don't have to fight over it except when it is time to clean up. Another thing I found SUPER helpful with my kids, especially my sons, was to pay attention to their protein intake. You already know a bit about food sensitivities with the food coloring (we also had that, and other sensitivities), and this is similar. Growing up, my mother noticed that my brother became an absolute monster if he had sugary food on an empty stomach. So she started making sure that our snacks were protein based more than sugar/starch based. When Wiz was little, I noticed the exact same thing. I would rather be around my brother drunk than on a sugar high. And he is a mean drunk. Wiz finds he has a hard time controlling himself if he eats too much sugar at any one time. Jess and I never had that problem, and thank you expresses it differently. He will just go into a state where he won't respond to anything at all. It seems like after the sugar rush, he runs out of steam and just stops responding to the world. When they were little, my kids would choose a protein bar rather than a regular candy bar if we stopped to get a snack somewhere. It cost more, but it was worth it to not have them go into a public meltdown! Even now, I make sure that we have protein bars around. I look for bars with about 40% carb, 30% protein, 30% fat. It is something to try, and if it helps, great. If not? at least you know. [/QUOTE]
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