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<blockquote data-quote="Sharon74" data-source="post: 320138"><p>Thank you Marguerite. I never really looked at it quite that way. I often feel that DS is manipulating me, but perhaps he is not. </p><p> </p><p>When he told me that he completed the assignment I did say something about it would have been easier if he had just done it last night. After reading your post I agree that I shouldn't have handled it that way. I am not sure that I was trying to tell him that I was right, more like I was just trying to make him see that it wasn't worth all of the fighting last night. </p><p> </p><p>DS did not have a language delay, but he did have articulation problems. I was told that this was due to the chronic ear infections he had as a baby. He also stuttered for about a year. Not sure that is related to his problems as my daughter has been stuttering for about a year now and the onset was at about the same age as it was for my DS. DS just stopped as suddenly as he had started. daughter seems to be hanging on to it for a bit longer. However, figurative language and slang have been a problem for as long as I can remember with him. I especially understand what you are saying about the reading lessons. My DS could read fairly well by age three, so I am very frustrated to find that reading is now his worst subject. It seems to get worse each year and I have explained to the school that I believe it is because he is expected to pick up on things that are implied instead of written out. Luckily, the school is wonderful. The reading teacher has been working with DS on this and it seems to be helping. They are also considering testing him for a reading disability even though he is still testing in the proficient range based on what I have told them.</p><p> </p><p>I understood that DS felt emotion much more than he showed emotion long before I had any idea he was "different" from other babies. I just didn't know why. His expression never really "fit" how he was feeling. </p><p> </p><p>I have gradually over the years been adjusting my mindset, but as you know, it is hard. It is even harder when you rarely talk to other parents with similar situations. I did at one time have my hands on "The Explosive Child" but don't know what happened to it. I have tried to more carefully pick my battles, but I get worn down too. I have also found "The Out of Sync Child" to be very helpful. DS responds very well to deep pressure touch when he is upset. </p><p> </p><p>Thank you so much. Reading your post really has helped me to put things more into perspective, especially when I was starting to feel like things were getting out of control.</p><p> </p><p>He always manages to surprise me. He had such a great day today, not one problem at all. I always try to remember these days. The days when you wouldn't be able to pick him out of the crowd. After all, that is how DS wants it to be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sharon74, post: 320138"] Thank you Marguerite. I never really looked at it quite that way. I often feel that DS is manipulating me, but perhaps he is not. When he told me that he completed the assignment I did say something about it would have been easier if he had just done it last night. After reading your post I agree that I shouldn't have handled it that way. I am not sure that I was trying to tell him that I was right, more like I was just trying to make him see that it wasn't worth all of the fighting last night. DS did not have a language delay, but he did have articulation problems. I was told that this was due to the chronic ear infections he had as a baby. He also stuttered for about a year. Not sure that is related to his problems as my daughter has been stuttering for about a year now and the onset was at about the same age as it was for my DS. DS just stopped as suddenly as he had started. daughter seems to be hanging on to it for a bit longer. However, figurative language and slang have been a problem for as long as I can remember with him. I especially understand what you are saying about the reading lessons. My DS could read fairly well by age three, so I am very frustrated to find that reading is now his worst subject. It seems to get worse each year and I have explained to the school that I believe it is because he is expected to pick up on things that are implied instead of written out. Luckily, the school is wonderful. The reading teacher has been working with DS on this and it seems to be helping. They are also considering testing him for a reading disability even though he is still testing in the proficient range based on what I have told them. I understood that DS felt emotion much more than he showed emotion long before I had any idea he was "different" from other babies. I just didn't know why. His expression never really "fit" how he was feeling. I have gradually over the years been adjusting my mindset, but as you know, it is hard. It is even harder when you rarely talk to other parents with similar situations. I did at one time have my hands on "The Explosive Child" but don't know what happened to it. I have tried to more carefully pick my battles, but I get worn down too. I have also found "The Out of Sync Child" to be very helpful. DS responds very well to deep pressure touch when he is upset. Thank you so much. Reading your post really has helped me to put things more into perspective, especially when I was starting to feel like things were getting out of control. He always manages to surprise me. He had such a great day today, not one problem at all. I always try to remember these days. The days when you wouldn't be able to pick him out of the crowd. After all, that is how DS wants it to be. [/QUOTE]
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