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<blockquote data-quote="OpenWindow" data-source="post: 49328" data-attributes="member: 45"><p>Same with our difficult child, reading the little books when he's so much more capable. He will read easy child#2's books over and over again. </p><p></p><p>He also doesn't enjoy going to new places - we have to drag him along. We had Riverfest last weekend and the group Gym Class Heroes was scheduled to play. He loves Gym Class Heroes. He would have gone if it was just the concert, but didn't want to go to Riverfest. It was really hard to get him to go to Six Flags the first few times - now he loves it (so I know it's not the crowds, it's the new situation).</p><p></p><p>He won't play new video games until he watches easy child#1 play them over and over again. </p><p></p><p>I agree with you that normally, we WANT to keep kids away from the TV and video games. But with difficult child, it's a way for him to fit in a little better with his peers. He loves Monty Python and has introduced many other kids in the neighborhood to them. They have a great time watching, and then difficult child can joke with them about it. Same with video games. He can be successful with them, have something to talk about with the other kids, and play the games with him. These are the best tools we have to help him connect with the other kids, because he isn't particularly good at sports and the ohter kids don't read nearly as much as he does. And, if he watches a movie he is more likely to read the book - like Series of Unfortunate Events and Harry Potter.</p><p></p><p>Linda</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OpenWindow, post: 49328, member: 45"] Same with our difficult child, reading the little books when he's so much more capable. He will read easy child#2's books over and over again. He also doesn't enjoy going to new places - we have to drag him along. We had Riverfest last weekend and the group Gym Class Heroes was scheduled to play. He loves Gym Class Heroes. He would have gone if it was just the concert, but didn't want to go to Riverfest. It was really hard to get him to go to Six Flags the first few times - now he loves it (so I know it's not the crowds, it's the new situation). He won't play new video games until he watches easy child#1 play them over and over again. I agree with you that normally, we WANT to keep kids away from the TV and video games. But with difficult child, it's a way for him to fit in a little better with his peers. He loves Monty Python and has introduced many other kids in the neighborhood to them. They have a great time watching, and then difficult child can joke with them about it. Same with video games. He can be successful with them, have something to talk about with the other kids, and play the games with him. These are the best tools we have to help him connect with the other kids, because he isn't particularly good at sports and the ohter kids don't read nearly as much as he does. And, if he watches a movie he is more likely to read the book - like Series of Unfortunate Events and Harry Potter. Linda [/QUOTE]
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