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I hope the new school is a good fit for her and th...

2012-01-14T23:01:27.903-05:00

I hope the new school is a good fit for her and that you get some answers back from pediatrician. So um a question, what have you found effective for bringing Ms.A back from the depths of a kicking/stomping/screaming episode? My Ms.S will get to that point when asked to do a simple time out or other punishment and then she can't bring herself out of the middle of her tantrum. At which point I HAVE too intercede and 45 min later what should have been a simple 10 minute "calm down/time out" has worn us both out mentally and emotionally. I don't want to give in to her but short of closing her door and letting her have it out I'm not sure what to do.

Sounds like you're dealing with a lot right no...

2012-01-13T14:47:17.276-05:00

Sounds like you're dealing with a lot right now. I hope things turn around soon. BTW... is H signing up for kindergarten?

I feel the need to confess that I sometimes take t...

2012-01-13T11:36:18.074-05:00

I feel the need to confess that I sometimes take the idea similar to your "thought to myself" and say it out loud to my kids rather than the rethought, more appropriate second thought. And not only does it amuse me, sometimes it catches my son enough off guard that we get somewhere!

Was excited to read the school news and hoping for more good news and thoughts!

Your Miss A sounds so much like my Miss A, also 7....

2012-01-12T23:41:01.285-05:00

Your Miss A sounds so much like my Miss A, also 7. Not that my Miss A is as extreme in the membrane as yours, but the complete sucking of all things into the maelstrom of her person with no regard for others, very much a shared quality.

The new school will be great, I tell you, even without more hours in the day.