Since we have had our little one just sit with me the last few days.....or month, things are better but we still have a ways to go. If it is not swearing or being loud and yelling then it is something else completely... making noises like banging silverware at the table, making animal noises while others are trying to have a conversation. The list could go on... it can be very frustrating at times. but if we just calmly say we don't need to make the noises and remind him he is a 10 year old and not a two year old we get some compliance. Just a simply reminder his is a 10 year old and we are here for him we know that he is in the room etc... and that we want to have a conversation with another person (his brother, my spouse) but he will have his turn and that it is ok for him to let others converse.
Such simple things to get through a day for some reason he feels he has to alter it. Normal conversations frighten him, makes him uncomfortable which is really sad.. When talked too he can have a very normal conversation and be in the moment and even express his dissatisfaction in a correct tone or manner instead of screaming and yelling and throwing a two year tantrum. All it takes is practice practice and practice...
Times it is tiring and at times.. makes for a better day.
2 comments:
Big hugs. Keep up the great work!
Just take it one day at a time. I'll bring Maggie over & they can have a loudness competition!!!
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