Where we stand- part two

| Thursday, January 12, 2012 | |
The current method we use to measure daily behavior. (I know the second "I" is a 1 but I couldn't find another one of my I's!) She earns a letter of her name for every time she makes good choices. Loses one for when she makes a bad one. At the end of the day, if she earns all her letters, she gets something special. Been doing this for a couple months now and it still actually works.
Well, we finally had the long awaitedappointment with the pediatric pschologist yesterday. Loved the place. Had a very "kid friendly" environment in the waiting area but for some reason Kinsleigh just wasn't a fan of the woman's actual office. Something in there bothered her a bit and she was completely quiet and played with a little dollhouse without a peep for an entire hour! Which actually ended up being ok! Through all the issues we discussed with her, she said there are definitely several red flags that could possibly fall under a " pervasive disorder." Not a fun thing to hear, but obviously I was somewhat expecting to hear it considering it was the reason I was taking her there in the first place. Since she is only 3 and her different behaviors, such as her irrational fears, are so spontaneous she said there really wasn't much she could do for her counseling wise YET. Things would just have to be watched over time until she gets slightly older before a diagnosis couldprobably be made. (we don't want her getting stuck with the wrong "label" ever). BUT the good news from the meeting is this...she is going to counsel ME/Sean! Yeah, didn't know they would even do that! And honestly, more so right now, I think that is what we need. Her improvement at this current time can only come from what we do to help her and we need ideas to know how to do that properly. Also meeting with someone monthly will help us together try to see if she follows some type of pattern in her behavior. Starting at the new year, I began keeping a diary on her. Her mood, amount of discipline we have to use, new fears, amount of sleep, eating habits, quirky behaviors, change of habits, EVERYTHING we can think of, each and every day. I'm already starting to see some possible common ties. I stated on I believe Monday or Tuesday that we had been having the best week to week and a half that we had had in months! Only to discover a new tiny fear on Tuesday afternoon ( which she actually got over pretty quickly) but her behavior hasn't been the same as it had been for those consecutive dayssince. Coincidence maybe, but that will be for us to figure out. I believe that the enemy is lurking at our door and he knows when we are experiencing extreme happiness, and he will do everything is his power to destroy that. Yeah well, wait until he finds out he can't win. Our girls are our everything and I don't care what they go through or may possibly get " diagnosed" with. We are going to make sure they live a life of happiness. That is within what's in our control. And that happens by daily not only telling, but showing thm that they are deeply loved.Not only by us, but by their Daddy, Jesus Christ.





1 comments:

Anonymous Says:
January 12, 2012 at 6:38 PM

I just love your attitude. That is absolutely the best thing you can do for any child, just love them. You are SOOOO on the right track. I'm also glad to hear you will get counseling that will teach you the best way to handle whatever is ahead. That's something many parents would envy. Love you all! karen

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