Sunday was a looooong day in our house. The day began fine. Riley and Veronica were off at soccer and Ryan and I camped out on the couch to watch Sunday NFL. But once we were all back together, things deteriorated quickly. The kids were picking at each other like a scab, ignoring frequent requests […]
Read more "Marry-land and Ill-annoy"Wednesday night, Ryan had a meltdown. Like most of them, the cause was something inconsequential — except to him. But there was something different in this meltdown, both in the way we reacted to it and in how he ultimately found a way to calm himself. We were watching television as a family in the […]
Read more "Finding the Good in a Meltdown"6:15 a.m., this morning I lie in bed, counting to 30. We have many routines in our house, and this is mine. Veronica gets in the shower first. I go downstairs, fix coffee for us, fix breakfast for the kids, and bring her coffee before she’s done in the shower. If I’m efficient about it, […]
Read more "Sometimes You’re the Windshield"In a continued effort to weigh the benefits vs. side effects of Ryan’s medication, we have altered his dose this week. We’ve done this in concert with his doctor, of course. The doctor is just one part of the team. Before we sent Ryan to school on Monday we needed to ask the help of […]
Read more "Silver Linings"Ryan and reading haven’t always been the best match. He struggled to learn to read and struggled even more with reading comprehension. It wasn’t until we figured out that for him, recognizing the words on the page and understanding what they meant were two entirely separate processes, that we began to get him the appropriate […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 