It has been, at best, an uneven summer. Ryan is managing his anxiety about moving to a new school in the fall. He tolerates camp, although “likes” would be too strong. On off days from camp, he tolerates going to the town pool. On the other side, we continue to deal with challenging behaviors: defiance, […]
Read more "The Signs of Progress Are There"A few months ago, Ryan quite suddenly began insisting everyone call him by his full first name. Fine, we thought, this is a good sign that he is asserting his independence. If we had to work on how he angrily corrected anyone that called him by a shortened version, we could do that. At the […]
Read more "Don’t Call Me ‘Buddy’"Ryan starts street hockey next week, playing on a team in our town league. This will be his fourth year playing, and to look back, we have come a long way. Ryan’s first year in street hockey was his first-ever experience being on a team, and that came with its own set of challenges. We […]
Read more "Having ‘The Talk’"These are anxious times for fans of the New Jersey Devils — just ask Riley. Despite coming within two wins of what would have been a stunning Stanley Cup, the Devils entered the offseason with all sorts of questions. Contracts were up for goalie Marty Brodeur, the 40-year-old who is arguably the best ever at […]
Read more "Waiting for Marty"Sorry for the late post today. Between all the travel and random days off, I didn’t even realize it was Wednesday until late in the day. And since I have published a new post every Monday, Wednesday and Friday since launching this blog, that means it’s post day. We are in that week-plus between the […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 