Thankfully sleep happened! Owen slept until a little after five. I’ll take it after the days we have been having. It was a pretty calm morning as well. He was ready for his day and the days ahead so he could get to Tuesday for the bus to bring him home and especially to be with his best friend.
He wanted to make sure I knew he slept all night so he could go see his grandma. He also wanted to know about his Sunday, his Monday, and what was happening Tuesday. The countdown has truly begun.
He ate a lot of his breakfast before he asked me again when we were leaving for him to see his grandma. I told him in about five hours and he went through his whole day. He ate more of his breakfast and checked again. This went through first and second breakfast.
We got ready and we headed to his grandma’s house. This is where he started going back through each of his days. He wanted to make sure what he was doing today, tomorrow, Monday, and then finally Tuesday. He didn’t want to miss a thing.
As we were getting closer to my mom‘s house, he started getting more anxious about the way we were going. I try to get him to understand that we can’t always go the same direction and that sometimes we have to go different ways because of construction or accidents. When we turned down the road he didn’t want to go on. He immediately went for the door handle. I pulled over in a parking lot and talked to him about this behavior. Trying to relate to being dangerous is not something he completely understands. I am trying to get him to understand this isn’t a behavior that he can do. We have been working on this for a while so I told him the next time he did it we would go immediately home. I turned around and I started heading home. He immediately started telling me he was sorry and kept apologizing for trying to open the door. because he recognized it was a problem and he said he was sorry I told him that I would take him to his grandma’s this time but next time if he did it, we would go home.
We got almost to her house when I had to stop at a red light. This once again upsets him, and he told me to turn right, which is the opposite direction of his grandma‘s house. I want him to understand that he can’t continuously yell out directions or tell me where I need to drive. I’m hoping that each time we go out, he will realize that his behavior car needs to be calm and not demanding. It isn’t something that he will learn overnight, but I hope by continuing this process he will understand that he can’t do certain actions or behaviors in the car.
Danger is something I worry about all the time with him because he doesn’t understand what that truly means. It’s emotional knowing that my child doesn’t understand when he could possibly be in danger. I’ve yet to figure out how to make him understand what that is so I’m trying to give him Other ways to make those connections.
My mom took him for a drive as well because he likes to go look at different statues and locations. He went for the door handle with her as well, and she immediately brought him home. The child safety lock is on, so he technically cannot open the door, but if he rides with anyone who doesn’t have this on, it would be a huge issue immediately. This is something that he needs to understand. I pray for those connections, and I pray for his safety always.
When I brought him home, he was much better behaved, except that he made a spitting sound. This behavior tends to become magnified, and then each new behavior comes after that. I know that part of it is wanting attention and sensory overload for doing things like stopping at red lights, or not going in the direction that he thinks we should.
Once we got home, the evening went pretty quickly, and he was relatively calm, except that he wanted to know all his days ahead. He didn’t want to immediately go to bed, even though he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. Because he didn’t do the steps for bedtime. I told him that he could not take his tablet to church tomorrow. Again, I’m trying to get him to understand the consequences for his actions and behavior.
Even though there were these behavior issues, he still had a pretty good day and remained calm, even though he continued to ask about when he was going back to school. Routine is everything to him and I can’t wait for him to be back in routine. Laughter and his smile made my day. Find what makes you laugh and share your laughter with the world. Smiles to all and donut daze!
He wanted to make sure I knew he slept all night so he could go see his grandma. He also wanted to know about his Sunday, his Monday, and what was happening Tuesday. The countdown has truly begun.
He ate a lot of his breakfast before he asked me again when we were leaving for him to see his grandma. I told him in about five hours and he went through his whole day. He ate more of his breakfast and checked again. This went through first and second breakfast.
We got ready and we headed to his grandma’s house. This is where he started going back through each of his days. He wanted to make sure what he was doing today, tomorrow, Monday, and then finally Tuesday. He didn’t want to miss a thing.
As we were getting closer to my mom‘s house, he started getting more anxious about the way we were going. I try to get him to understand that we can’t always go the same direction and that sometimes we have to go different ways because of construction or accidents. When we turned down the road he didn’t want to go on. He immediately went for the door handle. I pulled over in a parking lot and talked to him about this behavior. Trying to relate to being dangerous is not something he completely understands. I am trying to get him to understand this isn’t a behavior that he can do. We have been working on this for a while so I told him the next time he did it we would go immediately home. I turned around and I started heading home. He immediately started telling me he was sorry and kept apologizing for trying to open the door. because he recognized it was a problem and he said he was sorry I told him that I would take him to his grandma’s this time but next time if he did it, we would go home.
We got almost to her house when I had to stop at a red light. This once again upsets him, and he told me to turn right, which is the opposite direction of his grandma‘s house. I want him to understand that he can’t continuously yell out directions or tell me where I need to drive. I’m hoping that each time we go out, he will realize that his behavior car needs to be calm and not demanding. It isn’t something that he will learn overnight, but I hope by continuing this process he will understand that he can’t do certain actions or behaviors in the car.
Danger is something I worry about all the time with him because he doesn’t understand what that truly means. It’s emotional knowing that my child doesn’t understand when he could possibly be in danger. I’ve yet to figure out how to make him understand what that is so I’m trying to give him Other ways to make those connections.
My mom took him for a drive as well because he likes to go look at different statues and locations. He went for the door handle with her as well, and she immediately brought him home. The child safety lock is on, so he technically cannot open the door, but if he rides with anyone who doesn’t have this on, it would be a huge issue immediately. This is something that he needs to understand. I pray for those connections, and I pray for his safety always.
When I brought him home, he was much better behaved, except that he made a spitting sound. This behavior tends to become magnified, and then each new behavior comes after that. I know that part of it is wanting attention and sensory overload for doing things like stopping at red lights, or not going in the direction that he thinks we should.
Once we got home, the evening went pretty quickly, and he was relatively calm, except that he wanted to know all his days ahead. He didn’t want to immediately go to bed, even though he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. Because he didn’t do the steps for bedtime. I told him that he could not take his tablet to church tomorrow. Again, I’m trying to get him to understand the consequences for his actions and behavior.
Even though there were these behavior issues, he still had a pretty good day and remained calm, even though he continued to ask about when he was going back to school. Routine is everything to him and I can’t wait for him to be back in routine. Laughter and his smile made my day. Find what makes you laugh and share your laughter with the world. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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