Owen woke up with a mission of playing his game and was very upset because I wasn’t awake yet to play it with him. He started screaming when I told him he could take his tablet and go back to bed. He for some reason was not happy with that choice and kept yelling. I had been in and out all night and had just fallen back asleep when he came into my room.
He started walking through the house and turning on the lights. He asked for milk and then turned off the lights and came back to me. The screaming is what always gets me. I talked to him about breathing. I told him again that he needed to go back to bed or he was going to lose his tablet for the day. I got up to go to the bathroom and he got very upset because he wanted me to stay in bed. I told him that’s not how bladders worked and I had to go. When I got done I talked to him about behavior and explained that I was not awake when he was trying to get me to play his game. I told him that he had one more opportunity to go back to bed or he would lose his tablet. By this time he had calmed down and gave me his tablet. He walked to his room and stayed in there for thirty minutes. I’m not sure if he fell back asleep but he was quiet and when he came out again he was much calmer.
I once again talked to him about behavior and how we have to handle things. I told him that we have to be kind to each other and that screaming is never an option. The screaming is what rattles my soul. He is twelve. I go over behavior with him constantly. He will soon be a teenager and I need him to work through his emotions without screaming. I want to get ahead of these moments so we can build a foundation of how to handle his feelings.
In the second go round he was much happier. I think he woke up the first time because of his back teeth growing in. He kept biting the inside of his mouth and he would not let me brush that side of his teeth. We got ready and he was off to school. We had a busy day ahead with his music and vision therapies after school.
I picked him up for his music therapy and thankfully his teacher said he had a good day. She also told me he wanted to make sure he was riding the bus home on Tuesday. I wish there was some way he could always be reassured. He enjoyed his music therapy. His therapist said she followed his lead and he had a good session. He was calm almost all the way home but got upset when I tried to go to the drive-thru for my medicine but it was closed. Thankfully he listened and didn’t scream too much the rest of the way home.
We had a snack and then headed to his vision therapy. He did better than last week about her wearing blue scrubs but he was focused on wanting her to chew gum. However, by the end of the session, I think he was getting sleepy and he became calmer. I was thankful it was better for him even though he was full of repetitive behaviors and words. On the way home he did fine and no screaming.
The night clicked off with dinner, bath, and bed. He was repeating more of his words and I told him we were going to start doing the five-minute rule again but he was able to keep his tablet the rest of the night. I’m praying for sleep tonight. I am feeling better and was able to eat a lot today. His teacher told me a sweet story about my sweet baby O and that made my day. Pick joy over dwelling about yesterday. Smiles to all and donut daze!
He started walking through the house and turning on the lights. He asked for milk and then turned off the lights and came back to me. The screaming is what always gets me. I talked to him about breathing. I told him again that he needed to go back to bed or he was going to lose his tablet for the day. I got up to go to the bathroom and he got very upset because he wanted me to stay in bed. I told him that’s not how bladders worked and I had to go. When I got done I talked to him about behavior and explained that I was not awake when he was trying to get me to play his game. I told him that he had one more opportunity to go back to bed or he would lose his tablet. By this time he had calmed down and gave me his tablet. He walked to his room and stayed in there for thirty minutes. I’m not sure if he fell back asleep but he was quiet and when he came out again he was much calmer.
I once again talked to him about behavior and how we have to handle things. I told him that we have to be kind to each other and that screaming is never an option. The screaming is what rattles my soul. He is twelve. I go over behavior with him constantly. He will soon be a teenager and I need him to work through his emotions without screaming. I want to get ahead of these moments so we can build a foundation of how to handle his feelings.
In the second go round he was much happier. I think he woke up the first time because of his back teeth growing in. He kept biting the inside of his mouth and he would not let me brush that side of his teeth. We got ready and he was off to school. We had a busy day ahead with his music and vision therapies after school.
I picked him up for his music therapy and thankfully his teacher said he had a good day. She also told me he wanted to make sure he was riding the bus home on Tuesday. I wish there was some way he could always be reassured. He enjoyed his music therapy. His therapist said she followed his lead and he had a good session. He was calm almost all the way home but got upset when I tried to go to the drive-thru for my medicine but it was closed. Thankfully he listened and didn’t scream too much the rest of the way home.
We had a snack and then headed to his vision therapy. He did better than last week about her wearing blue scrubs but he was focused on wanting her to chew gum. However, by the end of the session, I think he was getting sleepy and he became calmer. I was thankful it was better for him even though he was full of repetitive behaviors and words. On the way home he did fine and no screaming.
The night clicked off with dinner, bath, and bed. He was repeating more of his words and I told him we were going to start doing the five-minute rule again but he was able to keep his tablet the rest of the night. I’m praying for sleep tonight. I am feeling better and was able to eat a lot today. His teacher told me a sweet story about my sweet baby O and that made my day. Pick joy over dwelling about yesterday. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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