DDA Chapter 20

[Pooh67_68]

Smart woman!

I won't tell Bill

 

[MinnieMouseMom]

Saw a thread on the CB, that the first case of swine flu is at WDW. A tourist from Mexico was diagnosed. Here is the link as the person has a news link in the thread.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2161637

I so didn't want to hear that.

 

[my3princes]

Colby's conference did not go well. The teacher now has similar concerns to the ones that I've had for years. She is beginning to wonder if he is learning delayed. He cannot or maybe just will not work independently. If she sits with him he can do the work, as soon as she walks away he stops working. He is also very chatty. She feels that he is very young for his age. These are concerns that I have brought up to the school and the pediatrician over the years. I've always been told that he is just speach delayed. He has not progressed as quickly as he should have She doesn't think that there is anything that can be done at this time. They will continually test in school, but she said that he would need to be much more delayed before they could do much for him. At this point she hopes he will mature over the summer. We know that he does nothing by himself here. He always needs at least one other person with him to do anything. He still wets at night, refuses to learn to tie his shoes. I'm feeling very frustrated. She says that he also seems very tired in the afternoons, yet he is full of energy when he gets home.

Jen does any of this sound familiar with any of your K's? What would you suggest I do?

I'm off to work.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Colby's conference did not go well. The teacher now has similar concerns to the ones that I've had for years. She is beginning to wonder if he is learning delayed. He cannot or maybe just will not work independently. If she sits with him he can do the work, as soon as she walks away he stops working. He is also very chatty. She feels that he is very young for his age. These are concerns that I have brought up to the school and the pediatrician over the years. I've always been told that he is just speach delayed. He has not progressed as quickly as he should have She doesn't think that there is anything that can be done at this time. They will continually test in school, but she said that he would need to be much more delayed before they could do much for him. At this point she hopes he will mature over the summer. We know that he does nothing by himself here. He always needs at least one other person with him to do anything. He still wets at night, refuses to learn to tie his shoes. I'm feeling very frustrated. She says that he also seems very tired in the afternoons, yet he is full of energy when he gets home.

Jen does any of this sound familiar with any of your K's? What would you suggest I do?

I'm off to work.

Deb-how does your district work? I have one child that is just not progressing and is not meeting kindergarten requirements. Depending on how the rest of the year goes, that child may have to repeat and have another year of Kindergarten--is that an option for Colby?
Are you able to request testing at this age in your area? We have the Child Study Team and teachers are able to refer children to be screened/looked at..
i have to run now, but ill think on this

 

[tinknme]

I should get packing too for DL but my cousin just got admitted to hospice. He was recently diagnosed with cancer only 2 months ago...crazy how things turn so quickly.
ETA: He's not a close cousin, but the people I'm traveling to DL with would go to the funeral so plans would be canceled...

Sorry to hear about your cousin Chanon

 

[tinknme]

It's been crazy here, but that's nothing new.

Great pictures, what a cute cake!

 

[tinknme]

I won't tell Bill

That is probably a good idea

 

[tinknme]

Do they think it is something that will correct itself?

My brother had to wear glasses when he was little. I don't remember what his diagnoses was, but it helped & he has not needed glasses for years.

 

[tinknme]

Colby's conference did not go well.

 

[lovespoohbear]

good point....I have him focused on the TX weather now....we will see how long that lasts

Why TX weather? Y'all coming down? I know this is a late question

 

[lovespoohbear]

Can someone give me an update on all? Let me know what ya wanna know bout me

 

[bear74]

Sorry to hear about your cousin Chanon

Deb hug: for you and Colby

 

[ReAnSt]

It's not looking good as far as the convincing goes. Whining is much worse, though, so I'll drop the subject!

As for Lucy's eyes... I had her at her regular pediatrician for an ear infection and while we were waiting I noticed her left eye looked a bit off center. Not 2 seconds later, the dr. came in and immediately noticed it as well. She thought that she could be nearsighted and that it "wandered" and sent us to the ophthalmologist.

He determined that she is actually farsighted and has Strabismus, where she can't aligned that one eye to the center. When he first examined her, he mentioned something about her hair hanging in her face. I was freaked out as I have heard so much grief over not getting her hair cut. She will not keep in a barrette or ponytail. I did not want to hear the all "I told you so's". But after he dilated her eyes and then re-examined her, he explained that since her hair was hanging over her right eye it was actually helpful and I should not get it cut for a while. Ha, vindication! He said he would like to see if the glasses help and after we see him in July for the follow up I can then cut her hair. Eric and I had planned to get it cut this summer in WDW, that's why I was so adamant that it not get cut now, so it works out perfectly!!!

to you. I hope she does not fight the glasses and that her eyes straighten out on their own.

 

[ReAnSt]

Colby's conference did not go well. The teacher now has similar concerns to the ones that I've had for years. She is beginning to wonder if he is learning delayed. He cannot or maybe just will not work independently. If she sits with him he can do the work, as soon as she walks away he stops working. He is also very chatty. She feels that he is very young for his age. These are concerns that I have brought up to the school and the pediatrician over the years. I've always been told that he is just speach delayed. He has not progressed as quickly as he should have She doesn't think that there is anything that can be done at this time. They will continually test in school, but she said that he would need to be much more delayed before they could do much for him. At this point she hopes he will mature over the summer. We know that he does nothing by himself here. He always needs at least one other person with him to do anything. He still wets at night, refuses to learn to tie his shoes. I'm feeling very frustrated. She says that he also seems very tired in the afternoons, yet he is full of energy when he gets home.

Jen does any of this sound familiar with any of your K's? What would you suggest I do?

I'm off to work.

In the first grade classroom I worked with, several of the kids were delayed. In some cases their parents refused any sort of testing, so they did not get any special help. Some of these kids ended up being held back so they could develop and catch up with their peers. Given the sometimes 2+ year age range in the same classroom the younger kids need additional time, as they are just not as old and developed as their peers.

Do you have a pre-first level in your district? That is popular around here in school district, it is after kindergarten and before first grade. It gives kids extra help and time to catch up before first grade.

Could you put him in some sort of summer school or tutoring program? Could he have an aid to help him work in the classroom during the year? Has he been tested to see if he has specific issues?

You say he always needs someone around at home to supervise or help him do things. I would try and spend time to help him become more independent and do things on his own. Or give him ways to have safe experiences where he has the power and says what to do.

Go for a walk have him tell you where to go.

Tell him to do something you know that he can handle. Set a timer and tell him you expect him to have completed it by the time the timer goes off. Sit near by but do something else. Keep repeating this with different activities each time getting further away until you are no longer in the same room as him.

Praise him when he does things independently. Give him time to play on his own. During this time his brothers and everyone else leaves him alone. Start with a few minutes and then increase the time.

As for tying shoes, he will get it eventually. When I was in kindergarten, we learned to tie our shoes with a half inch rope that we tied around our legs. We sat down on the rope with rope ends on both sides of us. Then they had us learn to tie with the big rope. We also learned to tie with two loops instead of one loop and wrapping around.

Good luck! Just remember everyone develops at different rates and lots of kids struggle with a variety of things throughout the years. Some kids are super gifted in some areas and struggle their whole lives with other things. Some seem to have an easy time of everything. Others struggle with everything. Some do not seem to struggle on the outside but are still struggling inside. Everyone is different and needs to learn to best cope with their strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes there are tricks and tips that can help people deal with their uniqueness and succeed in life. It is just a matter of finding what works. I wish you and Colby luck in the journey to figure out what works best for him.

 

[ReAnSt]

So my healthy lifestyle has not happened yet. I need to stop eating the junk and drinking the soda. I need to eat fruits, veggies and exercise. It has been so hot that I have only wanted ice cream and super cold things.

On Sunday I was outside in the 95 degree weather for 8 hours with no cover. Yesterday it was over 90 degrees inside our office since we had no AC. Today the AC was on at work but it was still in the 80's inside.

Tomorrow it will be in the 60's outside. So I am imagining it will be cold inside as we have AC for the next bunch of months as it is a several hour process to switch from AC to heat or vice a versa.

 

[Tammi67]

Colby's conference did not go well. The teacher now has similar concerns to the ones that I've had for years. She is beginning to wonder if he is learning delayed. He cannot or maybe just will not work independently. If she sits with him he can do the work, as soon as she walks away he stops working. He is also very chatty. She feels that he is very young for his age. These are concerns that I have brought up to the school and the pediatrician over the years. I've always been told that he is just speach delayed. He has not progressed as quickly as he should have She doesn't think that there is anything that can be done at this time. They will continually test in school, but she said that he would need to be much more delayed before they could do much for him. At this point she hopes he will mature over the summer. We know that he does nothing by himself here. He always needs at least one other person with him to do anything. He still wets at night, refuses to learn to tie his shoes. I'm feeling very frustrated. She says that he also seems very tired in the afternoons, yet he is full of energy when he gets home.

Jen does any of this sound familiar with any of your K's? What would you suggest I do?

I'm off to work.

Deb This has to be very frustrating for you. That's the trouble with schools. Unless you are very advanced or very slow, you get lost somewhere in the middle. I hope that time improves Colby's learning, as well as his desire.

Becky gave you some great advice. I like the idea of getting him to work more independently at home, for short periods of time.

 

[Tammi67]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHUCK!

 

[ReAnSt]

The Disney World Half marathon is closed for January 2010 as it is filled up. There is still space for the Goofy, Full marathon and 5k.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Iim so excited..my uncle told me tonight that we are going to a phillies game in a couple of weeks! i havent been since i was a little kid so im excited about it!!!

 

[Glynis]

Can someone give me an update on all? Let me know what ya wanna know bout me

Not much new with me. Just trying to get used to having a new baby around the house. It's harder than it sounds!

Other than that, I'm frantically trying to get ready for our trip to Disneyland at the end of May/beginning of June, and trying to keep everyone healthy for that! Kids are all doing well, and so is Alan!