Re: Re: Jen/KiKi Update and 3 questions

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Jen, How did you teach Kali how to say yes or no? She doesn't say those words

yet. more/Please and thank you...but no yes or no.

Antoinette (SCD entire family 35, CD, DH ASD, ADD, ADHD)

Re: KiKi Update and 3 questions

> I've heard similar statements from my husband's grandma...potty

> training at 15 months. I often wonder if it was more of just taking

> the child to the bathroom every 30 minutes or something.

> Maybe there was more of an incentive too. Who would want to wash all

> those cloth diapers (by hand mostly).

> We'd all probably start trying to train our kids really young too...LOL.

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> I think nowadays, people try to start around 2- 2 1/2 if the child

> shows interest. Maybe younger if they child is REALLY interested.

> But I think a lot of people wait until 3 these days.

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> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

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> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

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http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info<http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/\

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> http://www.pecanbread.com<http://www.pecanbread.com/>

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[Guest guest]

I used something I knew she wanted every single time, that way there was no

guessing to see if she really wanted it and then I would say K look at me.

Do you want the marker, I said to her? At first she just tried to grab it

but, I said say yes and I will give you the marker. I also held my hand an

inch or so away from her mouth expecting to feel her breath on my hand as

she started to say something. That was her clue after that. She caught on

and knew when I did that, she needed to say something. I do have to repeat

myself many times for each task but, she is learning and growing. God

Willing!! The goal was to not give it to her until she said yes and then I

would reward her for saying it by saying good job Kali that's what I want to

hear. You said Yes. You want the marker. It took hours the first time and a

little less time each time after that. I have to ask her if she wants more.

Sometimes she will say more back to me but, only if she was looking, paying

attention and really wanted more. I am trying to get her to say please and

thank you but, not yet. It's like she can't remember what you asked of her

or anything complicated. I sometimes even have to leave out the the's in the

middle of a sentence.

She was not doing very good in gym because of the overstimulation, the

noise, the kids etc. but, now she enjoys being a part of the games and

stuff. She has severe sensory issues. She used to pinch my knuckles so much

that they bled and I knew if I didn't let her do it to me then, she would be

doing it to herself or someone else. Her pinching comes and goes with the

yeast. It is not painful anymore though. She only pinches lightly now. I

don't think I can try any harder myself getting her language to come. She

definitely has some kind of mental block. We may need some extra help with

this. Jenn & K Re: KiKi Update and 3 questions

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> > I've heard similar statements from my husband's grandma...potty

> > training at 15 months. I often wonder if it was more of just taking

> > the child to the bathroom every 30 minutes or something.

> > Maybe there was more of an incentive too. Who would want to wash all

> > those cloth diapers (by hand mostly).

> > We'd all probably start trying to train our kids really young

too...LOL.

> >

> > I think nowadays, people try to start around 2- 2 1/2 if the child

> > shows interest. Maybe younger if they child is REALLY interested.

> > But I think a lot of people wait until 3 these days.

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> > Jody

> > mom to -7 and -9

> > SCD 1/03

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> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

book

> _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following

> websites:

> >

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info<http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.i

nfo/>

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com<http://www.pecanbread.com/>

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