Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 This is just a thought. My son is 38 months now. his vocabulary blossomed from less than 20 words approximated and signed at 30 months to a full vocabulary with articulation issues today. he was always 'difficult' due to the frusturation... he has no other issues that many of the apraxic kids run into though. the two's were rough but nothing like the threes have been so far. at first i thought it was our parenting style (he's our oldest) but i've tried different methods and anything consistant yeilds the same reactions. more and more i wonder if it's a mix of the frusturation, blossoming skills, increasing desire for independance, and the terrible threes combined. I think it has to be an exceptionally difficult time for any child much less one who has difficulty communicating and, therefore, expressing themselves. i feel like for us the big jump in vocabulary accompanied by the defiance is the same as a child that has a growth spurt and becomes clumbsey. i think... and i hope desperately, that its just a learning curve. we purchaced a bood that simply explains emotions (duck and goose) and we reinforce 'use your words' when we're on the verge of a meltdown. slowly but surely there has been improvement in his self control. now if only i could wrangle the ultra-short attention span! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Hi Demi, thanks so much! " A form of awakening " sounds very possible. We're planning on riding this out to continue the progress! The drinking thing IS very interesting, isn't it? Liam has been drinking a lot more, which is a good thing, I think! Dianne > > Hi Dianne, > > My daughter was very defiant at school after we started NV. One day they wrote in her book that she did the total opposite of what they asked. > > We are almost a month on NV but have been hampered with first a cold and then the stomach flu which I think would have masked gains. She just recovered from the stomach flu a couple of days ago. > > My daughter is trying to say more words which is great. She still is causing problems at school though. She still does not want to listen for parts of the day but today they noted Math and science went well. > > So we too have been going through behaviours but who knows maybe it is some form of awakening. > > Oh yah, today they also wrote in her agenda that she has been eating snow while playing outside for the last 3 weeks. They just noted it today. Well, I just recently realized that Nutriiveda works better with lots of liquids. Who knows maybe she was thirsty with the NV and was eating snow. I have upped the water intake this weekend so this should stop the snow eating. > > Water/liquids I have been told makes NV work better. > > Hang in there, I think his tantrums will start to subside soon. > > Demi > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I've often heard the expression " tantruming threes " and have to wonder if it's that way for the exact reasons you described. And because my son's receptive and expressive language skills have been determined to be at about that age, it might make sense that he's now starting right at that point and will soon learn to handle these new skills and feelings. Fingers crossed! Dianne > > > This is just a thought. My son is 38 months now. his vocabulary blossomed from less than 20 words approximated and signed at 30 months to a full vocabulary with articulation issues today. he was always 'difficult' due to the frusturation... he has no other issues that many of the apraxic kids run into though. the two's were rough but nothing like the threes have been so far. at first i thought it was our parenting style (he's our oldest) but i've tried different methods and anything consistant yeilds the same reactions. more and more i wonder if it's a mix of the frusturation, blossoming skills, increasing desire for independance, and the terrible threes combined. I think it has to be an exceptionally difficult time for any child much less one who has difficulty communicating and, therefore, expressing themselves. i feel like for us the big jump in vocabulary accompanied by the defiance is the same as a child that has a growth spurt and becomes clumbsey. i think... and i hope desperately, that its just a learning curve. we purchaced a bood that simply explains emotions (duck and goose) and we reinforce 'use your words' when we're on the verge of a meltdown. slowly but surely there has been improvement in his self control. now if only i could wrangle the ultra-short attention span! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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