The Holidays

It is emotionally exhausting.  In and out of peoples houses, doesn't matter that it is family.  More people then my child is used to.  No set schedule.

All these are characteristics of the Holidays.  Lauren and Caroline do not have a set schedule since school is out.  I'm so glad we don't have all week off.  Lauren's issues usually show up as hyperactivity.  She wants to go everywhere.  She wants to hang with cousins that are much older then her and she doesn't understand that she is in a different place in life then her older cousins.  Lauren also doesn't listen.  She is so wrapped up in what she is doing and she doesn't listen to instructions.
Caroline doesn't want to go too many places.  Two is good for her.  She plays by her self and since she only eats a narrow variety of food, meals are weird - for me- not too much for her.  I make her eat what every one else is eating,at least a few bites and then she gets pizza.

The day of Thanksgiving was terrible.  I asked them to clean their room before we left and I gave them an hour and an half to do so even though it would only take them 2o to 30 min.
I went into their room after 10 min and they were siting on a bed talking.  I got on to them and thought my stern voice had them going.  Not so much.  I went in 10 min later and they were sitting on the floor playing.  I raised my voice and told them what I expected of them.  Caroline said, "is this a bad day?'  I had to tell her it was getting there.  It too the whole hour and a half for them to get the room clean.

We stayed up too late on Thanksgiving day and that makes my kids grumpy.  Friday morning it was difficult to get them out of bed. 

It's late...........I'll finish this later.

ND therapy. Texture issues, food issues

Sleep talk  -"SLEEP TALK: A Breakthrough Technique for Helping Your
Child Cope with Stress and Thrive Through Difficult Transitions"

11.5.12  Begin Sleep talk. I waited 2.5 hours after Caroline went to bed to start the sleep talk.  I started by telling her I loved her.  Then went into I love to be happy.  I look into her eyes and she is staring at me.
I don't know if she was fully awake but her eyes were open.  Wow, she is such a light sleeper.
Maybe I can do it as she is going to sleep like I talk to her to hypnotize her.

 New Food Today:  Cinnamon muffin!!!  Yea Leon, the chef at Richard Joseph who made the muffins.

I'll try again tomorrow. 

11-6-12  I laid down with Caroline and started the sleep talk while she was awake.  "I love to try new food.  I will try the food my mom gives me."  Caroline, "Mom, what are you doing?'  Me, "Encouraging you to try new food. It's called sleep talk".  Caroline, "Good night mom." 

11.7. 2012:  I went to the store and bought spices for the smell therapy.

This is one of the three therapies that I will do with Caroline every day, hopefully.
Caroline has a bit of a cold or Alabama allergies, or something.  This evening I did the breathing therapy of 3 parts hydrogen peroxide and 5 parts water.  She blew her nose a few times and said she felt better but I'm sure she was just bored with sitting there.

This is ND therapy for a typical child.  Well, at least she hasn't been diagnosed with anything.  The toothette stimulates the nerves in the mouth and the brain.

  This is the same therapy for a child with Autism.  If given her way, she would eat pizza all day long, every day. Sometimes she would eat spaghetti, plain with no butter.  I did this therapy, along with the one above, years ago and have decided to do it again.  I'm hoping that stimulating the  nerves along with the smell therapy helps her discover new foods.