Oy. My parent peer came over today and that set the little man off. No clue as to why other than she interjected with him. He has been somewhat escalated for a couple of weeks. She ended up calling the home specialist and the therapist on call. I wouldn't have called anyone. It wasn't that big. And yet she was telling me how I had to call every time it is like that. I think I know how the little man feels sometimes.
It all deescalated and the parent peer left. I decided her own PTSD was triggered. She wanted me to lay down the law and no rides. The home specialist had suggested a couple of things with one of them being a compromise with the boy. He wanted a ride to a friends, which was the escalation. So he had to pick up his Nerf bullets and then I would give him a ride. Unfortunately for him no one was available to play.
About this time it is sinking in that he is beyond boredom. He needed an active activity and some connections. So we went to Dizzy Castle for almost two hours and he worked off some of that energy.
We do things a bit different with kids who suffered enough trauma to affect their development. And that is my kids. I don't know what is wrong or right. I go with what feels right and sometimes it is the opposite of what normal parenting looks like.
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