Friday, November 06, 2009

Rough day...nuff said....Elliott has had some really great, and I mean great days....and here lately I've had some really rough days with him. Last night it was over homework where he had to write 0-10 three times. He has such difficulty writing numbers, so when I saw him getting frustrated I suggested that he take a break and come back to it after dinner. But once he starts it he feels he has to finish and would not give up.....whining, crying, and fussing for over an hour to write his numbers. It is so heartbreaking and frustrating to watch him struggle and get so upset. I even tried to take his homework away because he would get so upset when his number was not "right". I try to encourage and we use positive reinforcements, but nothing was working last night. Please continue to pray for Elliott and for me. We have limited support here and this week his developmental therapist has had a few days off (which is my only relief...she comes on Monday, Wed and Thurs