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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 519451" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Yeah, this can be very normal. Especially if you're dealing with sensory stuff or transition stuff and stuff that you have no idea what is causing his problems. </p><p></p><p>You need to be as attentive to the good times as the bad, so when something goes wrong, you can think back and say "Hmmmmm we did something similar last week but it all went well. What are the differences?" </p><p>And honestly, the difference can be REALLY subtle. </p><p></p><p>Ex scenario 1: Would you like some ice cream? Yes, I want vanilla! Sorry I only have chocolate. Tantrum ensues.</p><p>Ex scenario 2: I've got chocolate ice cream, would you like some? Yeah, OK or Nah, I don't like chocolate. All is well.</p><p></p><p>Seems really simple but in the first scenario, the child was offered ice cream. In the child's mind he already was envisioning eating vanilla ice cream so nothing else would do. Second scenario the child knows right off the bat that there is only chocolate. Sounds simplistic but subtleties like this can make HUGE differences with 'our' kids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 519451, member: 11965"] Yeah, this can be very normal. Especially if you're dealing with sensory stuff or transition stuff and stuff that you have no idea what is causing his problems. You need to be as attentive to the good times as the bad, so when something goes wrong, you can think back and say "Hmmmmm we did something similar last week but it all went well. What are the differences?" And honestly, the difference can be REALLY subtle. Ex scenario 1: Would you like some ice cream? Yes, I want vanilla! Sorry I only have chocolate. Tantrum ensues. Ex scenario 2: I've got chocolate ice cream, would you like some? Yeah, OK or Nah, I don't like chocolate. All is well. Seems really simple but in the first scenario, the child was offered ice cream. In the child's mind he already was envisioning eating vanilla ice cream so nothing else would do. Second scenario the child knows right off the bat that there is only chocolate. Sounds simplistic but subtleties like this can make HUGE differences with 'our' kids. [/QUOTE]
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