I was thinking about something that happened a few months ago. I had a sinus infection and it was just making me grumpy. E and I sat down and did some homework
sheets... probably shouldn't have done that when I felt so crappy and
my patience was already thin. Math was fine, but language is
painstaking. At 7 years old his comprehension is very limited
sometimes. Most times he guesses. After a half hour dealing with the
language assignment and grumpy mom, I realized how defeated he was. I
said, the words are hard for you huh? he said, yes. I said the numbers
seem easier for you than words, again he said yes. I said, that's OK
buddy, we'll work on it and figure something out. he said, thank you.
that just melted my heart. My poor guy. We ended homework by doing one
more math sheet so that he could end on a high note. Our kiddos just
want to have a sense of accomplishment...don't we all? <3
It's so important to have patience with any child, and it can be so difficult. I don't see my self as a patient person, so I really need to work on that. Just gotta remember to breath sometimes. For some reason, things really start to click for E just before the school year is about to end. Even the teacher notices. He tries so hard and although he may not get the best test scores, I know he tries. He talks so much now, in just the last couple of months too. So he may not lead the pack, but he's not going down with a fight :) Since he's in a special day program, he gets the opportunity to go to ESY (extended school year - summer school), but that doesn't start for another couple of weeks. I have some work sheets that we can practice together in between some summer time fun :)
love my guys!
