Have you heard of the movie, Martian Child with John Cusack? It's about a single man who adopts a child (about 8 yrs. old) from the Foster Care system and the boy thinks and acts like he's from Mars. I just finished watching the movie and I CRIED!!! What a great movie! One of the parts that really "hit home" with me was that John Cusack's character (Dan) teaches Dennis (the adopted son) about baseball. He explains that the great thing about it is that you could go up to bat and strike out 7 out of 10 times but still be great. And then if you did even a little bit better, you'd be a superstar! Several parts of the movie really hit home with me. I don't think it's necessarily meant to be a real tear-jerker but several parts struck me in a way that might actually help me have a better perspective on what's 'acceptable' or the big deal about being different.
As for my book reviews... I gave up on Love and Logic- doesn't work for us so I don't recommend it. Not for active kids who constantly test the limits. The 1-2-3 Magic! is great. Ken has to read the book now and we need to 'get on the same page' with using the strategies in the book. It's a great book if your kids have ADHD, which as we officially found out this week, is what T has been diagnosed with. I'm sure L is soon to follow; I just need to find (more) time to take off from work to make the follow-up appointment.
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I'm going to try reading the 1-2-3 magic book. Love & Logic did NOT work for us either.... Actually, I have yet to read a book that I fully agree with. I feel your pain if you are living with an official ADHD child, but hopefully you will have the same relief as we do with the medication, it works wonders for Daniel, he is like night and day without it. Unfortunately, nothing seems to work for Ben, he's just going to have to figure it out on his own at some point.
We need to talk, I have lots of updates & I'd like to find out how L is doing
Jane
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