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Accommodations: am I helping my kid or enabling them? August's Monthly Magic Newspaper is here.
Published 22 days ago • 2 min read
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Hi Reader,
It's here! My interview with Janelle was so amazing. She immediately set the stage with this common scenario, that I've definitely been in often as a parent:
Imagine you're child is supposed to make their bed, or put away their clothes, or set the table...something they've done plenty of times, and now it seems like you're asking them to climb Mt. Everest.
They insist they can't. Maybe they don't have words and just knock stuff off the counter. You feel tired and low capacity and so as you think of changing the expectation, you doubt if it's to make your life easier. When our kids are struggling or "losing it" around our expectations, demands, or asks, we as parents are faced with high-stakes dilemma, Janelle says:
"You're afraid that if they learn they can act like this and get off the hook, they will manipulate you again...or they will do it to teachers, or a future employer and not be able to hold a job...and you also are confused. You've seen them do this before! And they are having an outsized response to the ask."
Janelle outlined ways to approach a situation like this, with questions to ask yourself and reflections so that you can feel more steady both in individual struggles but also with advocacy at school and in your child's extra-curriculars:
What's going on at The Real Work as we approach the school year?
Play Therapy for neurodivergent kids or highly anxious and complex kids with Janelle Stuvland, LPC
Reply to this email if you're interested in working with Janelle!
Play Therapy for kids and tweens with Megan: Openings on Weekends, Mondays, Tuesdays
Megan has openings for kids and tweens on Saturdays and Sundays. reply here for a spot.
Occupational Therapy with Dr. Oriahna June: Kids and teens of all ages. Openings select weekday afternoons and weekends.
Dr. Oriahna is a proudly Autistic Dr. of Occupational Therapy and comes to The Real Work with an incredibly rich background in the field! Reply here if you're interested in a consultation!
"Small Steps" group with therapist Mick will help 3-5 year olds build confidence for school and childcare settings
Meet Mick! Please reply here if you're interested in in joining their outdoor, play based group for 3-5 year olds. We will accept 3 participants MAX and the group begins once we have 3 kids.
Now accepting new enrollees for the Ferns Thursday afternoon Occupational Therapy Social group!
This OT-led group meets at THPRD Nature Center and is for kids approximately ages 4-7.
As always, thank you for being part of our community.
Warmly,
Rebekah
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