Our families have been living in the same house for a little over 2 months now. We have celebrated 2 birthdays ( with 2 more coming up very soon), Christmas, New Years, and Valentines Day. A. got his drivers licence. My girls have navigated sharing a room for the first time. The boys have volleyed for shower time in the mornings, and found each other's personal "boundaries".
W. 's transition has been pretty seamless. He loves school up here. Grades are good (not great). Friends are plentiful. B. is doing well too. It took her a little longer to find her comfort zone. Homeschooling is great for her, although she misses having friends during the day. She is getting out to Gymnastics, Art class, and church activities and starting to make some connections there. Her behavioral issues seem to be much more controlled as well. I think with the combination of getting her meds figured out and having more adults available to give her the one on one interaction that she has always thrived on, we have a recipe for growth and stability for her. H., well she is 3 and all of it. She wants attention almost all the time, but wants to do things herself. Throws a fit over every little thing. She is attempting to stop sucking her thumb, we are encouraging her with praise and finger nail polish, and she is doing well (I think).
It is not all a rosy picture of bliss. We have had our challenges. Getting B. to sleep in her own bed, on a regular basis. The mornings...who is going to take the boys to school and why the boys can't seem to get ready on time. Computer/video restrictions for one family but not the other. One family allowing a boy to go to a dance and the other not. Who does what around the house and is everyone doing "enough".
And of course there are those things that happen or something ends up in the wrong place...then when questioned "nobody did it" or knows who did, or nobody moved it or knows how it got there. The sad truth is that somebody is lying. Now, what would we as parents do to this naughty child if we found out they were the "culprit" of doing whatever should not have happened? Well, depending on the offense, maybe take a day of computer time away, or say (gasp here) "don't do that anymore". Seriously, are these things thaaat scary? No. So why lie? Shame and pride. That is all I can come up with. Both things God does not want for us. But they are a good way for the enemy to keep us from a closer relationship with The One who loves, forgives, stretches and encourages us.
W. 's transition has been pretty seamless. He loves school up here. Grades are good (not great). Friends are plentiful. B. is doing well too. It took her a little longer to find her comfort zone. Homeschooling is great for her, although she misses having friends during the day. She is getting out to Gymnastics, Art class, and church activities and starting to make some connections there. Her behavioral issues seem to be much more controlled as well. I think with the combination of getting her meds figured out and having more adults available to give her the one on one interaction that she has always thrived on, we have a recipe for growth and stability for her. H., well she is 3 and all of it. She wants attention almost all the time, but wants to do things herself. Throws a fit over every little thing. She is attempting to stop sucking her thumb, we are encouraging her with praise and finger nail polish, and she is doing well (I think).
It is not all a rosy picture of bliss. We have had our challenges. Getting B. to sleep in her own bed, on a regular basis. The mornings...who is going to take the boys to school and why the boys can't seem to get ready on time. Computer/video restrictions for one family but not the other. One family allowing a boy to go to a dance and the other not. Who does what around the house and is everyone doing "enough".
And of course there are those things that happen or something ends up in the wrong place...then when questioned "nobody did it" or knows who did, or nobody moved it or knows how it got there. The sad truth is that somebody is lying. Now, what would we as parents do to this naughty child if we found out they were the "culprit" of doing whatever should not have happened? Well, depending on the offense, maybe take a day of computer time away, or say (gasp here) "don't do that anymore". Seriously, are these things thaaat scary? No. So why lie? Shame and pride. That is all I can come up with. Both things God does not want for us. But they are a good way for the enemy to keep us from a closer relationship with The One who loves, forgives, stretches and encourages us.
