Her biggest lava inducer lately is spelling homework. We (Olivia's helper and I) have just implemented a new reward chart. There's lots of fun stuff happening this month and don't forget Christmas. We are hoping the chart will help it's to be used with her behavior chart which I came up with this past November when she began escalating her meltdowns. (Alright, I used the behavior chart that Olivia's teacher has set up in her regular education room.)
Hopefully this will help. She's already lost being able to march in our towns Christmas light parade with her Girl Scout troop. Because of the yelling and screaming she's had the past 2 days over her spelling homework. which turns into yelling at us for any little thing because she just shut her mind off and refuses to listen anymore.
Anyone would of thought that she'd already learnt that this behavior was unacceptable. My other daughter is well aware that meltdowns are not an acceptable way to express ones emotions.
And so it goes on with Olivia.
We also are trying to get her playing more grown up all she wants to do is play that she is a baby.
At nine she should be finding other ways to play.
I can't help but wonder if all this crying and fighting has anything to do with her seeing differences between herself and other kids her age. Also maybe she's pretending she's a baby so much is because it is a lot easier to be a baby then a big kid. And she's really looking for ways to avoid all the work she has to do to succeed.
It's hard to tell. I'm sure the up coming holiday has something to do with it too.
I'm always open to new ideas on how to teach Olivia the right way to behave.
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