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Child Lacking focus after lunch

Q: "I have a son with PDD and his speech is improving tremendously but but his teacher says after lunch he lacks focus." A: What can I do to help?? Is he on meds?" Q: "No." A: "ok, so its not a question of his meds wearing off. How old is he?" Q: "He's five and it seems that the nore he talks the more he acts out but im happy he can express himself now The problem is that 4 or 5 hours is a long time for ANY 5 year old to be expected to sit quietly." A: :I'm guessing he goes to lunch/playground and has trouble bringing himself back down into the confines of the classroom The two things I would recommend are one or two of the daily neuro-sensory exercises in our Reading Made Easy program on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/hughes1622" The other is in combination with the exercises, pick a time when he's relaxed and calm... have him standing up walking around and imagining that he's outside after lunch all excited and having fun... Then have him imagine coming into the classroom, sitting down and S L I D I N G .... into a relaxed and focused state so he can do really well in class. Do what we call a break state, which is a 10 second distraction then repeat the imagination from playground to coming in to class and sliding into a relaxed and focused state. I'd say practice this 3 times in a row. every day for a week. I think you'll see a huge difference.

It's tough being a parent

Parents often wonder How I can have such patience with their children. It's not that I ignore inappropriate behavior--I don't. But I don't get angry or frustrated. Why? Reason Number One: I don't take their behavior personally. I don't interpret THEIR behavior to mean something about me. Reason Number Two: I let go of all expectations and all 'shoulds' for the children with whom I work. Each child is an individual--absolutely unique--each with his own strengths and weaknesses. Reason Number Three: "Driving every behavior is a positive intention". And Reason Number Four: "Different does not mean broken." I DON'T FIX CHILDREN. When working with children, my intention is to help them realize their potential and become happy, satisfied and fully expressed human beings.