Caring

You Care
It would be so much easier if you didn't. If you didn't care how your child was doing in school, you wouldn't have a battle over homework or spend hours reviewing and reteaching. If you didn't care how your child behaved, you wouldn't have to keep finding new and improved disciplinary strategies.
If you didn't care about your child's relationships, you wouldn't have to worry about social skills and awkward playdates. If you didn't care about your child's future, you wouldn't have to go on about self-care skills and self-control and self-regulation.
You may sometimes adjust your efforts as you realize that things you care too much about aren't really so significant, but you never stop caring about the most important things: your child's happiness and well-being.
Terri Mauro
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How could you NOT care? I also find myself taking on other cases. Caring about other people's kids. I find myself thinking "ok, it might not help S at this point - but it will help others down the road."
S IS trailblazing her way through the school system. As her OT said the other day "S is the poster child for inclusion". I'm proud of that. I hope that because of her and us that it will be easier for others to go through the spec ed system.
Just today I got a letter from Easter Seals and I thought about putting S in one of their camps - but then I thought - WHY? If we want her to function in society - what better way to learn about it than in childhood? She's in a typical class in everything else - she has been in "reg" summer camp and has done excellent - why mess that up - why put her "away". Not saying that those who do chose these camps or classes are putting their children "away". But for S this "inclusion" has really worked. She has friends ALL over. We are often told by someone that they know S from school, or camp, or swimming.
Can't wait for spring to spring already. Doesn't look like we'll be going south for Easter. Just can't get the time off. Plus I rec'd a summons for jury duty yesterday. :-/ I'm hoping that I can get it to where I do it after tax season. We'll see how flexible they are. Pfffft.
Oh, how I *love* the State of IL.