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By *hillout OP Man
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
"I love that! So rewarding
I have recently had a little one transition into his new room no issues
The back story is this little one is I suspect on the ASD spectrum....but he's also very anxious, took him a while to settle in my room because he's anxious at any change. Mum is very anxious too, she doesn't like change either and she has struggled with his behaviour...not sleeping and his behaviour can turn in an instant over anything. Recently it was over changing; things like wanting his poop back, or his soiled napkin back on...Not wanting his nose wiped - his boogers, are his boogers, not the bin - just two examples of extreme behaviour....I'd have to pretend to clean the napkin, pretend to clean the boogers.
Anyway he was approaching three, we started talking about the transition, called Mum in, who also had a breakdown (her and her little boy were attached to me) introduced the idea to him (this little boy is highly intelligent, his speech and knowledge above his peers) 'nope, no new room, just Toddlers, me and Shell' his behaviours escalated I said to Mum, it's OK, he's assimilating new information, she was crying on me whenever she saw me, I was really worried at one point because with less than three weeks to go he was still adamant it wasn't happening....I arranged for Mum to meet the staff and his new keyperson and took the child up at every chance I got.
Then a week to go I asked him if he wanted to go by himself this day, he reluctantly agreed. He loved it! On his first day in the new room Mum came to find me, she was crying, she took him in and he just waved at her...she was so happy, it was s rewarding to see, she said his behaviour is better as well..
Three weeks in he is thriving, I get a quick cuddle and he's off playing.
For me that is magic! I did what I needed to do for the individual child but my job is always always preparing them for the next step. And the parents, it's easy to forget how important we are to the parents too!
Mum bought me flowers and afternoon tea for two which I have yet to book. I don't do my job for presents, to see a child achieve is enough but it just goes to show what it meant to Mum
I will have the brother in two years lol, he apparently is the polar opposite
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That actually is amazing. It must be simultaneously rewarding and mentally exhausting to work with children that don't fit into a typical or normal mold.  |
Anyone recently experience similar?
