tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24599103.post2018003640073363977..comments2023-10-06T04:29:12.612-07:00Comments on Learning Life Through Unschooling: They used to call it "Strong Willed"Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05164102202026440334noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24599103.post-34292159941771618862007-07-19T06:56:00.000-07:002007-07-19T06:56:00.000-07:00I think I need to dig my copy back out for Scott. ...I think I need to dig my copy back out for Scott. He's definitely a challenge most days!Jen Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210361831308847189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24599103.post-67618497317122373462007-07-12T06:39:00.000-07:002007-07-12T06:39:00.000-07:00Have you read The Out of Sync Child by Carol Stock...Have you read <I>The Out of Sync Child</I> by Carol Stock Kranowitz?<BR/><BR/>Some of what you are describing...transitions, itchy tags...sound like a few of my kids with Sensory Processing Disorger. I learned to see them in a whole new way through this book.<BR/><BR/>She has a second book as well. <I>The Out of Sync Child Has Fun.</I><BR/><BR/>A couple of my kids used to get very overstimulated when I took them out in public. I made them weighted vests to kind of create a closed-in-cozy feeling. It did help them focus and function better at places like the grocery store. I can give you the website for where I got the pattern if you might be interested.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to read in the comment above that she found the book <I>Raising Your Spirited Child</I> helpful before she knew she was dealing with an autistic child. We have a Asperger's boy (autistic spectrum)and before we knew what we were dealing with we tried to follow standard Christian parenting advice. The results were disasterous. Some kids need a unique approach to parenting. I sure do understand about the good days and the dreadful days!<BR/><BR/>KateKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664863153865293522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24599103.post-65993628754348927922007-07-11T08:48:00.000-07:002007-07-11T08:48:00.000-07:00I love that book. I went from Sears' "Night Parent...I love that book. I went from Sears' "Night Parenting" to Dobson's "Strong-Willed Child" to finally Kurcinka and she was a life saver...and all that before we knew about the autism. The tips in her book gave me coping mechinisms. It was great.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188988436985226986noreply@blogger.com