As I sit here at youth football practice, wishing it was still the long weekend, I'm recounting our weekend events; family, a 90th birthday party for my grandpa, LOTS of food, skunk smell (after my sister-in-laws small dog attempted to take one on), and games.
Out at our little cabin we hooked up the Wii my kids don't play much, and once again something old becomes new again. Yet, eveytime I pulled out the cards for a game of solitare I got "Mom are you playing that one game?"
Now when I was growing up there were card games. We played solitare, kings corner, scat (31), cribbage, and hours of rummy 500. Rummy and scat have become my boys games of choice. Simcr the weather was cooler and windy Rummy is what we played for three days at the lake.
It was during our final card game where my youngest had a little outburst. Now this isn't entirely out of the norm, but what he said flipped a switch for my mom radar that there maybe something more going on. The verbal self beating he spouted off about regarding his opinion of his intelligence had me worried that he was struggling with something more than his brother picking on him from time to time.
To see if he was struggling with school work I contacted his teacher and was told that while Josh is a very bright kid he doesn't always pay attention and goofs off when he doesn't think the teacher is watching. Well he is a nine year old little boy who has always been more focused on everything but school.
I find myself wondering about his lack of self esteem, the verbal bashing he gives himself, and he's physical reactions when things don't run perfectly. Since he was a toddler he has been a if its not perfect I won't do it kind of kid. He doesn't just strive for perfection he feels like a failure when he doesn't achieve it. That believed failure has an emotional and physical affect on him.
So mom challenge...research and figure out the best way to help him deal with things that don't run perfectly. Wish me luck.
Out at our little cabin we hooked up the Wii my kids don't play much, and once again something old becomes new again. Yet, eveytime I pulled out the cards for a game of solitare I got "Mom are you playing that one game?"
Now when I was growing up there were card games. We played solitare, kings corner, scat (31), cribbage, and hours of rummy 500. Rummy and scat have become my boys games of choice. Simcr the weather was cooler and windy Rummy is what we played for three days at the lake.
It was during our final card game where my youngest had a little outburst. Now this isn't entirely out of the norm, but what he said flipped a switch for my mom radar that there maybe something more going on. The verbal self beating he spouted off about regarding his opinion of his intelligence had me worried that he was struggling with something more than his brother picking on him from time to time.
To see if he was struggling with school work I contacted his teacher and was told that while Josh is a very bright kid he doesn't always pay attention and goofs off when he doesn't think the teacher is watching. Well he is a nine year old little boy who has always been more focused on everything but school.
I find myself wondering about his lack of self esteem, the verbal bashing he gives himself, and he's physical reactions when things don't run perfectly. Since he was a toddler he has been a if its not perfect I won't do it kind of kid. He doesn't just strive for perfection he feels like a failure when he doesn't achieve it. That believed failure has an emotional and physical affect on him.
So mom challenge...research and figure out the best way to help him deal with things that don't run perfectly. Wish me luck.
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