tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post5027434960649065463..comments2024-03-09T01:07:20.958-05:00Comments on Day Sixty-Seven: Great expectationsChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09687586555108712164noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-48857616005333700532010-12-05T22:30:04.141-05:002010-12-05T22:30:04.141-05:00I find this holds true the most in the relationshi...I find this holds true the most in the relationship between myself and Charlotte. Sometimes she starts acting up and I feel defeated and respond crappy and then it's just all downhill. <br /><br />But then other times I'll stop her and say, "Charlotte, is the kind of day we want to have? I expect more from you." And we laugh off her "silliness." And I swear she turns around. <br /><br />It's like every single day I have to decide that it's going to be a great day and communicate that to her, and it seems like she rises to it. Every time. But if I respond shitty to her, she responds shitty back. Does that make sense?<br /><br />Sometimes I feel like I'm the biggest influence on her - such a huge responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-74924107206155494932010-12-05T15:31:36.947-05:002010-12-05T15:31:36.947-05:00Holy cow, Christine. I know we've often remark...Holy cow, Christine. I know we've often remarked that it seems like we're going through some similar stuff at the same time, but this is so close to home it's eerie! We saw a major regression in Nik's communication after a few weeks of school; the expectations were so low AND the staff had no idea how to incorporate his speech device so they were willing to accept any communication instead of encouraging what we already know he could do.<br /><br />After three and a half weeks in his new program, Nik's communication skills are resurfacing. The only difference is the new SLP has higher expectations of Nik. She has the exact same level of exposur to/knowledge of his speech device as the other SLP...NONE. But she believes Nik is capable so she expects it...and he delivers.<br /><br />Glad you seem to have found a willing learner in the SLP's intern. She may catch on yet!Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-63567382925099166112010-12-05T02:18:59.556-05:002010-12-05T02:18:59.556-05:00I'm so with you on how professionals speak to ...I'm so with you on how professionals speak to our children. My daughter is fifteen years old and is non-verbal. I, too, feel like throwing up when people speak to her as if she were an infant. <br /><br />Your son Oliver sounds like a very cool dude.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com