Hi, Parents:
We are getting towards the tail end of things. After tonight’s group, there are a total of four sessions left. For group tonight, we had ten kids out of our total of sixteen, and they had a pretty good time. We originally had planned to BBQ or go to the park, but, because we had a fair number of kids missing, (maybe Spring Break; not exactly sure) we opted for a different activity. Some of the kids continued “The best thing that happened to me in the past year was…” video project that we were working on, while others opted to play at tables outside in a “Guess Who tournament.” This was something that we hadn’t done in a while. Watching them yesterday, I’m sorry that we haven’t done it more frequently. Watching your kids engaged in game strategy, treating each other respectfully, talking back and forth, switching from one child to another, as they had winners and losers, was really an enjoyable experience to observe. For the kids in the video project, the reason for doing this is because it helps produce a benign stressor for them that helps them work on their social skills, emotional flexibility, language and executive functioning. You will see the results of this in our end of group video.
After the games and the video project had ended, (by the way, the kids who finished the video project also had a chance to participate in the games) we went off to dinner. Dinner tonight was Baja Fresh, and we had the kids practice ordering by looking at the server, and, with somewhat less success than I’d like to see, using the word “please” spontaneously. What is nice about Baja Fresh is that the tables are right near one another, and the kids can cluster in groups of threes and fours and eat and interact. That is exactly what occurred.
Overall, a nice evening. We focused, with a couple of kids, particularly ND, on pedestrian safety, and I had a chance to briefly speak with his parents afterward. In general, this is something that all of your kids should be mindful of. Because of the tendency for many of them to have trouble with attention, that places them at increased risk for getting into a pedestrian auto accident. Check the statistics, and you will see that this isn’t something that is an overblown concern. Their pedestrian safety skills need to be even better than kids who don’t have attentional difficulties.
Looking forward to seeing you later in the month. We will have our next parent meeting, our final parent in-office meeting, in the office on May 5th.
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