It’s Wednesday – Hump Day – the middle of the week. It’s also the day that we got over the “hump” (at least I hope that’s how it’s going to play out). Sarah Kate’s morning PT session went poorly. She was very resistant to doing what she needed to do, and eventually ended up in time out. Although the screaming stopped when she got to time out, the attitude didn’t. I almost had to go to lunch without her, because she wasn’t allowed to leave until she finished what they were doing. It was a trying two hours, despite the fact that I wasn’t even directly involved most of the time. Needless to say, she didn’t get a sucker this morning.
When we came back after lunch, I talked to her before we went inside about being sweet, earning suckers, and doing what Lisa and Carrie tell her to do. The afternoon session went off without a hitch. She even did the exercises (her least favorite part) without a single complaint. Lisa talked to me about her experience with “strong-willed children” a little bit. She said that, in her experience, once these children know what the boundaries are, that they become some of the hardest working children she sees. It is my prayer that our experience today is the beginning of a lot of hard work (and progress!) in the months ahead.
...but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. - Romans 5:3-4
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