Real talk: he’s having one of those days. One of those days where he can’t regulate himself. Where he careens from one disaster to the next. Where he pokes and prods and pries because he can’t settle. . It’s horrible. Because he knows it. He knows he’s struggling today. He keeps trying to reset, he has taken some alone time. He has asked to be left alone. . He had also asked to be included. He has jumped at the chance to play with the group. And then he escalates. . He makes an impulsive choice and immediately says, “I shouldn’t have done that, I know better” (btw, your kids are always listening and if you want to teach your kid that you think they are dumb, use that language - we are working on phasing it out bc he does know better, but that doesn’t change his impulsivity - you try and not scratch something itchy and tell me how well you can control that urge). . I know why he’s falling apart today, he’s not all the way over his cold, he was up 3 hrs overnight with bad dreams. Exciting and fun things are happening here, but transition (even good) is fraught with stress. . And I just want to wrap him up with love and snuggle his pain away while he screams at me not to touch him. . He crashed for a late nap, and it’s a break for everyone. His stress reverberates out into the family in a big way. So we will try and reset. And try again this evening. . Wow, this is hard. And the background issues of this week bleed out into my own mood. And I find myself, like my little guy, angry and frustrated, and ready to fight. . I’d take any tips for helping your little manage big feelings. Or heck, any strategies that work for you. . . . #momLife #momStruggle #neurodiverse #adhdKids #adhdMoms #oldMom #MomOfTwins #boysbestfriend (at Talbot County, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfSH3upAnUY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
