Comments on: Mayhem Management: Dealing with childhood anxiety

By: Twisted Domestic Goddess

Twisted Domestic Goddess — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:45:21 +0000

Yes there are a lot of other issues on top of just trying to blend the family but out of respect I haven’t ventured into any of them yet. Every day though is a struggle here especially when it comes to the scheduling.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:53:19 +0000

Technology is awesome, but there is definitely something about the tactile connections that I think is especially important. My other daughter is dyslexic and I have started using a very visual tactile way to teach her her spelling words. It’s working so much better than any app I have found.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:51:37 +0000

That’s interesting that she is still that way. I can see having my calendar available to her as she gets older. I wish you could blog about it too!!

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:04:44 +0000

It is wonderful how inspired you are regarding your children–that was a brilliant idea!

By: Twisted Domestic Goddess

Twisted Domestic Goddess — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:33:20 +0000

Totally awesome Stacey!!! This is the one area that Trin struggles in as well and one of the reasons I made a schedule again.Even the slightest change TOTALLY throws her off. I will be sitting down here soon in the next couple weeks to do our summer schedule(actually probably sooner) as well as an alternate sheet that says if we’re not doing these things what else can we be doing?You constantly have to tell her what to do even if it’s just to go enjoy having freetime. I also have my spiral calendar and then the white board so everyone can see where we all have to be on certain days. It has helped some what but there are many other issues we’re dealing with as well. I so WISH I could blog about it.

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:10:04 +0000

Great post. My kids are older; the anxious one seems to do better with a visible schedule. She has a cell phone but the good old fashioned calendar and dry erase board works best. I also hang schedules all over the house, like inside the medicine cabinet. When she knows what’s coming up it helps. When she needs to remind me of things I ask her to text me so I have it in “writing” and we have a record (she gets upset if I forget something or get something wrong). I also write my schedule on the board/calendar so that she knows ahead of time when I’m not available and when I am. I love all the digital technology but I believe people need visual cues and tactile connections.