Assignment 6

My husband and I separated, so that does not help in Katie Anne’s attachment issues. She still over-reacts to stressful situations and can become anxious, moody or slightly depressed. She is often clingy and apprehensive of new situations. We continue to provide emotional support for Katie Anne until she feels comfortable in new situations. To encourage her independence, recently we tried rewarding her for facing a new situation independently. She has struggled with attachment issues from birth.

Katie Anne requires additional help in the areas of visual arts and spatial understanding, speaking and listening, and understanding content during social studies and science. This surprises me right now, because Katie Anne loves science. I am not sure what to do to parent her differently in this virtual world. I thought that encouraging her love of science through visiting museums would assist her make the connections with language. Next we will try getting more books out of the library on those topics and reading frequently. She has made spme progress with regard to speaking. She can articulate what she wants to say somewhat better - a big change from when she was a pre-schooler and was behind for her age. She still struggles with spatial exercises.

Katie Anne has made great strides with regard to controlling her impulsive or distractible behavior. Earlier as a toddler and pre-schooler, she struggled with this. Novel behavior for her age includes comparing our parenting skills with those of her peers. She demostrates appropriate peer interaction, once she warms up.