Back to school

I've spent two mornings at Cody's school this week helping out in the classroom. It has been so much fun but a huge eye opener to what this next generation could be like. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful teacher this year. She does an amazing job and believe me, she has her hands full!! What really surprised me, and I guess it really shouldn't but there are some kids in Cody's class that have real issues and it doesn't seem like the parents help them. I am in no place to judge others but I just know how important early intervention is. Some of these kids have real emotional problems. It's sad and makes you want to give them a big hug and help them in any way you can. It's a bit overwhelming. One of my jobs was to help one child with his spelling test. He totally shut down and kept saying that he didn't study and doesn't know his sounds. When I heard that it made me a bit angry towards his parents. I know that parents these days have a lot of their shoulders but if you choose to have children you need to help them be successful. I know what it is like to have a special needs child and how much support and studying he needs to do.
Any how, I will definitely be back to help out and am glad that I have the time to do so. My plea...parents, please help your children be successful!

last week

We are now in our last week of the new medication (Strattera). We go back to the Dr. on Wed to discuss the results. It's hard to say if it's working or not because he's been out of school for a week. The next few days in school should tell us something. But the Psychologist we talked to told us the full benefits of Strattera won't show until about 6-8 weeks.
I am trying to become as knowledgeable as I can so I've been reading a new book that the Psychologist we met with recommended. The book suggests having your child eat a good protein filled meal for breakfast and lunch. Protein is supposed to help with the inattention, and other behaviors that come along with ADHD. I took inventory of all the food Cody will eat and checked the protein and Iron levels. As healthy as Daniel and I are, we are way more relaxed with Cody's eating...which has become a bad thing. Needless to say there are now some snacks that have been thrown out. Cody isn't the best eater so we've been trying extra hard to get him to eat new things. He now wants a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast! The book suggests to buy some type of protein powder that you can put into food or drinks. We already happen to have a chocolate protein powder that we take so we've been putting it in Cody's milk. Cody is a big water drinker so we have to force him to drink the chocolate milk!
The book also recommends that you work on one behavior you would like to change a week. That way it gives them more time to focus on just the one behavior. This book was full of good ideas and I can't wait to start implementing them into our everyday lives.