As some of you know, Rachael has a speech delay. It has been very frustrating for all three of us, so I applied for a program sponsored by SUU (I think...). We had a speech therapist come to our house to give me some advice and some activities to do with her to increase her speech (i.e. read to her, sing to her, play with her. Ummm... when have I not done these things with her?). Basically, she left and I just felt like a terrible mom and had an emotional breakdown. ANYWAYS. This program also involves Rachael attending a playgroup every week. She had her first "class" last Friday. It was pretty short, only 30 minutes, and I had to hide in the office because I knew if she saw me, she'd only want to interact with me, which is not the purpose of this class. They had snack (waffles and syrup? weird, but effective...), read a book , picked up some squishy worms with big tweezers (fine motor skills), and played. Luckily, we will no longer be going on Fridays, but Tuesdays. That will give her a 90 minute class which I'm very excited about. I truly believe this extra social interaction with kids her age will help her more than anything.
3 comments:
It sounds like you are doing everything you should be doing - and you are NOT a bad mommy! The fact that you are trying so hard is a testament in and of itself. Just keep being involved and keep trying new things and everything will work out. Each child is different and there is nothing wrong with that! Hang in there!
I love her cheezie smile for the camera and the way that she looks sitting so angelicly in her chair for a story! What a doll and what a stylin' outfit she's got on. Cutie Rachael. Erin, you are a wonderful mother! Love you!
Your a GREAT mommy! You're doing everything and more, so no frets my dearest little pony! She is so cute. She's rocking that cute outfit. I just heart her cuteness!
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