He has “additional needs” so it’s getting hard to know where the line between independence and safety should be. The first things to get out of the way are that he has a dummy, and since he broke his foot back in February buggy use has slowly increased (not all the time, maybe once or twice a month in places I know he has meltdowns, he cried his eyes out when I mentioned getting rid of it).
He can change his own incontinence pads, but at times when he regresses with pooing he is still changed by an adult.
He is allowed out the front to play with other kids, it’s one quiet road and a big grassy area.
At home I try to keep him down stairs, he is allowed up stairs and in his room but I do try and keep him in the living room and kitchen, mostly so my 13 year old has some place to herself (he’s not overly good with understanding privacy).
chores:
Setting the table
Feeding the pets
Tiding up his own toys
polishing stuff
Washing up a few things
makes cereal (messy, but we are getting there!)
Does this sound fair to people or do you think i should be trying to teach more skills to help him?
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Piratejones · 20/07/2014 20:07
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