Why is it that on Sunday afternoons all I want to do is take a nap? Since I am not taking a nap, I am here, at my computer which is kind of like zoning out, but I have one ear open for the kids.

I have decided to blog about my 3rd child. He's a boy, my 2nd boy.
When he was born( was induced because he was two weeks late, but it was a vary hard, fast labour), the Dr laid him on my stomach and I looked down at him(my new son, not the Dr) and I have the distinct memory of saying "Who are you?". 
Well, now, 6yrs later, I know who he is.  As a baby he was very demanding, he was climbing before he could walk.  When he was 2 he tried his hand at driving and drove our van through a fence(thankfully no one was hurt).  He has no fear and he's the family comedian.  If you tell him that 'such and such' will happen if he does 'that', then he will do it anyway, just to see if what you said is true. 
If he was in public school, I'm sure they would want me to get him tested for some type of attention disorder.  This year will be his Grade 1 year(although I do not put much emphasis on grades) and I've realized that I'm going to need a whole new approach to teaching him.  So last night I began to read this book:

Already I know this is going to be a good book and a great help. The author has a son diagnosed with ADHD, but the suggestions so far can work with any child. My oldest dd is very easily distracted and already I've discovered things that would help her, like putting a cardboard or corrugated plastic cubicle around her workspace. We do a lot of reading aloud and I've never minded the kids doing quiet things while I read. Some of the author's suggestions are letting them walk in circles around the table or screwing screws into a board with a screwdriver.  I think that this year we're going to be doing a lot of learning games as well.
So far this is a great book and I think it will continue to be one.
I will keep you posted on how my things are going with my son.

Hmmmmmmm........he sounds just like my 2nd son!
Just yesterday he found a small packet of salt and decided to dump it in his mouth. I told him he would regret it, but go right on ahead......after he finished gagging he said, "i guess i'll always have to learn the hard way."

I have that book, too! It is great. I need to read up on it again for a refresher. I tend to fall back into my old ways of just begging them to stay on task.