Feb. 28, 2008 - 8 Great Traits of Challenging Children
8 GREAT TRAITS OF CHALLENGING CHILDREN
#1 -- They are leaders. They're not content to sit back and let others tell them what to do.
#2 -- They march to a different drummer. They're unique and have an original take on life.
#3 -- They are creative and have intense feelings. They find colors, sounds, and movement fascinating and stimulating.
#4 -- They are memorable. People notice them; they don't just fade into the woodwork.
#5 -- They are independent thinkers. They demand answers and search for reasons and meaning.
#6 -- They have high energy. They won't sit in a stupor, vegging out in front of the TV.
#7 -- They usually know what they want. They're not wishy-washy.
#8 -- They are often sensitive and demonstrative. Their expressions of love are spontaneous and sincere.
Copied from Parents magazine 1997
Our Kaylah to a T...tonight Kaylah decided she didn't like it when I told her that she had enough soy sauce on her stir-fry. So, she went ahead and spit at me. Not once but twice. It wasn't the first time it happened either. Jason brought her upstairs to cool off and when he came back down, we could hear her kicking and yelling. She does this high pitched scream when she doesn't like how something is. So, anyway, tonight when we're putting her to bed, Jason notices that there's a whole in the wall next to her bed. Her bed is against the wall and the hole is the same size as her heel. Of course she denies that she made the hole. Which is another thing altogether because she's been lying compulsively lately. When we ask her to tell the truth about this or anything, it always seems to be the fault of the babies or our dog, Scrunch. We come downstairs and a bit later she follows, tellimg Jason that it was her and she's sorry but she wants to watch t.v. with him. So should that be it? Should she be forgiven and allowed to just hang with dad when 1. she lied and 2. she should be in bed? It's hard. She's made me cry quite a few times out of frustration. I hate to admit that she has this power over me but she does. There has to be someway to get through to her...
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