Any experience with "sensory" kids??

[Inspired by Reggio]

Good lord - just because human beings have a predisposition to do something does not make it ACCEPTABLE to do so or appropriate to ENCOURAGE a child to do so ... yes children are sensory orientated and will put anything in their mouth - it is our job to TEACH them what is acceptable and what is not and when they are given mixed message it takes them longer to figure that out themselves through trial and error - aka when I chew on a stick I get a soar splinter mouth!

Seriously by that mans logic if a child was curious about a knife cause it is NORMAL for kids to be curious after all and so if left in their access they would pick it up we should just LET HIM or they are often fascinated with their POO so hey lets just leave them diaper-less and go to it - save on creative art supplies

Honestly we are a civilized society because we have learned what is safe and what is not safe and what is socially acceptable or what behaviour leads to anarchy and put 'rules' in place and we pass that ON to younger generations so they do not have to keep recreating the wheel but can instead build on that knowledge!

Sorry I always try to think of termination as a last resort but I would have terminated that client as well Brights because I cannot work with someone whose values are so varied from mine!

[bright sparks]

I cannot work with someone whose values are so varied from mine!

This dcb's dad never had anything to do with him. He worked away for and was just at home on the weekends up until a few weeks before the meeting so working with mum on this was never a problem. Like I said she was very open and a great communicater. On several occasion she did express huge amounts of gratitude toward me for all the extra attention I was giving **** with his struggles. Ultimatly it was when dad got involved and is the polar opposite of mum that things broke down extremely quickly. Even the dcb's mum was dumbfounded as any issues I brought up that dad had said he'd seen, she had not and he had never told her. Coincedently, she has left him now. I do still have this child for occasional days and only if I have space, and its nice to see that he is getting some help and progressing in some areas.