Parenting Preschoolers (3-5) Support Group
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my grandson is 4 years old and has a speech and language delay so has very little speech and does some signing[makaton]just lately he will not get dressed he screams when you try to dress him and fights to stop you putting his clothes on or taking them off....i have tried forcing him and he eventually calms down and accepts the clothes but am i missing something ? and is there some better way than this to do it...i hate to see him so distressed over something so trivial
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I have been here before, a long long time ago and now I am back.Forgive me for not just saying what I want to say,even under a triple dose of antidepressants it is still raw and seeping and I am hesitant at revealing it as at least under the bandages around my heart I don,t have to look at how raw and wounded.My child was cleaved from my heart by his own actions. my child of ten,turning eleven...
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
as for the actual problem of getting him dressed, see if you can create a rewards system. I made a visual chart and when my son took off or put on clothes (we had this problem both ways), he would be able to move the velcroed picture of the shirt from TO DO to DONE. If he did them all without too much struggle, he got to read a book with one of us. He really liked it and we finally were able to take away the visual.
For your grandson, you may want to create something with a faster rewards system: Maybe a sticker for each article of clothing, and if he gets done easily, five minutes to play with his cars (or whatever else he's into) before heading out the door (obviously planning the time into your schedule.)
I hope that this is helpful and hope that you can find something that will work for you and your grandson. Ultimately, we all have to modify to fit our families.
Good Luck!