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Becky Parker
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Posted: Sept 09 2006 at 10:50am \| IP Logged

I was reflecting this morning about how God directs our lives in such a beautiful way. He knows us so well, He knows what we need to keep us on His path. I was thinking about how, 5 years ago our little Catholic School closed and how my dh wanted us to homeschool. I was thinking about how I didn't want to, but through prayer came to see that it was best, at least for a year or two. 5 years later, I love it. I also found it interesting, that my ds Daniel was born the year before the school closed. Now that he is in Kindergarten (ish) I know that, while homeschooling has benefitted all of us beyond measure, it is especially necessary and beneficial for him. I have come to the conclusion that, even though I've tried to find every reason to believe he does not have ADHD, he does have it. I've been reading so many things about ADHD and then trying to make excuses for Daniel. "He doesn't have ADHD, he just lacks self control" or "I have done a poor job of teaching him to be respectful" etc. I have found though, that when I just look at him for the blessing he is, and accept the fact that he has this thing that makes him a little different, our lives are more peaceful. He is happier and I'm yelling less. Does any of this make sense? I know I'm rambling but I'm trying to get my thoughts down and that is not one of my talents! Anyway, as I look at things for what they are I realize that putting Daniel in school would have been very hard on him, and me! I would have worried about him all the time, and I know I would have been in conference with the teacher often. It just seems so much better with him at home. He can move when he needs to and his goofiness is okay here, he isn't going to be made fun of for not "being cool" or whatever. Since I am a teacher and had actually taught at our school that eventually closed, I also know that we would have never started on this journey of homeschooling had the school stayed open. I'm thanking God for bringing so many blessings out of something that started out so difficult. Just some thoughts on a rainy Saturday here in Michigan!
Becky

Cheryl
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Posted: Sept 09 2006 at 12:47pm \| IP Logged

Becky Parker wrote:

I have come to the conclusion that, even though I've tried to find every reason to believe he does not have ADHD, he does have it. I've been reading so many things about ADHD and then trying to make excuses for Daniel. "He doesn't have ADHD, he just lacks self control" or "I have done a poor job of teaching him to be respectful" etc. Becky

I can identify with this. I'm still not sure if my ds 5 has it or not. (We are going to speak with a counselor about it this week.) I sometimes think he's just immature or maybe certain foods are affecting his behavior. He is very outgoing. When my ds 7 was going to preschool, before we started homeschooling, the teachers all wanted Joseph (ds 5, then 2.5)to come to school because he was so friendly. I had a feeling inside me that there was no way he was ready for preschool. I didn't think he could handle it. Although I never thought about it when I decided to homeschool, I think now that homeschooling is going to help him the most.

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