It took some time to find a project that my granddaughter likes to do and of course it involves moving around: Which is gardening and she has the most professional garden I have ever seen in my live.
When it involves children no matter what the problem never give up. ADHD is just one of the issues we deal with on a daily basis in our family. We have a teenager with depression, three that are Bipolar, my spouse is terminally ill with brain cancer, two daughters with cancer, two grandsons with speech problems one of which was death until the age of two, and a grandson with ADD.
Our day to day life never ceases to amaze us, as there is always something going on that keeps us looking forward to the next day.
My motto: Always live and learn from what happens today and take it with you to tomorrow to make tomorrow a better day. Each day is day when memories are being made: because for there maynot be a tomorrow for one or more of us.
To all who reads this I wish you the best.
Dear Grandmom
Thank you so much for sharing your inspirational story. (By the way, when my son was little he got a hold of a curtain rod and ran around the house, trying to play the trumpet with it. He accidently took a chunk out of the top of his mouth. I was reminded of this story reading your post).
Anyway, your post reminds us to be thankful for all of our family. It reminds us of the good in each of us.
Thanks again, please keep us posted on how things are going.
Eileen
Thank you, Eileen for your comments and will keep you updated.
Last night my daughter called to let me know my granddaughter is making small improvements: which are just large enough to be noticable. My granddaughter wanted to have a little dog of her own: so my daughter had made a chart with a picture of the little dog like she wanted and pasted it at the top of the chart for her to see everyday and also gave her a laminated copy to carry with her everywhere including to school. She told her teacher why she had the picture and she would like some extra special help so she could do better in her school work. Her teacher agreed and worked everyday before and after school for two weeks and she did make some small improvements. Now my daughter and my grandaughter are now working to find something else that can be put on the chart: which she may want to work hard for.
I am proud of my daughter for being a patient single mom: who is raising three children on her own: working: and still giving everything she has left to her children. Both my grandsons are straight "A" students: and the younger of the two you can't tell by watching him or by his grades that he had had ADD when he was little and it was caught when he was very young.
I totally believe in Early Child Care Educational Intervention as it really works. We as parents, grandparents, teachers, grovernment officials, medical doctors, etc. should always work together to accomplish these goals.
What a loving and wonderful your daughter sounds like. Your grandchildren are lucky to have such a mother!! You must have done a great job raising her.
Charts always work do well with children with ADHD, as does giving them motivation, such as the dog.
I have always believed that every success, no matter how small, needs to be celebrated. So tonight, I will celebrate these successes with you.
Tell your daughter to keep up the great work.
Eilee
Thank you so much for your support: it does mean so much. When my daughters were small I didn't have the same support then: that I make sure that they always receive from me. Though I was married: their father was on a traveling crew and was rarely ever home: so I did 99.9% of raising them on my own. I am very proud to say: that I did my very best to be the best role model I could be for my girls. I am proud of all my girls for doing all they can for their children. This daughter is just one example of what each daughter can do for their children.
Thank you again for your support.
Kathy