Ok,STRESS.....Ineed advice on this one!! My DS has new therapies and I know it takes time to get acclamated and know the therapists,etc. He is actually doing pretty good and seems fine during session
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We have been 3 times so far-today will be number 4) THe problem is, when we walk OUT of the building he screams a tantrum scream for alooong time, and then added a cry yesterday that turned into a sobI have found that it is is usually a combination of letting off some steam, and
having problems with the transistion out of therapy. Sometimes all you
need is to have the last few minutes of therapy be a calming an re-centering
time to make it easier. The therapists should definitely have some ideas.
Good luck!I think everyone has given great advice already. I just wanted to add- How about a reward or treat at the end of therapy? Liz
With all new things Sarah would go through this..over time it got better:)
It helps if the therapist uses reinforcers throughout and brief breaks as needed:)
Hang in there!
Not crying, but stress and exhaustion.
We had a VERY intense SLP who would do an hour at time with dd when she was about 3.5. Sometimes during therapy she would go into fetal position. The therapies worked ...
Be sure and let the therapists know -- they might need to back down a little? Or maybe some stress-relief breaks like mini-tramp jumping would be helpful?
I agree talk to the therapist. They may have info about it. I do know when Nicky was first starting his over two years now he had a similar reaction, but after a few they went away.
Good luck and Boy the sobbing is the worst. It breaks my heart
Hang in there
feeling in the world. It goes against every parental instinct to let a child cry
like that. It does get less and less. I am glad to hear that your little one is
making progress though. Stay strong but also communicate any concerns
that you may have to your therapists.
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