Instead I'm proud of my Tiger and I often brag about all the things she has overcome.
Every new skill mastered, is cause for celebration. I'm not throwing parties over here, but I am having a fancy coffee, or a glass of wine with dinner, or making some treats for my little family. After all, Tigerlily has to work just that little bit harder to master skills, and lets face it, I need to be just that little bit more patient, persistent or pushy, to get the job done.
Some of the things I've celebrated, most parents never even think about,
for instance, automatic reactions.
When you stumble or fall you automatically put your hands out. This can help you catch yourself and stop the fall, it can also save your face..... literally.
Tiger needed to be taught how to put her hands out when falling. Due to her motor planning challenges, she suffered many a split lip and bruised face.
The OT and PT showed me some really cool activities to do with her. My favourite was superman. Tiger would lie tummy down on her small exercise ball and we would tip it forward until she was flying,( leg and arms off the ball, balancing on her tummy) and then tip the ball forward slowly till she was almost falling, so she could practice getting her hands up.
I remember the first time she got her hands up in time to save herself. What a great day that was.
The High Functioning Life, where there's no shame in the need to train.
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