Let's see Wednesday this week we had PT. Jen thought that Ayden Jane felt great and was combining skills beautifully. Her attention span was great and she was not easily frustrated. She was goofy and fun and cooperative. Then came Friday.
Friday brought ST with Nicole. Now Ayden Jane tends to give Nicole a more difficult time in general I think partially because she just finds movement more fun than communication. I told her Nicole was coming and she was excited, but it was all down hill after that. (Of course the lack of napping - see below- was likely part of the problem) She just became completely stubborn. Nicole showed her a picture card and asked her to say the word. Ayden Jane told her, 'all done cards'. We pushed her, tried to bribe her with stickers... There was just no way she was doing it. We did give up eventually and she proceeded to play with some animals she likes, but still was not really talking to Nicole. So what do you do when your kid won't talk to the speech therapist?
Napping. Well, Ayden Jane has decided that since she is approaching 2 1/2 she no longer needs a nap. She is wrong. Unfortunately she is also very stubborn about making this point and will find ways to keep herself awake. She would not even fall asleep for a few minutes in the car this week! When tired, Ayden Jane's speech is harder to understand and her patience with us is very small. Bad combination. At least she sleeps well at night.
I have to be honest in that I do like the stubborn, independent streak in Ayden Jane. She will likely need it down the road, but there are days...
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