Sam has been doing his exercises at least once a day. Not
quite the 3-5 times per day that they suggest but considering the whole series
takes about ten minutes and we run around all day like crazy people, I think it’s pretty good.
To make Sam feel like he has some control, we let him choose
the order. Usually he likes to do the four eye exercises first. Then he moves
on to the primitive reflex exercises. What are they? Primitive reflexes are
automatic and repetitive movements that are essential in the womb and during
early development. They shouldn’t
be active after a child’s first year and if they are, they can hinder the
appropriate brain development. Sam has to do eight exercises to help him
eliminate the presence of the rooting, spinal galant and moro reflexes (to name a few). When
he’s done with those, he strengthens his core. It’s an active ten
minutes; he’s a real sport and does them without much fuss.
We are writing down the foods Sam eats. The list is kind of
horrifying and a change isn’t going to be a bad thing. A few highlights –
Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Pizza Bites, M&Ms and Eggo Nutrigrain Waffles. But
it’s not all bad. He had five pears, four apples, more grapes than I can count
and chicken skewers from Wild Ginger in Maplewood.
His screen time has been cut. Each weekday, he played less
than an hour of video games and watched no TV. He missed it but managed. I was
kind of terrified for the weekend. Sam likes his games and he’s used to playing
as much as he wants when there’s no school. He woke up at 7 and he played till
about 10am. 3 hours. Not great. But better than the weekend before. When his
time was up, we filled the days with lunch out, drawing, reading and playing
with Legos. It was pretty fun. He entertained himself more than I thought he
would and when he wanted company, we all had a pretty good time playing
together.
It feels like the only music on is his. I wonder
if my brain is balancing too since I am listening to it as much as he is. It’s
not unbearable but we’re only one week in. I think it might make me crazy by
the end. I need to get him to listen to it on his iPod.
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