tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710146302767763113.post7368149876784069929..comments2023-04-25T18:12:42.744-07:00Comments on A family for keeps: Who knew..Foster mama Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09436855419678379104noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710146302767763113.post-81060465156754768862009-04-27T18:26:00.000-07:002009-04-27T18:26:00.000-07:00I know how demoralizing and physically painful it ...I know how demoralizing and physically painful it is sometimes..how many times I have cried while holding my child and praying for a way to make her understand and accept my love for her. Attachment parenting is very hard work..but the victories are so rewarding!! look for the small victories each day!matryoshkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159644735944561441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710146302767763113.post-57224831310423469392009-04-25T19:52:00.000-07:002009-04-25T19:52:00.000-07:00Hi Karen. I am sure it is so so so hard. I think...Hi Karen. I am sure it is so so so hard. I think what Torina said is a good idea. I mean, think about what this little guy is coming from? Maybe (I pray not, because if so may God have mercy on the soul of the person who did so) he too was slapped and told to shut up and that he was hated. You are so so so what this little guy needs. You are doing God's work, Karen. Stay strong!!!! You are amazing!!Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17316736355666634824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710146302767763113.post-66381112418093430692009-04-25T15:38:00.000-07:002009-04-25T15:38:00.000-07:00It will take a LOT of time, but usually the behavi...It will take a LOT of time, but usually the behaviors do diminish. With all three of my kids, it was by far the worst during the first few months. With T, it was the first year. Hang in there. If you give him some simple choices in things, it helps. Like for lunch, he can choose between soup or a sandwich. For playtime, he can choose between blocks or cars. That sort of thing give kids like ours a sense of empowerment because they have never been given choices before.Torinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992090842674056507noreply@blogger.com