My daughter who is 15 got her learner's permit this summer. She and I have attempted more than once to go and practice. She has to get a certain number of hours under her belt before she goes on to "Segment 2" and then to get her license. We have practiced in parking lots which really don't give you that "real life" experience. I learned how to drive back in the Washington, DC area which has the infamous Beltway. If you can drive on that you can drive anywhere! I have found that I am way too nervous to be in the car with her right now. She went with her dad over the weekend and came back and said, "Dad is much better to go practicing with." I was like I definitely agree with you there :) My daughter and I are very close, but she always remembers that I am the parent. I know that I need to ease some of my anxiety about her driving so she doesn't feel so stressed with me when I'm with her. I was just telling my daughter pretty recently that she is not too old to have a "time out" when she does an eye roll or a similar type of teen behavior. I did an eye roll at her the other day and she called me on it. I told her I was disrespectful and apologized. I believe that to have a good relationship keep those lines of communication open. She knows that having Facebook is a privilege. I think the best we can do for all kids no matter what age is to give them independence, but just enough that you can reel them back in when you need to. Always remember you are the one in charge!
We are heading towards 600 orders for Dominic's business. Since our long-term goal for Baked Goods By Dominic is having a "brick-and-mortar" and hire those with disabilities, it is essential and imperative that I continue to teach him all parts of the business. Since I prompted Dominic for so many years for speech, he has become "prompt dependent." What that essentially means is that he will look at me for a prompt, like, "what do you do next?" I do that one a lot. Dominic has been going to a private speech therapist for over ten years and she reminds me often that Dominic usually will know the answer, if I am patient and wait for him. That has been a very hard habit to break! Dominic has an incredible memory, so I put it to the test this morning. I didn't write out the steps, I wanted to see how much he could do completely on his own. We have a customer picking up his order today, but the only thing that had been done is putting the cookies into t...
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