What Can You Say?

How about Oh MY Chili to start with!  Friends know what that means. HAHAHA  I went to pick up Brady from school last Friday and found myself looking at his teacher straight in mad eyes.  Uh oh.  Never been here before.  Do I dare ask how the day went?  eeeeeee  Ok, so I asked.  Those who know Brady, are you laughing yet?

I got a bad report.  A report I knew would come eventually but was hoping would hold off.  Ugh, he hurt someone in class.  Grag this little childs face and actually left marks on him - I saw it.  How do you apologize to the parent?  I did and she kind of shrugged it off.  Personally, her child is kind of like Brady - not to the extent maybe, but a boy, too, all the same.  The funny thing is his teacher really did not talk to me about it.  It may be because everyone was picking up their kid and she didn't have time.  I figured if it was really a problem she still would have talked to me.  I went home and talked to Brady...ALOT.  His tractor was taken away for the day and he was ok with it.  He actually understood why and did not even go near it.  Kevin and I that night decided to really crack down on the behavior issues at home.  We talked and talked and talked to him.  We tried to make him understand that hitting hurts people and it is a no, no.  Things went pretty well through the weekend.

When I took him into school Monday morning I spoke with the teacher more indepth.  She still did not act like it was something insane but did comment that he is getting worse.  We talked and I prayed that he would have a better day.  Well...he didn't get a stamp but he didn't put a mark on anyone.  I believe she said he was hitting and throwing things.  WOW!  He is just Brady.  We are really doing all we can do besides having him in therapy.  He isn't crazy, like running around in fits of anger.  He just walks by you and decides to smack you in the head, or push you over or throw a truck at you.  Then he'll say sorry, hug you and possibly do it all over again...in a few minutes.  I really think this is a 3 year old phase.  I've talked to him older sister about not hitting him.  His father and I do not hit the children.  Now what kind of message would that set?  So, I'm made sure to say no to that punishment.  We are doing timeout and I started taking stuff away from him. 

At this point, it is just a waiting game.  We are praying that he will straighten up as he matures, whenever that might be.  He is a boy/guy afterall.  :-)  He's my Brady and I love him.  All we can do is show him the love that God wants him to have and hope he learns how to show it as well.