I have read an article in Smart Parenting regarding the Stressed Out Kid, and how can you tell if you have one. Crankiness and getting no focus at all is an example. I have been observing Caine for the a month since I have read the article. Everyday she is cranky, she has no focus and can't seem to stay put. She is hyper-active, clumsy and naughty. That's my 4-year old daughter. Yes, she is cranky everyday, but not all times, 4:00pm seemed to be her snooze time so by then, you would expect her to be a primadonna. She has no focus, It could be my fault, I let her try anything that would interest her and I get so overwhelmed with things that she likes to do, I can not control her. Hyper-active, it's ok as long as he doesn't hurt herself or anybody at least. Clumsy, her tiny little fingers can not hold it all so better not let her hold any breakable objects. Naughty, she loves to play with water, she loves to walk barefoot, mash slimy toys, sometimes it's cute but I put limit to it, but the thing is when I tell her to stop, she'd say, "Mommy you're timed-out!"

Tell me, am I still in denial? Because I know and I feel she is not. Why? She is still so sweet, she is getting good grades, and I think many are still interested to become her friends. Well, to be safe, I should be stepping backwards for a while just to check if I have been expecting too much from my daughter. And this picture?? She posed for it, I asked her to look mad and match it with her hair messed up..Yes, really!

 

 

*** The blog above was written to assess how my daughter is coping up with everything. I have gathered comments from friends and these are my realizations:

 

1. She is definitely not a stressed-out kid.

2. She is definitely hyper-active and that's okay than not responding to her environment at all.

3. It will probably take a while for her to focus on something that she'd prefer developing as talent or skill, and I should be really thankful that she could be versatile after all.

4. I receive good remarks from her teachers in school.

5. She follows instructions.

6. I realize that there could be something she wants but she can't seemt to know what, and it's making her cranky. It's natural, even I have that mood, I feel hungry but can't seem to know what I wanted to eat. NO, I know what you are thinking..I am not pregnat haha!!

 

So, I thank my friends for helping me arrive with these realizations and I know there will be more results to my on-going assessment.