Not Our Kids--the conference part 1

The conference was great.  I was glad I went.  In addition to free 5 CEUs I got very good information and was inspired by a few sessions and especially a theatrical production presented by 3 teenagers that is called  Disordered [thy name is teenager] .

 I met a few people I know from my internship.  The conference started with a keynote speakers, a mother and her children who were sharing their journey with Bi-Polar disorder of her oldest daughter. 

 The daughter is 21 now and openly talks about her experiences with issues, treatments and various diagnosis that she had until she got diagnosed with bi-polar and started getting right medications.  The story actually sounded to me more like she has an Asperger’s syndrome with ADD but apparently it was bipolar.  I have heard other stories and each person experiences it differently. 

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Not Our Kids--the conference part 1

The conference was great.  I was glad I went.  In addition to free 5 CEUs I got very good information and was inspired by a few sessions and especially a theatrical production presented by 3 teenagers that is called  Disordered [thy name is teenager] .

 I met a few people I know from my internship.  The conference started with a keynote speakers, a mother and her children who were sharing their journey with Bi-Polar disorder of her oldest daughter. 

 The daughter is 21 now and openly talks about her experiences with issues, treatments and various diagnosis that she had until she got diagnosed with bi-polar and started getting right medications.  The story actually sounded to me more like she has an Asperger’s syndrome with ADD but apparently it was bipolar.  I have heard other stories and each person experiences it differently. 

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Teaching kids and us happiness Part 2 of the conference

Teaching kids and us happiness presented by Da-vid Rosenthal.

 Naturally, we are wired to see what we don’t have or what is wrong with things instead of appreciate what we have and what works.  As parents, we must teach kids skill of shifting their attention to appreciation of reality rather than being unhappy about unrealistic future desires and things. 

 The presenter gave an example of a kid who asked parents to buy an iPod and once they bought it, the kid was not happy because now he wanted iPod Touch or something else.  It totally sounded like our story with Mishka and all of the things he wants to have and not paying attention to what he already has. 

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Смотрели на выходных вечером кино Индиана Джонс 3.  В конце фильма они поженились и поцеловались.  Во время поцелуя на большом экране наша Мишелка (2 года) прокомментировала: "Юбят они!" (любят они).
Откуда она это знает??? ей только 2 года!!! она только говорить недавно научилась!!!

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Смотрели на выходных вечером кино Индиана Джонс 3.  В конце фильма они поженились и поцеловались.  Во время поцелуя на большом экране наша Мишелка (2 года) прокомментировала: "Юбят они!" (любят они).
Откуда она это знает??? ей только 2 года!!! она только говорить недавно научилась!!!