M is a swimmer and French Horn player. She is like a fish in the water. We have been working on her self-esteem since she came to our family. She is wonderful and talented at everything she does, just needs that little boost, like many people. She has note next to her bed that reads,"Today you don't need to have any confidence, because I have enough confidence for the both of us.-Coach." She chose to keep this note to remind herself of how much confidence others have in her abilities. She mentors at Skill Support, which pairs a regular education student with a Special Education student to help build relationships among the students. She already has experience dealing with Z who is on the autism spectrum so this is right up her ally. M also plays the French Horn. So as you can see she is one busy young lady. Having so many things to do, I think helps with her confidence. She see that she is good at something and that others value her talents, allows her to see value in herself as well.
H is a lover of FOOTBALL. He started out in a little league and has progressed into a little football beast. He loves the game, playing and watching it. He gets that from his father. Right now that is the only sport he is involved and that is probably a good thing, because he loves it more than anything else. He is dedicated to the sport and we love his enthusiasm. Yes, I am that mom that is screaming on the sidelines for my child to tackle other people's children. I am that mom, that wears the embarrassing shirts to games. I am working my way up to being that mom that brings wine to the games, but since the games are on school grounds, I am trying to follow the rules and not get arrested for bringing wine to a football game. (YET!) When he gets that big football contract, momma is the first one he will take care of!
C plays soccer and loves every minute of it. She is fast, she gets that from me. I used to run track, so just go with it. My children are athletically inclined and that does come from both myself and her father and we like that. It gives us something to do with them other than homework. C also plays an instrument. She tried several out during an activity night at the school and settled on the Flute. This please my youngest sister to no end, she has played the flute for over 15 years. I just sent her a video at C's request of her playing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Needless to say my sister was very pleased with her performance, since she posted it on Facebook.
When the "bigs" choose something to do for the school year, like football, playing an instrument, they have to commit to it. They are not allowed to quit, they must finish out the season or the year with that activity. H didn't like playing an instrument, but he had to finish out the year playing. They know this rule going into it and they follow through. It is important for us to instill in our children that once they make a commitment, they stick to it. If we allow them to just quit, we are doing a disservice to them and they are letting down the others involved in that activity as well. We want our children to thrive in the activities they do. We do not over schedule our children, we know what they can handle and so do they. School comes first and if an activity interferes with that, we sit down and discuss what needs to happen. They are great about following through and we couldn't be more proud of them.
The "littles" are not involved in anything at the moment, but it will only be a matter of years before we will need a massive calendar on the wall in the kitchen to direct us to the various activities they are all in. We will be tired parents but happy parents. With getting all five children to various places, yes, we drive a conversion van for a reason.
Have a wonderful start to your week! #CarrChronicles
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