Saturday, 18 August 2012

Rough start with Joey this morning, who lost it over nothing.  Wanted to make a robot out of bits and pieces.  Nothing wrong with that but a) we didn't have the time as I was making breakfast and we then had to go to boxing and b) we didn't have the right kit and tools to hand.  Bad enough that he lost it, major tantrum, but that somehow he blamed himself for the failure to make the robot.

He asid something interesting to Anne when we eventually all calmed down and before leaving.  That he thought that by getting things right he would be happy.  But in this he means perfect.  Don't know where this came from.  Certainly nit us as we are constantly telling Joey that all we want for him to do is try his best and be happy, that whilst he is getting good at many things, he cannot and should not expect to be perfect.

We'll have to think carefully about how to deal with this.

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