Got word today from our SW. Our little girl, the oldest, E has been engaging in "play therapy" as a way of learning to express her emotions. The information we got today in a nut-shell says that E feels the need to be motherly. It's natural for little girls to have a motherly instinct, but sometimes children who have been removed from their primary care givers do it to a fault and it becomes abnormal.
I deal with this a lot with some of the little girls in our church who have been forced to grow up too fast and parent their siblings. I always have to reassure them that they don't have to be responsible for anyone but themselves when a responsible grown up is around. It seems to relieve them but I can't help but notice how they take care to notice my every action toward their sibs. It's kinda sad sometimes. I think all children should have the chance to be a child and some of them just don't. I'll have to be sure we make E feel content that we are adequate in our parenting abilities and she can relax. I want her to enjoy all the things that little girls love!
YAY! N is making progress! This is great news. We are hoping some time with his new brothers will help him too.
I'm off to church! Love to all.
~K
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