My 2 yo is beginning to make HUGE strides in many ways, but along with these big strides in terms of exploring the world is an awful lot of frustration. He is still pre-verbal- though he does now have a couple signs and has picked up three!! (huge for us) words this week (up, cat, dog.) As he is engaging a whole lot more with people and the world around him, he is much less satisfied. He's also discovered that he is strong- he's taken to tackling his older sister and knocking her down. He is having tantrums, and he is generally being incredibly rough and tumble- he's actively seeking sensory input on a near-constant basis now.
Much as I celebrate much of this as developmentally appropriate, he doesn't have the language skills to match the rest and he is overwhelmingly frustrated, and acting out as a result.
What can I do to help ease his frustration? I am tapering off his low-arousal sensory diet at this point as it's been incredibly successful, but it's becoming problematic as he is now having a great deal of trouble sleeping. His OT also believes it is time to back off of that as he doesn't tolerate the activities any more, and he is seeking different stimulation now than he was. We will work on developing the next steps over the next few weeks.
In the meantime- I need some day to day strategies to help preserve sanity.
(Also, in this case, 'frustrated brute' is very much a term of endearment. I am thrilled to see him coming out of his shell and testing limits, but he's rather like a bull in a china shop.
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Much as I celebrate much of this as developmentally appropriate, he doesn't have the language skills to match the rest and he is overwhelmingly frustrated, and acting out as a result.
What can I do to help ease his frustration? I am tapering off his low-arousal sensory diet at this point as it's been incredibly successful, but it's becoming problematic as he is now having a great deal of trouble sleeping. His OT also believes it is time to back off of that as he doesn't tolerate the activities any more, and he is seeking different stimulation now than he was. We will work on developing the next steps over the next few weeks.
In the meantime- I need some day to day strategies to help preserve sanity.
(Also, in this case, 'frustrated brute' is very much a term of endearment. I am thrilled to see him coming out of his shell and testing limits, but he's rather like a bull in a china shop.
)
