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Posted by Taz's Mom on April 15th, 2006 filed in Spirited Child

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:11 am
Post subject: The ABCs of Spirited/High-Needs Children

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Copied from Parent Soup.

A is for Active … very active

B is for Big hug — these kids give the most wonderful hugs with their whole body

C is for Calling, “Mommy, I need you” 100 times a day!

D is for Determination — they certainly know what they want

E is for Enthusiasm

F is for Freaking out over every little thing!

G is for Go, Go, Go! They’re always on the go

H is for “Hurry up! I need it now!”

I is for Independent — “I can do it!”

J is for Jumping and leaping — what energy these children have!

K is for Kaboom! (Because my boys make my house look like a bomb hit it)

L is for the Love that they give

M is for More — our children are more frustrating, but also more fascinating, than most!

N is for being Neurotic about the littlest things

O is for Observant — they see everything around them, except for what they’re tripping over!

P is for Persistence, Power and Passion

Q is for the little Quirks that make them who they are

R is for Rest … do they ever rest?

S is, of course, for Spirited — but also Sensitive

T is for Tantrums, Trying our patience, Tenacious and Terrific

U is for Unbelievably challenging!

V is for Vivacious, Vocal and Vigorous

W is for When will this get easier?

X is for eXtreme — they do everything to the extreme

Y is for Yowza! Am I going to survive these kids?

Z is for Zzzzzz — finally, they’re asleep

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