Parenting Is An Adventure By Discovering Blake - 950 Words

Parenting is an Adventure We were so excited to start our family! When we brought home our beautiful, healthy, baby boy that sunny day in August, we had no idea that he was anything else other than perfect. As we watched him build with blocks we wondered, will he be an architect? While he worked his little wooden puzzles, we relished in the thought that he could be the scientist who discovers the cure for cancer! There are many different parents and parenting styles; however, there are three creeds for every good parent to follow: hope, optimism, and determination. Discovering Blake has autism made us reevaluate our parenting style, but in no way diminished our hopes and dreams for his future. Blake has grown to enjoy social interactions more as he has gotten older. We were determined to make social interactions a source of joy for our son, instead of a source of anxiety. When Blake was a young child, he would not interact with peers; instead he would participate in parallel play. At times it would seem that he had a time limit with social interaction and would become agitated if it continued beyond the point he was willing to participate. To help counter some of these tendencies, beyond his normal therapy visits, we took him to as many social gatherings as we could. Offering him the opportunity to practice his social skills was the best thing we could do to help him. As he has gotten older Blake tolerates social interaction for much longer periods of time and initiatesShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesUniversity Anne Berthelot, University of Texas at El Paso David Bess, Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii Bruce Bikle, California State University, Sacramento xxx Richard Blackburn, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Weldon Blake, Bethune-Cookman College Carl Blencke, University of Central Florida Michael Bochenek, Elmhurst College Alicia Boisnier, State University of New York William H. Bommer, Cleveland State University Bryan Bonner, University of Utah Jessica Bradley, Clemson