Cameron hit a wall at the start of the school year. He was so busy. He was so unfocused. He was not meeting his teacher’s expectations. He was having a similar challenge as he took on a new challenge of playing flag football. It’s his first time playing. At first he couldn’t maintain focus but lately, he’s starting to shine through. Cameron can be a pretty darn good blocker when he tries! It’s great to watch him improve at something and it makes him super proud. So cute.
At school, I’ve spent a lot of time with Cam and his teacher to find the best way to help him learn to focus. He can do it. He’s proved to us in tiny moments how he can do great work. He just hasn’t been consistent. So I’m working very closely with his teacher to try and find solutions. I won’t go on and on about how his actions confuse me. But I don’t understand how he can’t be worried about what others think of him — the emotional outbursts, the constant reminders to listen from his teacher… I don’t get it. But I am ready to try as hard as I can to help him. I’m starting to consider removing an item in his diet each month to see if it helps him focus while he works.
One thing I’ve committed myself is to try and help him learn how to express himself and exert energy in a healthy way. He’s starting to ride his bike around the neighborhood, he’s enjoying football (tackle starts next season – and he says he can’t wait) and I am trying to teach him how to run long distances. This weekend was a step closer to showing hum how fun it is to run in a race. He and his sister took part in a kid fun run right before I ran in a 5K. I think he’s going to enjoy running once he stops worrying about how “tired” he is. I’m pretty sure I was the same way for a while when I started running in January of this year.
There was no whining during this race… although the run didn’t last that long. I figure he’ll jump into this once he realizes that crying and whining slows him down in so many levels of his life!!
Along with finding the fun in running, Cam is really starting to LOVE math. He’s a pro at reading… although his ability to show his comprehension needs to improve. He’s starting to catch on when it comes down to addition, substraction and even some basic times tables! So cool. Hope is not lost for our boy… He’s just going to grow up and mature in a way that I may have never seen before. There’s nothing wrong with that – other than those extra gray hairs that are growing on my head!!