The boys had very different days at respite. Younger Boy had a great day with Mentor R. They went to a softball game and played outside. He loved it. I picked him up and he was playing with some hair extensions I bought for camp. He clipped them in his hair and was taking pictures of himself and texting them.

Older Boy went to his daycare for respite. They played outside, did a pinata, watched a movie, and ate pizza. He melted down there for the first time today and got really angry. Daycare D helped him through it and they are working on talking when you are angry...not shutting down. Daycare D asked him about it when I picked him up. He took away all of the distractions and made him make eye contact when they were talking. Older Boy started to shut down and Daycare D immediately made him look at him. I could learn a lot from observing that. We need to all be consistent, so it was really helpful!

Praises for the break. Praises both boys had a good day. Praises for new skills in dealing with Older Boy.