Younger Boy had tutoring today after school today.  He is getting tutoring at school every Thursday in reading.  He seems to really like it.

Right afterward he had therapy.  Therapist J is working with him on not being so impulsive.  Impulsivity is really what is causing a good deal of the issues we are having right now.  Right before he does anything or says anything during their sessions Therapist J says "take a deep breath".  Younger Boy has to actually concentrate to do that...really concentrate.  It seems to take things down a notch.

When therapy was over Younger Boy wanted to watch a cartoon on Netflix.  I told him I had cancelled Netflix earlier today, because he told me he didn't care if he couldn't watch it or not.  He was NOT happy, but he didn't explode or stomp off.  Instead he took a deep breath and apologized for his behavior over the last few days.  I thanked him and told him in a month I would reconsider having Netflix.

Younger Boy "announced" that he wants to be more responsible and that he would make sure he got himself in bed by 8:45pm.  I reminded him that included showering.  He didn't want reminders.  I told him it would go a long way if he could do this.  He tried...really hard.  He underestimated the amount of time he is usually in the shower.  He got himself to bed and ready for the Bible story by 9:03pm.

He wants to try it again tomorrow night.  It would be AWESOME if he could self-regulate bedtime to some degree.

Praises for Therapist J, tutoring, and all of those things that are helping Younger Boy.