Behavioral Issues

If there is one thing I still cannot totally understand about apraxia, it's the behavioral issues that seem to go with it. I understand that Kamiree is frustrated because she is not able to speak even though the words are in her head, but I don't understand the constant hitting and kicking. I have such a hard time not going crazy when Kamiree slaps me across the face. She just did this on Valentine's night at the church. She was frustrated because she wanted to stay with me instead of going into the nursery. I understood this, but there was no way to explain I would be back after I was done eating...so started the hitting and kicking. I need help on learning how to calm her down quickly or slow down her temper. We do discipline her accordingly, but there are times I know she is frustrated more from lack of speech then just being bad to be bad. It is so hard to take a slap on the face multiple times and not get angry...I need prayer please! Also, Chris is heading to Denver next week with Kamiree so we will get to see how far she has come.

Kaufman Childrens's Center?????

Another week of speech over for Miss Kamiree. On Tuesday she got up to 21 cards right and I'm so excited for her! Yes, I bribe her to do the cards, and yes, I don't really care what it takes to make Kamiree talk as of right now. What is two small scoops of ice cream or one cookie to have her say 50 plus cards to me??? I will do whatever period.

So I was on the apraxia site on Facebook, which honestly has kept me positive throughout all these changes, and I saw that someone was talking about the Kaufman Children's center in detroit which has a summer program that lasts 3 weeks and is very intensive. It will cost us about $3600.00 but everybody that has taken their apraxia child there said it has changed their lives right away. It's just money right? To have a daughter that can speak would be worth every penny. I know that God will provide this and I am going to start praying more. They even will help Chris and I learn how to teach Kamiree as well as curb her frustrated behavior. It sounds so great! Kamiree already does the Kaufman cards for speech, so this is a whole program for apraxic children. Anyways, this is the update :) I think we will take one more week off of Denver, so I can make sure she knows all these old cards and then we will head down and see how Kamiree has improved. God is good, and I am feeling so positive right now!!