Mikhal, that sounds really tough! My little one didn't sleep for the first 4 years of his life and honestly it was the most exhausting thing. He was just very intense. His emotions seemed to even out around the age of 6. I know it's not the same but I just wanted to tell you I relate somewhat to what you're describing and I hope it gets better.
Thank you for continuing to share posts on Israel / Palestine, and for including my posts within that material. So grateful for your solidarity.
I'm so sorry to hear your delivery was so tough and parenting can be so hard for you. I don't know what to say but just want to give you a big hug of understanding. Your imagery of the ball stands out to me. I see a velcrose ball with extra stickiness. Actually, I have tested to be on the highest end of the Highly Sensitive Person spectrum, so I can imagine a bit how the nervous system feels like when it's many times more overloaded. It must be so overwhelming and hard.
OOOFFF. Right there with you. Our challenges look different, but we have a lot of sensory challenges plus communication issues that make it hard to know if we even understand the sensory challenges. Last year we made the shift from 6-hour kindergarten to 3-hour kindergarten after a couple months. The school proposed it and it was a huge blow for us. I can't imagine trying to find an aide in the midst of it all. Now our son has a full-time aide and is repeating kinder for 6-hours a day and doing wonderfully. I wish I could go back in time and tell myself it would be worth it. At the same time, we're still dealing with the financial and emotional shocks of the last few years. It's real. And we love them so much.
Mikhal, that sounds really tough! My little one didn't sleep for the first 4 years of his life and honestly it was the most exhausting thing. He was just very intense. His emotions seemed to even out around the age of 6. I know it's not the same but I just wanted to tell you I relate somewhat to what you're describing and I hope it gets better.
Thank you for continuing to share posts on Israel / Palestine, and for including my posts within that material. So grateful for your solidarity.
I'm so sorry to hear your delivery was so tough and parenting can be so hard for you. I don't know what to say but just want to give you a big hug of understanding. Your imagery of the ball stands out to me. I see a velcrose ball with extra stickiness. Actually, I have tested to be on the highest end of the Highly Sensitive Person spectrum, so I can imagine a bit how the nervous system feels like when it's many times more overloaded. It must be so overwhelming and hard.
OOOFFF. Right there with you. Our challenges look different, but we have a lot of sensory challenges plus communication issues that make it hard to know if we even understand the sensory challenges. Last year we made the shift from 6-hour kindergarten to 3-hour kindergarten after a couple months. The school proposed it and it was a huge blow for us. I can't imagine trying to find an aide in the midst of it all. Now our son has a full-time aide and is repeating kinder for 6-hours a day and doing wonderfully. I wish I could go back in time and tell myself it would be worth it. At the same time, we're still dealing with the financial and emotional shocks of the last few years. It's real. And we love them so much.