1. Don't match the energy level of Duch or Liam when playing with them. You set up your own energy level with lots of energy, excitement and enthusiasm!
2. Duchis' tent does not have a blanket anymore and we will stay outside and "join" her when necessary by creating our own game while she creates her game with the puppets in the tent. I loved seeing Megan playing "hot potato" and "Cootie" with the Barbies and seeing Duchis come out of the tent to play, too.
3. Use Liam's board in new creative ways. It was fun to see Megan draw a firefighter scene on the board while pretending to be a firefighter.
4. Don't expect less from Liam. He can do it. If Duchis has come this far, Liam will, too. The sky is the limit for both of them.
5. Be aware of Liam's eye contact when playing. He is not always looking at us when talking to us. Stop and tell him "Liam, are you talking to me?" or "Liam, if you look at me, I know you are talking to me" or "I need eye power to do .... ", or just point to your eyes without saying anything.
6. Now that the attention span of the two kids is SOOOO much higher (Duchis was in Level 5 and Liam was in Level 4 during Megan's sessions!!!), our next emphasis is FLEXIBILITY with both kids. "It is ok if I don't get what I want all the time"
7. Duch is ready for board games with more "rules". Show them to her like it is the most amazing game in teh world.
8. Enter the room and start selling your game idea right away to the kids. Don't give it up too early and mix it up with whatever they propose to you.
9. Celebrate them a lot for all they are doing!
10. I will show videos of each other in our next group meeting.
Enjoy our group meeting pictures!
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