Thursday, August 11, 2011

Three years post IM - Typical

I recently received a follow up note from a mom. This is exactly what I want to hear - the child is experiencing a typical childhood - not perfect - but no longer plagued by challenges that rob her of a normal childhood. My son struggled for 17 years and post IM he once commented that he had to 'grieve the lost of his childhood.'  Hard to hear, but there was some truth in his statement. Read this mom's letter Here

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Session 14 and not yet in the teens! Panic!

For completion of basic IM, I set a soft goal of getting every child in the teens on at least one task of over 1000 reps for 3 days in a row. Why? Read this mental processing post and this emotional response post.  But, obviously, not all children reach this goal in 15 sessions. This does not mean your child did not gain from IM, nor that your child is deficient is some way, nor that you or I didn't put enough carrots in front of them. IM trainnig is simply a process and every child walks their own path at their own pace to get there.