Okay, so I admit it, I’ll take any excuse to show off my baby. On June 2, Lexi and I are going to a child development class. One of the highschoolers in my youth group gets extra credit if she brings a mom and baby to class that day. So it’s for a good cause - supporting a student’s academic career is always a good cause, right?

From the limited information I have, we are basically going to hang out, Lexi lounging on a blanket with her toys and me answering questions - probably trying to deter a bunch of highschoolers from having sex. They also want to observe what a baby Lexi’s age does. At 8:10 in the morning here’s what Lexi does: sleep. That’s it.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

That’s the class I am taking right now. And I love it. It’s one of the most fascinating classes I’ve ever taken. We are learning all the in’s and out’s of disorders that are abriviated: ADHD, ODD, OCD, RAD, TBI, PTSD, FAS, FAE, just to name a few. Plus, we have been talking about the meds that people give kids, alternative therapies for different disorders, play therapy, art therapy (I am all about the art therapy - very cool) We’ve also been talking about disorders that children have that are mostly considered “adult” disorders, suicidal tendencies, depression, eating disorders, etc. The class is over in 2 weeks and I wish it was a few weeks longer, so we could get more in-depth into things. In the past few weeks I’ve learned a bunch of fun facts that you may or may not already know.
For example:

Did you know that the reason hyper active kids are hyper is because part of their brain is working too slow? The part of your brain that releases the calming signals does not react fast enough in kids who are hyper active.

Did you also know that caffine will calm hyper active kids? (And it sometimes will work faster than their meds)

Forcing a child to walk before they crawl (or before they are ready to walk) or forcing early potting training, can cause a child difficulty in learning to read.

Fun facts from Special Education.

The only down side to a class this good, is starting the next class - you hope it’s going to be as interesting, but it never quite lives up to your expectations.

P.S. Bonus points to anyone who can name all those disorders