Comments on: brain highways http://www.fiverocks.com/od/2008/09/29/brain-highways/ raisin' younguns in socal Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:58:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: M http://www.fiverocks.com/od/2008/09/29/brain-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-355 M Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:25:18 +0000 http://www.fiverocks.com/od/?p=83#comment-355 My son and daughter have been in BH for a year and have changed in SO MANY ways. It was worth every bit of struggle. We probably have a few months left. I used to get discouraged by that, but now I figure the longer we have to go the more improvements we'll see. Thank God for BH. I think it saved our quality of life and possibly saved our kids from growing up to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol. I used to be genuinely concerned about that, and now it is the furthest thing from my mind. We are even expecting baby #3, which we would never have considered before the program. Our lives were just too hectic before. My son and daughter have been in BH for a year and have changed in SO MANY ways. It was worth every bit of struggle. We probably have a few months left. I used to get discouraged by that, but now I figure the longer we have to go the more improvements we’ll see. Thank God for BH. I think it saved our quality of life and possibly saved our kids from growing up to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol. I used to be genuinely concerned about that, and now it is the furthest thing from my mind. We are even expecting baby #3, which we would never have considered before the program. Our lives were just too hectic before.

]]> By: crowder http://www.fiverocks.com/od/2008/09/29/brain-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-155 crowder Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:36:29 +0000 http://www.fiverocks.com/od/?p=83#comment-155 We definitely saw some regressions with our son as we continued with the program. I believe you'll see these as much as a result of your son testing your resolve and authority as from the actual changes and growth taking place as a result of the program itself. Whatever else brain highways is, it is an opportunity for you to create and build consistency and trust with your child, and help them to understand that you are serious about being in charge -- but they will fight against that change, especially if it's very new for your family. Both of my sons went through two weeks of the program, one of them went much longer. The one who went much longer still has his issues, and will probably always struggle to one degree or another with impulsiveness and focus. That said, he is also capable of stillness and calm that his brother isn't, when he wants to do it. Overall, I'd say he benefited hugely from the process. I hope you stick to it, and I hope it works as well for you as it did for us. We definitely saw some regressions with our son as we continued with the program. I believe you’ll see these as much as a result of your son testing your resolve and authority as from the actual changes and growth taking place as a result of the program itself. Whatever else brain highways is, it is an opportunity for you to create and build consistency and trust with your child, and help them to understand that you are serious about being in charge — but they will fight against that change, especially if it’s very new for your family.

Both of my sons went through two weeks of the program, one of them went much longer. The one who went much longer still has his issues, and will probably always struggle to one degree or another with impulsiveness and focus. That said, he is also capable of stillness and calm that his brother isn’t, when he wants to do it. Overall, I’d say he benefited hugely from the process. I hope you stick to it, and I hope it works as well for you as it did for us.

]]> By: Theron http://www.fiverocks.com/od/2008/09/29/brain-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Theron Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:28:55 +0000 http://www.fiverocks.com/od/?p=83#comment-153 I love your article. We just found and started BH with our 3 year old son. We are only a week in and very exhausted and a little discouraged as we have seen some regression in our son's behavior - we have worked so hard with an OT to overcome a lot of that. Anyway, I saw that you first posted back in 2008, so you aren't likely checking this blog anymore, but if you are - can you tell me if you sons graduated from the BH program and how they are doing today? Was it worth it? I love your article. We just found and started BH with our 3 year old son. We are only a week in and very exhausted and a little discouraged as we have seen some regression in our son’s behavior – we have worked so hard with an OT to overcome a lot of that. Anyway, I saw that you first posted back in 2008, so you aren’t likely checking this blog anymore, but if you are – can you tell me if you sons graduated from the BH program and how they are doing today? Was it worth it?

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