Teenagers

Well, it has happened! We are now living with 2 hormonal teenagers. They are wanting to be kids, but feeling the pressures of growing up with dating, friendships/relationships, wanting independence, protective parents(haha), peer pressure, along with the typical pressures of school with homework, lessons, classes, etc........ We are trying our best to help them along the way, but it is hard to see them going through the emotions and struggles of these years. Gary has had many sleepless nights and it is just starting!!! One of the girls has had to deal with verbal harassment at school and we are trying to teach her the steps to go through and not just come home and complain about it. We(I) feel she should take responsibility in talking with school staff, teachers, counselors, and principal before we step in. My husband is more like wanting to call up the boys' parents and let them have it! Such a caring, protective farther!!!

Anyway, school has started and we are off and running. I love the Early Childhood group I have. They are a quiet group of 6, but am thinking that will change as soon as they get to know the others. Our school is trying to start doing RTI (Response to Intervention). Some of the teachers are frustrated with the grouping of students this early in the year. So they are tweaking the system to make it work for them. I just take the EC kids out of Kindergarten and do extra practice with them during that time. So far, it has been great. We hope time will help the kids and teachers adjust to this new system.