Do NOT Talk To Strangers!

We spend forever teaching our children not to talk to strangers, you just don't! It's sad but that is how it almost has to be in this time of our lives. We worked really hard with the boys not to unless Mommie and Daddy have talked to them or told them that it is OK. Well, that can backfire....Today I went to Xzavior's IEP meeting at his preschool and although I still have my doubts we are moving forward with him in this program. The only skill that he is truly lacking is toddler social skills, as in he hasn't had much socialization with toddlers his age, but he has had some. And they play as well together as toddlers do. What's mine is mine and what's your's is mine....it's the toddlers creed. Anyhow, he does most of what they expect, if not more at home. The problem we have is that he will not, WILL NOT, do it for very many other people. This is where the talking and interacting with strangers is a problem. Because he would not make eye contact with or interact very much with a woman that he has never met, in a place he has never been....he has "slow development".....seriously people? On the other hand when we go to the VA...he tests out average to above average. But he would not talk to these strangers sooooo here we are. I have just barely begun letting them go to other peoples houses for a few hours here and there and under emergency situations he has had some good long spells away from us and with other little people. But mostly he is around older kids or way younger kidlets and so his socialization is a bit scattered.

Hopefully it only takes him a few days to warm up to these people and then maybe he will talk to them. I am also hoping that he will use more of his previous vocabulary again because he is with kidlets his age and a few teachers.

Other then this I believe I will still be homeschooling and intermixing a few school classes and activities to round the boys out. I just want what is best for my boys and that is not always what is best for everyone else. One day at a time~~~

Mommie and Xzavior age 3.5