YAY ITS THE FRIDAY STAFF ROOM

Ah, I see. He sounds like a lovely little boy. Not sure there is an answer tbh. Other than, look on the bright side, at least he's at school most of the time!

to hear that he hasn't been statemented yet for aspergers. I've got a friend, who I fear has a dd with the same symptoms. She's in complete denial, but she's just started full time school and I was hoping the right people would make the right moves, NOW! I really hope it doesn't take years to at least acknowledge there's something afoot. It won't help her learning, if it takes years.

Morning everyone.
I feel so much better today, hopefully my cold is going away and also the sun is shinning with blue sky but they still give snow for later!! (don't think so).

1 of my mindees is leaving today his mum is going on maternity leave and when she goes back to work he will be at nursery .

Let us know who gets the snow and we will want to see photos.

He is 10 mml, he has almost every symptom of aspergers but has not as yet been diagnosed/statemented he talks constantly and demands eye contact, has obsessions he tells you all about (facts and figures etc), has little scoial awareness, can't handle his emotions well. He is a lovely lad, have been minding him 3 years in March, just tires me out! He is actually very sweet with the littlies, and is my unofficial helper to keep him included. I think I have become his sounding board, he often talks through issues with me, I am glad he feels he can just hard to stretch myself sometimes.

How old is he Kay? Do you think he's a bit jealous of the smaller mindees? It might be that he feels he needs to constantly talk to you, to hold the attention on him.

Hi everyone, I am only working 12-4 today, so had a bit of a lie in.

My oldest mindee was wearing me out last night, he constantly wants your eye contact and full on attention, yesterday he demanded I watch him tip over a sweeping brush five times. His mum just tells him to bog off but I can't do that! Kay watch me kay, watch me do this, look Kay aargh! I am very fond of him but he is more tiring than my littlies! Any tips?

I am gonna try and get some NVQ work done this weekend - no really I am honestly am!

crace - I know what you mean aboout feeling guilty, I put my foot down the other day with a parent and felt terrible afterwards, I am such a pushover most of the time, think I need an assertiveness course.

Morning - no children until 10 this am - so I thought I'd do the wages

Sorry everyone is poorly

Fingers crossed for you Maureen

Crawls in and steals EM's chair,

Hello everyone, still feeling grotty, been in bed by 8 last night, 6 the night before.

Still only me here in the evening DH not back till Sunday, so have curled up with the portable DVD player and movies, tissues and Hot Choc.

Morning ladies! Its the weekend. I wish I could look forward to it wholeheartedly but I've got a First Aid update course tomorrow for Rainbows. Still, can't wait to get the post and info about my holiday, hopefully. I woke up with a start in the middle of the night, worrying that we wouldn't be able to take the holiday, because dd is 12 and therefore an adult and its for 2 adults and 1 child. Oh well, we'll see.

I feel bad TOday I meant

I was assertive this morning, and now I feel bad day. I have had my early morning mindee changed a half an hour late due to parents request. When they showed up early and I wasn't expecting them quite yet, not even dressed! I opened with a "well wasn't expecting you, though it was blah blah today?". Now I feel bad for "telling them off" but jeez, I slept in extra today (it does make a difference!) and was enjoying getting ready slowly. ERGH

Glad you get the day to rest EM, and that you are feeling better!

morning! still full of cold over here so steer clear of my comfy chair and bring tissues!

no mindees today, thankfully. DD is alot better - still cold but doesn't do rest! i'd love to spend the day in bed but she wants to play!

Have a good day all!

Morning, am up getting ready for mindee to arrive and then it's off to do my usual slog of sandwich/lunch making for the children and husband.

Today is a playdate at mine in the afternoon that I am looking forward to!