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Post by piglet on Oct 20, 2013 20:01:04 GMT
This may sound like a small thing but I tend to hide being ill from LO because she is such a hypochondriac that she takes on all my symptoms and needs all the attention herself. But, for the first time today when I had cramps I couldn't hide she said 'poor mummy, can I get you a drink of water to help you'. That's real progress in my eyes.
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Post by kstar on Oct 20, 2013 22:13:11 GMT
That's so lovely! It means so much doesn't it - when I had a flu bug recently, Starlet picked up on it and put me to bed, took my temperature and then tucked me in lol. It made me smile.
Massive progress for any LO :-)
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Post by janpan on Oct 20, 2013 23:39:16 GMT
You know, my DD is the same. Totally empathic. And I don't celebrate it enough. She can be so absolutely gorgeous and loving when she knows the chips are down and I really need it. Aren't we lucky sometimes. This is when you notice the little things that make this kind of parenting really special.
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Post by moo on Oct 21, 2013 6:02:58 GMT
YaY piglet & dd.....
Real progress to celebrate.... 
Xx. moo. Xx
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2013 6:51:25 GMT
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Post by jollymummy on Oct 22, 2013 19:20:00 GMT
My son's play therapist says that those children who are empathetic are most likely to have the best outcomes! So good news all round. x
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Post by moo on Oct 24, 2013 6:10:33 GMT
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Post by donatella on Oct 25, 2013 8:56:34 GMT
My daughters ability to empathise has always been commented on - right from when she was a toddler. However, it never felt quite right to me - it always seemed to be more about her, rather than the other person. And it was always done in an 'I'm in charge now' kind of way. It always worried me but other people saw it differently. I was right! She's been been diagnosed with ASD and it's one of the things that she struggles with - it's less empathy and more that she doesn't understand social hierarchies or boundaries. Doesn't see that you're the parent/adult and that she's the child. And consequently she doesn't have to look after me or anyone else. I'm not saying this is the case for your children but maybe for some it's something to watch?
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Post by abiee on Oct 26, 2013 7:38:59 GMT
My DD had the same, teachers have always remarked on her empathy, they also thought she understood jokes more that other children her age as she laughed with the adults
I was never convinced and it is more a mimicking of others emotions rather that a true emotion of her own
I'm not saying this is the same in your case but it is complex
My DD has been diagnosed with FASD
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Post by taliesin on Oct 29, 2013 14:31:52 GMT
Enjoy the moment Piglet ps....is she too young to train yet where the gin is kept for you next time  ...?? |
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