tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16414599.post2431390822827209347..comments2023-05-26T08:53:59.210-05:00Comments on Fertile Ground: My JiroStacey Greenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716896540454461639noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16414599.post-21934389164413262832012-01-30T21:54:29.643-06:002012-01-30T21:54:29.643-06:00You should read the book Wild Things: The Art of R...You should read the book Wild Things: The Art of Raising Boys. Really eye-opening into the mind and heart of a boy. (BTW 7 is in the 'lover' stage marked by a heightened sense of fairness/justice and emotions frequently taking over).Tiffanynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16414599.post-59645354809382907962012-01-26T20:52:39.118-06:002012-01-26T20:52:39.118-06:00May he always retain that ability to cry it out. A...May he always retain that ability to cry it out. And I concur that 7 is an interesting tough leap in de-self-centering. Mine has been having similar social-awareness quandaries, but is increasingly aware of her part in the dramas & how working on her own issues changes the dynamics. May we all do as well. :)Shilohnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16414599.post-89089382766726408682012-01-26T16:51:47.159-06:002012-01-26T16:51:47.159-06:00Oh, the time when they will fully express themselv...Oh, the time when they will fully express themselves, albeit heartbreaking (or maddening) is a gift. Soon enough it'll be stuffed down or reserved for the ears of friends only.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033432991171248636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16414599.post-1078886750993960632012-01-26T15:21:05.746-06:002012-01-26T15:21:05.746-06:00Connor had a phase where "no one ever wanted ...Connor had a phase where "no one ever wanted to do what he wanted to do" too. He had a plan in his head of how he wanted things to go, and it never seemed to go that way. He'd want to play with me, and I'd agree, but I'd play the wrong thing, or if I did play the right thing, I didn't play long enough, etc. There must be something developmentally where they become cognizant that they aren't actually the center of the universe, and it causes some internal strife as they come to terms with it.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05844808198833729652noreply@blogger.com