Friday, January 15, 2010

he's a 10

Yesterday my son Leo skipped from reading level 8 to level 10. This feels great to me. After watching him struggle with reading last year before his attention defecit hyperactivity disorder was diagnosed, I am happy to see each advance in reading. His reward is dinner out for the family this weekend. I don't like to use food as a reward, but his meds decrease his appetite, and he likes to eat out. Unfortunately, his favorite Mexican restaurant closed a few months ago. With his severe peanut allergy, many restaurants are off limits. There is one Chinese restaurant that seems safe, but we always bring an Epi-pen when we go out.

3 comments:

  1. Go Leo Go , couldn't image haven't to find a safe place to eat that doesn't have some type of peanut product ... hope you all have a good time... Lee

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  2. that is awesome. John is ADHD and he had a rough time picking up reading. He would never pick up a book but if we made it his only option he would start and couldn't put the book down once he started. The peanut allergy would scare the crap out of me, i would just find it hard to trust any restaurant. Embrace the successes! Sean

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  3. Awesome about the reading improvement.

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