Amy

Two whole days without hitting! Woo hoo!! I think Amy is finally getting the message that no matter how angry or frustrated she gets, it is NOT OK to hit. Our family counselor friend suggested that we just keep stressing this message over, and over, and over again. "It's not ok to hit." She also stressed to us that we keep working with Amy to share her feelings and that it IS ok to feel angry, frustrated or disappointed. "Use your words, not your hands." was another key phrase she suggested we use over and over with her. It was good to get feedback that we were on the right track with how we were trying to handle things.

In case you're interested, here's a picture of Amy taken about 5 months ago. I just love this photo and have it framed on my desk at work. Cheers me up ever time I see it!! BTW, I like this happy, sweet faced Amy MUCH better than the face we get when she's pissed as hell! *smile*