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facebook and my pre-teen

Well, my pre-teen has signed up for a facebook account again.

What to do… ?

Well, we did a couple of things.

  1. reset the password
  2. add a second email to the account. (whenever he tries to change the password, I get notified.)
  3. the only way he gets to use the account is if an adult is with him.
  4. break the rules, no computer.

He has created accounts in the past, really it isn’t that hard to convince facebook that you are old enough to have an account.  We have deactivated his accounts in the past.  Why are we giving in this time?   Pick your battles.  In the month since he has been home from the residential facility, he has done very well.

Our rules for facebook:

  1. No pictures outside of the ones that mom and dad have approved.
  2. no negative posts.
  3. no cussing.
  4. all friends have to be approved by mom and dad.
  5. the only adult friends allowed are family members.

Seems simple doesn’t it?  How long before we have to deactivate the account because he broke the rules?  Oh wait, we shouldn’t have to, as we just take away his computer privileges.

How did we know he created a facebook account? all of the kids told us, plus we heard about it through his aunt and when he was on the phone to another relative.

 

winner, winner chicken dinner

Today has been fabulous for our youngest. No behaviors this morning and now we are waiting at the doctor’s office and he is calmly sitting here waiting his turn. No fidget’s no running around, just watching other people interact with each other (which as I explain later can be kind of creepy).

This rocks. Even if this is the only time this year that it happens.

Celebrate the good ones. ;). Cherish all of them good or bad.

Dad, I killed the car!

Another day done. For the most part, I would call this day a success.

My girls, who have both been licensed to drive for less than 6 months killed the car tonight. They thought that they were in trouble, because it wouldn’t start… They walked home, then we went and got it after mom got home. A simple jump start cured it. Probably a weak alternator belt isn’t allowing enough juice to be generated, coupled with someone not shutting the door all the way and an interior light blinking occasionally. No big deal. And even so, if they had wrecked it or something, a car can be replaced.

Lined up another IEP meeting for our oldest boy. Next week unless something shakes loose in the schedule this week. Tomorrow, our youngest son and I are going into the city for a psych consult. Hopefully he can get back on the med that they took him off, clorazil.

Overall, the few times that our youngest was misbehaving aren’t worth noting. There has to be a point where some of his beavior is just because he is the baby in the family and acting as a 10 year old boy. Life is good.

That reminds me, I need to follow-up with the people regarding Respite care for our youngest. That will help alleviate some stresses in our family.

This weekend I am in Bismarck for a class, and he will get to spend a couple of hours with his mentor, and then his Aunt.

Waiting on a call from Department of Public Instruction regarding the facilitated IEP request that we made.  More tomorrow. 🙂 Cheers!