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[fikeyismybaby]

Is anyone going to show at the Puyallup Spring Fair?

 

[Slinglings]

I can't ask this on facebook since my husband and now my son is on there ~ Has anyone dealt with facial tics or any other tics, either in themselves or their kids? My son has always been a little..strange, in a charming way, but his tics are a little more weird lately, and he's starting middle school this year. We are concerned about what is going to happen in middle school if he can't control it a little. We are dealing with some jerk mean kids at his school right now, unrelated to his tics, but it doesn't help I'm sure. It's all very draining. He was elbowed in the face during a basketball game during recess last week and chipped a front tooth. The tooth is fixed, and things are changing at school (thanks to one loud mother--ME!) What can I do to help him with his tics though? We took him to a doctor again today and basically he says, wait and see. Watch him and see if it gets worse. Help him learn to relax and decrease anxiety. Increase his physical activity (I started swimming lessons this week for both kids again and we have already been walking greenlake once a week and encouraging him to ride his bike) We are decreasing TV/video games, he already has no caffeine, I am getting him more active. Considering hypnosis to help him relax. His tics change over time, each will last a few months to a year and then just disappear, and be replaced by another. Some are a little weird but tolerable, some are kind of creepy. His most recent one has been scrunching his eyes over and over again while talking, sort of a furrowed brow look. That has been going on for many months. But this week he started doing this thing moving his mouth way over to his right. Last year he had severe eye rolling, always to the top left. Two years ago it was *constant* coughing. It never ends.

I am bipolar and have general anxiety issues, but have gotten it under control in the last year and a half (I genuinely believe the chickens have helped!). I don't want him to take 38 years to be happy

 

[ChickAudie]

I can't ask this on facebook since my husband and now my son is on there ~ Has anyone dealt with facial tics or any other tics, either in themselves or their kids? My son has always been a little..strange, in a charming way, but his tics are a little more weird lately, and he's starting middle school this year. We are concerned about what is going to happen in middle school if he can't control it a little. We are dealing with some jerk mean kids at his school right now, unrelated to his tics, but it doesn't help I'm sure. It's all very draining. He was elbowed in the face during a basketball game during recess last week and chipped a front tooth. The tooth is fixed, and things are changing at school (thanks to one loud mother--ME!) What can I do to help him with his tics though? We took him to a doctor again today and basically he says, wait and see. Watch him and see if it gets worse. Help him learn to relax and decrease anxiety. Increase his physical activity (I started swimming lessons this week for both kids again and we have already been walking greenlake once a week and encouraging him to ride his bike) We are decreasing TV/video games, he already has no caffeine, I am getting him more active. Considering hypnosis to help him relax. His tics change over time, each will last a few months to a year and then just disappear, and be replaced by another. Some are a little weird but tolerable, some are kind of creepy. His most recent one has been scrunching his eyes over and over again while talking, sort of a furrowed brow look. That has been going on for many months. But this week he started doing this thing moving his mouth way over to his right. Last year he had severe eye rolling, always to the top left. Two years ago it was *constant* coughing. It never ends.

I am bipolar and have general anxiety issues, but have gotten it under control in the last year and a half (I genuinely believe the chickens have helped!). I don't want him to take 38 years to be happy

Hey Slinglings- I'm kinda the same way with my posts, sometimes it's just better here than FB...

I could give you a suggestion, but it's has been frowned upon by modern medicine (thoughts are changing however...) and BYC peeps wouldn't like my opinion. It works very well for nervousness issues.....

 

[blueducklings]

Pistachio!

COCONUT

 

[Slinglings]

Quote: You can send it to me by private message, I'm open to anything

 

[FirewifeJess]

I can't ask this on facebook since my husband and now my son is on there ~ Has anyone dealt with facial tics or any other tics, either in themselves or their kids?  My son has always been a little..strange, in a charming way, but his tics are a little more weird lately, and he's starting middle school this year.  We are concerned about what is going to happen in middle school if he can't control it a little.  We are dealing with some jerk mean kids at his school right now, unrelated to his tics, but it doesn't help I'm sure. It's all very draining. He was elbowed in the face during a basketball game during recess last week and chipped a front tooth.  The tooth is fixed, and things are changing at school (thanks to one loud mother--ME!)   What can I do to help him with his tics though?  We took him to a doctor again today and basically he says, wait and see.  Watch him and see if it gets worse. Help him learn to relax and decrease anxiety.  Increase his physical activity (I started swimming lessons this week for both kids again and we have already been walking greenlake once a week and encouraging him to ride his bike)  We are decreasing TV/video games, he already has no caffeine, I am getting him more active.  Considering hypnosis to help him relax.  His tics change over time, each will last a few months to a year and then just disappear, and be replaced by another.  Some are a little weird but tolerable, some are kind of creepy.  His most recent one has been scrunching his eyes over and over again while talking, sort of a furrowed brow look.  That has been going on for many months.  But this week he started doing this thing moving his mouth way over to his right.   Last year he had severe eye rolling, always to the top left.    Two years ago it was *constant* coughing.    It never ends. 

I am bipolar and have general anxiety issues, but have gotten it under control in the last year and a half (I genuinely believe the chickens have helped!).  I don't want him to take 38 years to be happy  

Hey Slinglings- I'm kinda the same way with my posts, sometimes it's just better here than FB...

I could give you a suggestion, but it's has been frowned upon by modern medicine (thoughts are changing however...) and BYC peeps wouldn't like my opinion.  It works very well for nervousness issues.....

You can send it to me by private message, I'm open to anything  

Please do share, my son moves from one tiny tick to the next too! I HATE modern medicine...I bet I won't think what you have to say is weird at all!

 

[Slinglings]

Quote: You can send it to me by private message, I'm open to anything

Please do share, my son moves from one tiny tick to the next too! I HATE modern medicine...I bet I won't think what you have to say is weird at all!
You might not agree with it Jess

 

[ChickAudie]

Quote:
Please do share, my son moves from one tiny tick to the next too! I HATE modern medicine...I bet I won't think what you have to say is weird at all!
You might not agree with it Jess

 

[CarolynF]

Mites?

Sevin Powder her tushie, and armpits - use the Eprinex (5 drops on the skin) once a week for 3 weeks.

The matting below her vent is what makes me think mites.

Thank you Dave. I'll try both of those. I've updated my original post to add that in 2 hours she hasn't pooped. I'm going to compare her crop to one of the others and go from there. Since FWJ just had the crop thing going on I'll use that information, too.

Thanks!

 

[Totalcolour]

Quote: Sounds like you really have a very special Himself. And kidlets too.

And, because you knit (it was you, yes?) I bought myself an overlock serger (I'm not a very good knitter) in order to make a brand new summer wardrobe. And overlock so that I can sew knitted stuff too! It arrives on Thursday.