tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post628042532274779278..comments2024-03-22T14:58:07.239-05:00Comments on Ordinary Time: The family who reads togetherthecurrysevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932092243753160814noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-71322831293974765842011-09-08T23:31:38.059-05:002011-09-08T23:31:38.059-05:00Lucy -- I had never heard that term before, so I l...Lucy -- I had never heard that term before, so I looked it up. No one has ever used it to refer to K.'s life before us, but it certainly sums up what I feel happened. It sounds remarkably similar to a story that is told in the book, "The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog" about the child who was failure to thrive until her mother was taught how to emotionally care for her. I have always had a suspicion that K.'s growth and development (or lack there of) were tied to lack of emotional nurturing as much as lack of appropriate diet.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing that... it was interesting to read about and perhaps another small clue to the mystery that is K.<br /><br />ethecurrysevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932092243753160814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-20452653481265859422011-09-08T22:56:58.485-05:002011-09-08T22:56:58.485-05:00If I may ask a question out of curiosity, has anyo...If I may ask a question out of curiosity, has anyone used the term 'stress dwarfism' in respect to K? I was reading Temple Grandin's great book "Animals in Translation" where she used that term, and I thought of your descriptions of K's development.<br /><br />It doesn't mean anything, since he is no longer in the stressful environment, and progressing well, I just wondered if he fit that description.Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-34180702213635899382011-09-03T16:04:32.489-05:002011-09-03T16:04:32.489-05:00It is so fun now that we have a toddler who loves ...It is so fun now that we have a toddler who loves books. Up until last month, every time we tried to read him a book, he would push is away. Now, he loves to sit and read. I was hoping that persistence would win out.<br /> On another note. The pic shows size perspective between your five year old and girls. Our toddler and five year old wrestle it out. Thankfully the five year old is gentle, but we do have to tell him, on occasion to push away the toddler. It is good that the five year old will always be older. They can already wear the same pj's since the toddler is bigger around than the five year old. <br />Kim CrawfordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com