Secrets

Well, two days in a row Alyssa came home will bad behavior reports from school. She has been talking(to the point that she got her desk moved), being disruptive, disrespectful, etc. School is usually the one place where she doesn't have problems. Jeff and I sat down with her last night and tried to talk with her about her behavior at school. She mentioned a lot of little things, nothing big, and I thought we had the issue settled. She was going to offer to stay in at recess today and tomorrow so that she could pay her teacher back some of the time she wasted. She went to bed happy and I thought, problem solved.

This morning, Alyssa did everything in slow motion. It was like watching the Alyssa of a year ago get ready for school. We had a big problem for a long time getting to school on time, but since implementing and tweaking new "schedules", we have not had a problem. So anyway, we finally leave for school and I look in the mirror and Alyssa is sucking her thumb! She used to do this a lot! Now, the only time she does it is if she is really stressed or worried about something. I asked her if she had something on her mind and reminded her that she could talk to Mommy about anything, no matter what it was and she said she was fine, just a little tired. I didn't push and I let the subject drop. I just got an email from her teacher saying that Alyssa has been sucking her hair!

Excuse me while I beat my head against the wall and pray for inspiration!