Linda and I went to check on Brookes progress last night. It did not go as well as expected. Brooke was in some ways like the old Brooke. More interested in TV than in playing. She was rougher than normal, head butting me in the mouth, trying to bite and hit. When it came to time leave, even with lots of advance notice, it didn't go well. Brooke didn't even use any words last night, except to say "bye" when she wanted to leave with us.This did cause some concern for me. What caused the change for the worse? We had increased her DMG on Monday, which can cause hyperactivity in some kids. But the pieces of the puzzle had me stumped, until today. Brookes Mom, Cora, informed us that Brooke had found Mom's secret stash of Cheetos yesterday, and enjoyed them immensely. Unfortunately, they are loaded with dairy, which Brooke has shown to have bad reactions with. That explains the negative change in Brooke. To be safe, we are also stopping the DMG for now. Cora has noticed Brooke being more hyper since the increase in DMG. Brooke now also has official doctors orders for day care, and school... no more dairy products. Her calcium supplement arrived today to take the place of no dairy products. Hopefully things will even out for her now.
Brooke was great at Daycare, even dry at nap time. When I sat her on the toilet, I kept repeating potty over and over again. She made eye contact with me more then normal and eventually said potty!! I feel Brooke extra activity is her coming out of her shell and she is now just a typical three year old. She plays the same way as the other children in daycare, instead of isolating herself. She now plays with toys and children games such as ring aroung the rosie and duck duck goose. My personal opinion is she has been allowed to watch alot of TV and needs to be limited and eventually she will adjust. ONLY MY OPINION.
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