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[quote=Anonymous]I think some of their behavior is just "busy, active" kids - hanging from a chandelier after climbing on diningroom table might be outside that norm, though. But... for a kid who climbs, THEY don't see this as a big deal, just fun. May I make a suggestion? Serve breakfast, then get them outside for 2 hours. TWO HOURS. Take them to a baseball field and bring 2 balls and they can kick the ball all over kingdom come and chase it and do it again. use backyard, with balls, painting, I hope you have a climbing gym or a climber or something there for them to use. But I'm serious, they need to be run uphill for 2 hours straight. EXHAUST them. Kinesthetic kids just go, go, go, go ad infinitum and they need to be outside. get a sandbox in your yard, kids will love making moats, carrying water from the hose to the sandbox, dig canals, moats, etc. Have them carry water in small buckets to sandbox to make it wet, NOT give them a hose and get it wet in seconds. See? I know the hose would be easier but that's the POINT - they need to get exercise so the carrying back and forth will give then exercise, fulfill their cognitive needs, and it will be fun for them, too. So build in exercise in everything you do. paint with water on fence (I love the idea of yellow food coloring in that water, though) [/quote]
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