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In a message dated 4/27/00 6:54:08 AM Central Daylight Time,
homequaker@... writes:

<< I have decided I will no longer interpret what he says to adults. My idea
is for him to experience their not understanding him so he realizes he has
a problem. >>

Hi Anita,

Back several lifestyles ago, I was a speech pathologist. I think your idea
is good as long as he can make the sound correctly, and it sounds like he
can. He might not even hear when he's lisping and when he's not, so he might
need your help discerning that. Good luck!


*** KiM ***
runs with scissors

B & T Simpson

Oh please do be careful here with what kind of self image he is getting out
of all of this, I had a lisp when I was a kid , probably still do, I was put
into speach classes one year at school, they made me stand on my head and
say silly sally sells sea shells on the sea shore over and over this was to
feel how the toung was supposed to be positioned in the mouth when using an
s anyway my point being I am very self concious as an adult about having a
lisp, and most people say they have never even noticed one! and I am
concious of it most of the time going out of my way to try and make sure it
is not there! how many hours days or months of my life have been wasted
trying to make sure no one would notice because obviously it was not
"normal" or I would not have been sent to speach over it!
Tanya

>>>>My 11 yr. old son has some minor speech problems (bad habits) and goes
to
>speech therapy once a week. We practice at home about 4 times a week. He
>was making excellent progress unti we took a vacation and didn't practice
>for several weeks. He has lost some of the skills he had acquired and is
>not making much progress. His main problem is with "s." He sticks his
>tongue out between his teeth when he says it. He needs to practice not
>doing so.
>
>I think the problem is that he's not trying. He doesn't seem to perceive
>there is a problem,though now that he's regressed adults have a hard time
>understanding him.
>
>My question is "how can I help motivate him?"
>
>I have decided I will no longer interpret what he says to adults. My idea
>is for him to experience their not understanding him so he realizes he has
>a problem.
>
>Any other ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Anita
>Homeschooling Mom
>Nottingham, PA
>
>"There are many will claim to tell you what is due from you, but only one
>who can shear through the many, and reach the truth. And that is you, by
>what light falls for you to show the way." Brother Cadfael in "The Devil's
>Novice" by Ellis Peters.
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