Well, we took the plunge and signed the kids up for MDO. We found a summer program 2x a week that starts in July. We figured we'd give it a try and see how they did. We only have to commit to 6 weeks vs. a full year right now so if the kids hate it we're not out a lot of money. If they love it, we'll sign them up in the fall again.
I stopped by the place today (with all three kids in tow) for a tour and to meet the director/teachers. Jake was great and immediately decided to participate in the two year old class (it was snack time). Abby was more shy and hid behind my legs almost the whole time (Lily hung out in the office with some of the staff :-). I was super impressed by the 2 year olds. After snacks it was time to play outside. All the kids lined up and walked down the hall to the yard. They waited in a line against the wall, next to the door. The teacher stood at the door and called the kids by name one at a time to go out to the yard to play. Each kid stood there waiting for their name to be called. I couldn't believe it! The director said they all learn to wait - just wait until they meet my kids! Ha! They don't even know what "get in a line" means let alone patience!
Our primary goal with MDO is that the kids learn to follow social rules, participate in a group setting (vs. run over the group and do what they want), and follow rules from an authoritative figure. Hopefully six weeks will give us a glimpse as to if MDO will help in this area or not.
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Sounds like y'all found a great MDO program. My LO's started a program and did great on visitation day... and really great their first official day. Then they HATED every day for about a week and a half. They would only last for about 30 minutes max. screaming and crying the entire time before the staff had to call us to come get them... then we let them take their bears for a week and that helped a lot. Now, they like it. One more than the other, but they have fun and sometimes don't want to leave. My point is, if your LO's don't like it at first - hang in there. Oh, and good luck with the lining up... mine still don't sit for circle time yet ;o) P.S. - your newest addition is really sweet...
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