Calm and happy.
That’s it. That’s what we do ALL OF THIS for.
Everything else on the “list” comes after those two things.
All the learning and development and progress we make is SECONDARY to that.
Keeping him calm, and making him happy.
That is our “foundation.”
Because without those things, that means he has anxiety and may be angry, frustrated, sad, or all of the above.
And when he is like that, he will have a tough time doing anything at all until that “foundation” is reestablished.
Before we do anything else…
We make sure Jojo is calm and (hopefully) happy.
Thanks to Understanding Jack for sharing