Re: impulse control and body consciousness

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Posted by Sarah Jasmijn on October 8, 2001 at 11:44:42:

In reply to: impulse control and body consciousness posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 7, 2001 at 21:24:26:

Hi,

: Yes, you were VERY unusual!

I should have known, really... ;)

: Some of the most difficult clients, in
: terms of poor impulse control and short attention span have been
: children and teens from crowded, impoverished urban areas. Some of
: the easiest clients have been children and teens from rural areas. I
: have no idea what that's about.

This reminds me of something my husband told me: Apparently there is an area here in Utrecht (.nl) where 'ADD' is rampant. They have identified the cause. The coffee factory where they actually burn the beans has caffeine-infused smoke pouring out of the chimney all day long. I was skeptical of the story until we drove through that area last week. It's like sticking your head in a box of freshly ground coffee. The factory is investigating what kind of filter to install and apparently they are helping the affected families in other ways too...

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: Honest, she was not able to put "keep your hand still" into behavior
: AT ALL. She didn't mind my hand on her arm .... and it truely was the
: only way to keep her hand from grabbing, fiddling, touching, poking,
: smooshing her hand shut to see what the henna would feel like to
: squish! She could focus on me for maybe 15 seconds at a shot, then it
: was a book across the room or something else ... and if it caught her
: attention ... she was off and running.

Aaaaaaaargh! I'm surprised *you* managed to be patient enough to henna her at all... I might have opted to henna the kitten instead. ;) (Hmmm, I know Tea Tree is toxic to cats, I wonder if there's any info on how safe henna is for felines... They react so differently to chemicals from dogs, rats, humans etc.)

: To wit ... the moment her mom
: turned away to cook dinner, the play doh was out ahd the henna was
: history.

It was still a pretty good stain. Reminds me of the Turkish and Morrocan girls I used to go to school with. None of them had patterns (regrettably!), just the whole palm & nails and sole covered, but it was that nice bright orange/red colour. :)

Cheers,

Sarah Jasmijn

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: Hi, : : : Yes, you were VERY unusual! : : I should have known, really... ;) : : : Some of the most difficult clients, in : : terms of poor impulse control and short attention span have been : : children and teens from crowded, impoverished urban areas. Some of : : the easiest clients have been children and teens from rural areas. I : : have no idea what that's about. : : This reminds me of something my husband told me: Apparently there is an area here in Utrecht (.nl) where 'ADD' is rampant. They have identified the cause. The coffee factory where they actually burn the beans has caffeine-infused smoke pouring out of the chimney all day long. I was skeptical of the story until we drove through that area last week. It's like sticking your head in a box of freshly ground coffee. The factory is investigating what kind of filter to install and apparently they are helping the affected families in other ways too... : : <snip> : : Honest, she was not able to put "keep your hand still" into behavior : : AT ALL. She didn't mind my hand on her arm .... and it truely was the : : only way to keep her hand from grabbing, fiddling, touching, poking, : : smooshing her hand shut to see what the henna would feel like to : : squish! She could focus on me for maybe 15 seconds at a shot, then it : : was a book across the room or something else ... and if it caught her : : attention ... she was off and running. : : Aaaaaaaargh! I'm surprised you managed to be patient enough to henna her at all... I might have opted to henna the kitten instead. ;) (Hmmm, I know Tea Tree is toxic to cats, I wonder if there's any info on how safe henna is for felines... They react so differently to chemicals from dogs, rats, humans etc.) : : : To wit ... the moment her mom : : turned away to cook dinner, the play doh was out ahd the henna was : : history. : : It was still a pretty good stain. Reminds me of the Turkish and Morrocan girls I used to go to school with. None of them had patterns (regrettably!), just the whole palm & nails and sole covered, but it was that nice bright orange/red colour. :) : : Cheers, : : Sarah Jasmijn
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