My over riding concern is that Rehab seems to be focused on criticizing, threatening, and punishing the kids. The kids are rowdy, they are not good at following directions, and they talk out of turn a lot. This is one reason why they are at vdm. Is is wise for Rehab to constantly criticize, threaten, and punish the group for the same thing for the last several years? I doubt it.
Monday was a bad day at the gym. Tuesday and Wednesday were punishment days for all the kids, even those who did no wrong at the gym. All kids had to answer ten questions on social skills and what happens if they don't use them. Wednesday was a re hash of the insufficient answers given by the kids on Tuesday. Thursday was a back yard game which had the threat that if it didn't go well, the next two days would be spent doing the equivalent of standards, i.e. written exercises which our kids are very poor at and resistant to doing.
Wed and Thurs nights were ok other wise. I feel sorry for the kids since they are punished a lot for things that are often out of their control. Oh, well. All is ok other wise.
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