younger children not cooperating w/ slp

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Wondering if anybody has experience w/ their younger children,

Callie is 3.5 yrs, flat out refusing to cooperate w/ a slp.

Callie works w/ 2 slp's & most of the time she welcomes them with

open arms & enjoys her therapy sessions. Every once in a while,

usually when she is either coming down with something and/or very

tired, she is a bit uncooperative during therapy, not often.

Lately, she is turning off & on to one in particular. This morning

she turned her head away from her, crawled under the table, told her

she was rute ( othewise known as rude ) etc... bottom line, the slp

left after 15 - 20 minutes. This happened last week too.

I'm wondering if this is " normal " behavior, after all, she is only

3. The therapist said Callie is the only child she works with that

acts like that

In trying to look at the whole picture, I can tell you that Callie

is smart & strong willed. As she becomes more verbal, her strong

personality is really showing through, but on the flip side, as

strong willed as she is, is also as sweet as she is. Her teachers at

school have never once commented on her being uncooperative, quite

the opposite in fact.

If this is common & a stage, okay, but if not, i don't want to have

Callie feel negative about speech, she will be needing it for years

to come.

Any insight / personal experiences would be so appreciated.

Thanks

ps - Jill, I'm so glad your trip to New York & appt. w/ Dr. Agin

went well. Hopefully you weren't here when we were having 90 +

temps, in the city it's unbearable when it's that hot.