Grandparents' Love Therapy # 13

It has been about one month since Joy went back to my parents'. This week, we sent her back again, on Friday afternoon and fetched her today (Sunday). Her reactions and the feedback given by my mother is not at all surprising to me.

Joy needed time to get used to my parents' place all over again. She needed to feel that she belonged there. She walked all over the place, getting out her books and toys, and seemed to me she is looking for my father. He is not at home at the time.

We brought along her radio to play her classical music (a new therapy method I am trying). I was told that she would operate the radio herself and turned the volume louder. (the music was meant to be turned on as a background music. The people in the room where the music is on are supposed to get the benefit of a calming and relaxed atmosphere (without really trying to listen to the music). Through this atmosphere, it is hoped that Joy will be more willing to cooperate in her learning and also able to sleep well at night.

Anyway, mom commented that Joy is rather attached to grandpapa all day. As usual, she waited for my phone and was very happy just to listen to me talking through the phone. I called rather late in the morning on Saturday (since I am working on that day), and Joy sounds as if she missed me. She kept calling out sounds like mi mi - (another way of calling mama). Mom brought her to a neighbour's house to play with the kids there. They are very accepting of her and called her all the time. Joy even responded 'shi!' (yes!) when the aunty asked her if she want a certain toy.

I noticed that mom blocked the staircase going upstairs. When I asked about this, she said that Joy would go upstairs to explore by herself. It is not very convenient for mom to climb up and down the staircase every time Joy wanted to go upstairs, in the end, she decided to block the path.

Joy was very happy to see me this afternoon, and sat on my lap all the way in the car. When I asked her to lie down, she slept.