RDI - Rowing the Boat

Henry and Mom play a Row the Boat RDI activity.

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[Maxtoto053]

I love this and use it with my grandson, but he is not really into it and tries to pull away. Any suggestions? You seem so knowledgeable about this stuff.

[fatakw]

i'm no expert, that's for sure! At first, i would suggest making it as fun as possible, but not "optional", meaning if he pulls away, you say "no, we're going to do this together"...then do it for a short time, like a minute max. as he gets used to it and understands it won't hurt and may actually be fun, he might even approach you :) good luck.

[leoleponge]

You guys look like a really fun family! My oldest son who's ASD was watching this with great interest with me, he loves making up rhymes and enjoyed watching you row.

I'm interested in learning RDI and would like to implement it soon as I know more, a reliable source has mentioned RDI to me.

BTW, that rowing excersize you were doing is great for the abs, my husband and I do this w/a medicine ball, throwing it back and forth.

[fatakw]

haha...that's not just a flabby belly, i promise. i'm 5 1/2 months pregnant :)

[leoleponge]

You are too cute, I was not suggesting anything, honestly...it just reminded me of our excersize.lol. You look fab for 5 1/2 mos preg!!!!

[littlebobleep]

This looks like an excellent activity to work on foundational conversation skills with a verbal kid. Fruitful back and forth decisions about what the lyrics will be, with mom leading the way. And your emotional connection is lovely, as always.