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Ahdees is the oldest in this sibling
ages in their circumstances. Ahdees needs to
group and is a big fan of both outdoor activities
get better at being less impulsive and respecting
and video games. Pizza and chicken are at the top
boundaries. Taichionna is working hard on using
of the menu every night if you’re asking Ahdees!
better judgement and making smarter decisions.
The middle sibling is Taichionna, and she loves
And Rashad has a little more work to do on clearly
gardening, crafts, and playing with her Barbies. In
communicating what he wants and needs. But
line with her love of gardening, she enjoys eating
they’re all making steady progress and looking
all sorts of fruits, so she is right at home at your
forward to sharing their successes with you.
local orchard or farmer’s market. Rashad is the youngest, and he loves playing basketball and is
They’ll need a two-parent home with structure
nuts about cars. Want Rashad to clean his plate?
and consistent routines. If you can provide
Fill it up with chicken nuggets and pour him a
that and a steady diet of love, support, chicken
glass of chocolate milk to wash it all down.
nuggets, fresh fruit, and pizza, then these siblings will thrive!
The siblings each have their struggles, too, but they’re nothing out of the ordinary for kids their
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