truett's trail

Tru has always been a little bit doppy. Until just recently, he had a tendency to fall down a lot. He is one of those kids who runs while looking at stuff all around him rather than his destination. He once drove a friends kid-sized four-wheeler into the broad side of their very large shed, simply because he was looking down at his feet instead of in front of him.
Now the doppiness is mixing in with the impulsiveness and creating quite a few messes. A few nights ago he decided to throw a pillow into the air while he was watching shows. He can't throw it up and catch it so of course it went careening into the end table and knocked over a glass of ice water.
Today at lunch he wanted to know what kind of chips were on the counter. The impulsiveness means that he couldn't just ask. He had to touch it and lift it up. And the doppiness or lack of concentration means that the bag ended up on the floor, chips spilling everywhere. This was followed by a half-eaten strawberry that was dropped on his Oma's beige carpet and a bowl of m&m's that went tumbling off of the table because he can't sit in his seat without wiggling around.
This is another one of those places where I'm stuck. I'm trying to figure out how to curb the impulsiveness without destroying the inquisitiveness. I want him to be curious about things and to explore. I just wish he could do it without leaving a trail of destruction behind him.

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