Olga T. (SEE) - Excess Energy

A child like this has a lot of energy; it simply cannot run out. I had artistic gymnastics from age three to seven, three times a week, music school, and in the evening I did my homework — I had enough energy for everything.

<...> As a child I was a chatterbox; I was constantly being passed from hand to hand, to all the aunts and grandmas. They could carry me around for two hours, but no more. A SEE child cannot be handled by one adult alone. In the village I ran through the sunflower fields, chased geese, fell from trees. They would send me to my sister at the Black Sea. A child like this needs to be handed around. They get along well with everyone.

You need to take them everywhere, keep them busy with many things. I had countless clubs and activities — eight years of gymnastics professionally, music school, art school. I looked pale and tired, but this huge energy was bursting out of me. It still is. I constantly wear myself out. If I haven’t accomplished anything, if there’s no result and the day was wasted, if I haven’t done anything good or useful today — my mood gets worse.

<...> I was curious, like a spinning top, climbing around and exploring other yards and gardens. I couldn’t fall asleep, I would hop around the apartment. <...> In the evening you need to introduce a certain ritual so that the child looks forward to it, gets attuned to it, and so that this moment is pleasant for them. You shouldn’t put the child to bed too early, and it’s better to do it at the same time every night.