Ds is in 1st grade. He was homeschooled last year. He has always had an "explosive" personality. From the time he was 2, he would shove kids over if they got him mad. In the past year, this behavior had improved A LOT. He is a very social kid and will always make playmates right away. But, for a long time, he would turn mean on them after awhile and they wouldn't want to play with him anymore. So, for the past two years (ending when school started), we went to a lot of playgroups, and he has actually made friends and kept them.
So, now he is in school. His first few weeks, he loved it. he made lots of friends, boys and girls. He actually seemed really popular. His teacher said he was a delight in class, but he wsa having trouble controlling himself when he was upset. he would shout if he was frustrated. Something we could work on.
However, two weeks ago his teacher told my dh that he is acting out in class. Getting very frustrated and shouting, not following directions. DS told us he was feeling very tired during school. He also told us he is hungry during school. We have moved his bedtime up. He has a 7:30 bedtime. He is going to bed in our room where it is dark and quiet. He is asleep by 8:30 or 9:00 at the latest. We are offering him oatmeal, egg and cheese sandwich, and milk to drink. He eats much of it. School starts at 9 and lunch is at 12:05.
I was in his class last week. I was there for an hour and in that time, I saw him make a pretend gun out of his finger and shoot at one of the boys at his table, draw on his desk with a pencil, shove a little girl, and throw something on the floor.
He has had a sub this week, and she made a point of talking to me yesterday. She said he seems very tired during reading (their first class) and not very compliant. She actually sent him down to the nurse's office yesterday so that he could rest.
I saw her again today and she said he was acting the same way. I saw him in the library at his reading time (right after lunch) and he was being so disruptive that he had to sit out of the group for the storytime. I went over to talk to him after the reading class and several kids told me he was having a bad day or that he was getting into trouble. Then, one of the little girls (the one he pushed last week) told me that he always hurts her
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The teacher told me that another girl said he hurt her.
He told me he is always hungry all day during school. He has all that breakfast and then gets a hot lunch. He also told me he is very tired. One day he just started crying and said the school day is too long.
So now, he has almost no friends. He walks around the playground by himself. I think no one wants to play with him because he is so mean. I have talked to the school counselor and she said she has watched him and she is going to sit down and talk to his teacher when she is back (which is tomorrow). I have an appointment to see his doctor next week to see if she can help us figure it out.
Any other advice?
So, now he is in school. His first few weeks, he loved it. he made lots of friends, boys and girls. He actually seemed really popular. His teacher said he was a delight in class, but he wsa having trouble controlling himself when he was upset. he would shout if he was frustrated. Something we could work on.
However, two weeks ago his teacher told my dh that he is acting out in class. Getting very frustrated and shouting, not following directions. DS told us he was feeling very tired during school. He also told us he is hungry during school. We have moved his bedtime up. He has a 7:30 bedtime. He is going to bed in our room where it is dark and quiet. He is asleep by 8:30 or 9:00 at the latest. We are offering him oatmeal, egg and cheese sandwich, and milk to drink. He eats much of it. School starts at 9 and lunch is at 12:05.
I was in his class last week. I was there for an hour and in that time, I saw him make a pretend gun out of his finger and shoot at one of the boys at his table, draw on his desk with a pencil, shove a little girl, and throw something on the floor.
He has had a sub this week, and she made a point of talking to me yesterday. She said he seems very tired during reading (their first class) and not very compliant. She actually sent him down to the nurse's office yesterday so that he could rest.
I saw her again today and she said he was acting the same way. I saw him in the library at his reading time (right after lunch) and he was being so disruptive that he had to sit out of the group for the storytime. I went over to talk to him after the reading class and several kids told me he was having a bad day or that he was getting into trouble. Then, one of the little girls (the one he pushed last week) told me that he always hurts her
.The teacher told me that another girl said he hurt her.
He told me he is always hungry all day during school. He has all that breakfast and then gets a hot lunch. He also told me he is very tired. One day he just started crying and said the school day is too long.
So now, he has almost no friends. He walks around the playground by himself. I think no one wants to play with him because he is so mean. I have talked to the school counselor and she said she has watched him and she is going to sit down and talk to his teacher when she is back (which is tomorrow). I have an appointment to see his doctor next week to see if she can help us figure it out.
Any other advice?
