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Originally Posted by williamsmommy2002  William had three bad days with a new teacher at school this week. It all came to a head yesterday. He got into trouble and taken out of the pool during water play because he wasn't listening to the teacher when she told him to stop. He was told he could sit in a chair by the pool until he calmed down or go inside the classroom with an aide. He went into the classroom and had a major meltdown. He was sent to school in underwear because we are trying to get him ready for kindergarten. He held his poop on tuesday so we sent a pullup for him(he refuses to poop on the potty). He proceeded to pee his pants. He was never given his iullup and was holding his poop so much that he was constipated when he got home. The school never called us through any of this. He was extremely upset and doesn't want to go back to school. He had other problems before this and the teacher doesn't seem to be able to communicate well with William. This has also made us rethink sending him to kindergarten this year. We don't think he is emotionally ready. To tell you the truth I worry about sending him and worry about not sending him. I worry so much about failing him but in the end he is just a 4 year old little boy who in most states wouldn't even be old enough to go to kindergarten this year. |
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I had Emma in a early preschool program at a local Head Start building and was very disapointed in how things were run. First, the teachers there were a little nervous about accepting a disabled child, saying that these kids have more behavioral problems. Second, I told them all about Emma's diet and cathing schedule. Well, for a good week, I'd pick Emma up and she'd be soaking wet. I'd ask her if she forgot to cath, and she would tell me no one helped her (hence, her bladder filled beyond capacity and overflowed). Plus, she told me that no one gave her her leg medicine at lunch (she's on Baclofen for spasticity and it had to be taken 4 times a day at the time).
Plus, she told me that some of the other kids wouldn't let her play with them and she was upset.
After hearing the same stuff for a week and constantly complaining to the teachers, I decided to just homeschool Emma and Angela, until they wanted to go to school. My family even told me that if needed, they'd help me pay for private school, because then they wouldn't have to take the WASL test in the future (I am totally against this test).
Emma, Angela, and I still go to a support group for parents of physically disabled kids once a month. She has made a lot of friends there and likes going there, because all the other kids have stuff in common. Several of the other parents there have complained of the same thing from that HeadStart program, and most of them now homeschool their kids.
Hope homeschool works out okay for you. I think your child will be really happy!
Jessie
(single mommy to Emma, 3 years
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Originally Posted by williamsmommy2002 William had three bad days with a new teacher at school this week. It all came to a head yesterday. He got into trouble and taken out of the pool during water play because he wasn't listening to the teacher when she told him to stop. He was told he could sit in a chair by the pool until he calmed down or go inside the classroom with an aide. He went into the classroom and had a major meltdown. He was sent to school in underwear because we are trying to get him ready for kindergarten. He held his poop on tuesday so we sent a pullup for him(he refuses to poop on the potty). He proceeded to pee his pants. He was never given his iullup and was holding his poop so much that he was constipated when he got home. The school never called us through any of this. He was extremely upset and doesn't want to go back to school. He had other problems before this and the teacher doesn't seem to be able to communicate well with William. This has also made us rethink sending him to kindergarten this year. We don't think he is emotionally ready. To tell you the truth I worry about sending him and worry about not sending him. I worry so much about failing him but in the end he is just a 4 year old little boy who in most states wouldn't even be old enough to go to kindergarten this year. |
Plus, she told me that some of the other kids wouldn't let her play with them and she was upset.
After hearing the same stuff for a week and constantly complaining to the teachers, I decided to just homeschool Emma and Angela, until they wanted to go to school. My family even told me that if needed, they'd help me pay for private school, because then they wouldn't have to take the WASL test in the future (I am totally against this test).
Emma, Angela, and I still go to a support group for parents of physically disabled kids once a month. She has made a lot of friends there and likes going there, because all the other kids have stuff in common. Several of the other parents there have complained of the same thing from that HeadStart program, and most of them now homeschool their kids.
Hope homeschool works out okay for you. I think your child will be really happy!
Jessie
(single mommy to Emma, 3 years
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