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Hi. Well, could he be burned out by all of the learning pressure? There is a quote on th wall of our school as you walk into the kindergarten hall and it says "A child who comes to kindergarten knowing everything they need to know hasn't spent enough time in the sandbox."
He's 5 and where someone goes to college won't be determined for years and years. Relax a little and I do think things will get better.
old son was displaying many concerning behaviors in kindergarten last year, and he has since out grown all of them. Sometimes, all it takes to help a child "move along," is time and the right environment. With my son, he just really didn't "gel" with his kindergarten teacher, and therefore developed many coping behaviors to get through his school day. It got to a point where he would cry and throw a fit before going to school.
s only been 5 days of school so far, but I am wondering if I should start being concerned about ADD? She is very smart and academically is well beyond kindergarten, but she was never in any type of school before now, as I stayed home with her. Is this just a normal thing for her to get used to having the discipline in the classroom after coming from a pretty lax home environment where she and I just went with the flow on a daily basis?
s been helping a little but I think she needs more of a boost. I had ADD problems aswell as 2 other of my siblings, the sister I look out for is only a half sister, but she could have picked it up from my dad anyway.
I talked to my dad about getting her ADD medication and he fears it will make her worse. 15 years ago my brother took ADD medication that had some weird side effects and my dad doesn't want my sister to go through the same thing.
My husband and made a appointment with his doctor to see what going on with him. To see do he have ADD something going on. I know he was born a Pemmie when he was born, maybe thathave something to do with. He still act like a babby sometime. He do the babby talk sometime. Than sometimes he talk like a big boy. We have whip him, took things from him. Anyway one out know what this sound like is it ADD or some other problem.
My youngest son is now 9 years old but, when he was you grandsons age i started to notice some of the same things and heard the same complaints. Turned out he had ADD?ADHD combined! I had no idea this was possible. We kept an eye on it till he was almost 6 yrs old. It really started effecting his school time, homework, making friends and staying out of trouble! I felt so bad but, really they don't want to put them on med's to early. Try talking to his doctor about counseling first.
ADD isn't usually diagnosed until the earliest age of 6 and shouldn't be because there is so much variability in little kids. Your daughter sounds very active and needs lots of outlets for it. Try not to punish her for it as this is just how she is and she can not help that.
My 5 year old son is in kindergarten. He attended preschool/daycare for 3 years. He is very bright however his teacher complains that he doesn't follow directions and sends him to the principal's office. By the time he gets to the office he forgets why he was sent there. What can I do? I feel that the teacher should be more proactive and immediate in discipline in the class room. He tells me often that "Mrs. Blank was mad at me".
my daughter is 4 years old her date of birth is sep 10 04 can i send her to kindergarten next year not this year because she did not go to preschool and i think that she is not ready to go this year
I am a kindergarten teacher and have taught in some extremely difficult urban schools. I have seen pretty much everything. My first guess is the teacher is fairly new to teaching 5 and 6 year olds. I say that because, parents are not usually the source of the resolution to the problem. Any good K level teacher knows the answer lies within.
Firstly these kids are 5 and 6, and early Kindergartners to boot. Impulsivity and chattyness is par for the course.
We have a big meeting coming up soon to evaluate him for special ed. The teacher is stating she feels my son will fail Kindergarten because he is not academically up to standards. However, I work with my son twice a day on homework and he is academically "average" in reading/writing and advanced in mathematics and language/communication. He can relate to and understand adult concepts. His memory is outstanding...he remembers things from when he was two that even I forgot.
I have a 5 year old daughter who seems immature compared to the other kids in her kindergarten class. She gets upset quickly and cries easily (when she does not get what she wants or have things her way) . She does not try to be part of the group, but seems pretty okay just being herself and doing her own thing. Out of school she is as sweet as can be. The only problem we have with her, is that we have to tell her more than once, twice or sometime three times to do something.
That he should do junior kindergarten and then kindergarten. The reason being is his fine motor skills are not where they need to be and he does not know his letters well enough. I have no issue holding him back but he is a feb. birthday and he will be so much older than the rest of his class. I am having him evaluated to see if he qualifies for services but do not know what to do about placement.
Since private school was not an option given that he receives a myriad of services including PT, OT, and speech, we placed him in our local elementary school for kindergarten. For the first semester, he was in a standard kindergarten class but this semester he is in a special education classroom ½ day and a standard kindergarten class for ½ day. It breaks my heart to see him struggle as he is very social and just wants to be like everyone else but recognizes he has learning disabilities.
My 12 year old son is on Concerta 54 mg. He has been on Concerta in gradual doses since kindergarten. Now when the medication is wearing off, he becomes angry and agressive. I have never seen this side of him before. He used to become depressed so we restructured our evening activities to work around the depression. I am at a loss and am very concerned. Thank you in advance for any input on this question.
but now he throws fits and doesnt want to do anything. Ive talked to his teacher and she thinks hes still at about a kindergarten level.....maybe. hes being evaluated at school for "special needs" but since he can do his work but refuses to his teacher doesnt think he will qualify. so I got in touch w his dr and now hes being evaluated for ADHD. we have tried everything. I just need some advice on what the next step is.
Look into sensory integration too while you are at it as the two are very similar and often sensory is confused for add/adhd or the add/adhd kids have comorbid sensory. A diagnosis of add/adhd does NOT mean a child has to be medicated. Sometimes they do (and you'll often hear how much better these kids FEEL once their brain chemistry is corrected) but there are other things you can do. Physical activity, deep pressure are both things known to slow, calm and organize the nervous system.
My son has gone to pres-school, kindergarten, and is now in 1st grade. He was almost held back in kindergarten for not "showing" his teacher what he knew. He tends to be very quiet and reserved, but likes to have a good time. We've now been in school for 1 month. He has been in trouble 4-5 times already for talking and messing around with other kids. He is not paying attention in class, being disruptive, and not staying focused when they want him to.
I have a wonderful fun loving 5 year old who has had some problems in the last 12 months with VPK and now kindergarten. I consider myself a child professional yet I cannot find the solution. Today I get an email from his K teacher stating that my son is having problems folloeing directions in class and is annoying his class mates. He also tried to leave school as a walker today and he is a bus rider. More to the point he tried to convince a second teacher that he was a walker.
It is not unusual for such a young Child to sleep with his or her parents, and all due respects to your Mother with her 30 years experience as a Kindergarten Teacher, but Kindergarten is not home-life, and over 30 years, home life has changed a great deal. It's not unusual for someone as young as 6 not to be able to tie his or her shoes, but it would be nice for someone, i.e you or his Mother to teach him and not accuse him of being whiny, and keep teaching him.
I have a 5 year old son (just turned five in June) who has been in daycare since he was 10 months old and attended two preschools with no trouble who just started kindergarten in August is having tons of social trouble. Since August he has been in the principal's office 1)sassing teacher/not behaving 2)kicking a child who kicked him first 3)getting his shirt torn by a 2nd grader who said my son called him "pee pants" 4)kicking a child during rest time.
We have worked with my 7 yo for 2 years with interventions at school. She tested high for add in kindergarten and I did everything anyone told me. We even went gluten free for a while. She started Ritalin a couple weeks ago and I hate that she is on it but she is doing so much better and we haven't lost her personality or anything. She eats less at lunch but it wears off by the time she gets home and she has a good snack and supper.
And I agree with previous poster - they find lots of links between ADHD and ASD - PDD-NOS (which is kind-a-catch all diagnosis anyway) is often misdiagnosed as ADHD/ADD at yonger age...When was your son diagnosed with ADHD?
Kindergarten is a big transitional year for a lot of kids and don't feel like you are alone. I know it always feels that way when you are getting those calls and notes from the teacher . . . but don't. Lots of parents of kindergartners are going through the same thing.
Is your boy young for the class as in a summer birthday? Sometimes maturity level can play a role in class behavior. If that is true, it would not be terrible for him to repeat kindergarten.
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