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Can he have green days? VENT
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 108189" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>I'm sorry Beaner is struggling.</p><p></p><p>How do you know he just needs to try harder? What will earn him a green day? What is he doing to earn the other color days? Are the expectations above what he can handle? Does he have an IEP?</p><p></p><p>I really believe in Ross Green's assertion that "children do well if they can" (have you read his book The Explosive Child?). I also believe in leaving school consquences at school; otherwise Beaner is going to spend his entire life in trouble. </p><p></p><p>I think there's a reason Beaner isn't doing well at school, and your job is to figure out why (and no, ODD is not a good enough reason because it's a diagnosis typically fueled by an underlying cause). Sometimes the system created at school doesn't work for our kids; sometimes our kids mature at slower rates than other kids; sometimes an underlying disorder makes it difficult for them to "behave" the way they're supposed to at school. I hope you can uncover the real reason behind Beaner's challenges at school.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 108189, member: 2423"] I'm sorry Beaner is struggling. How do you know he just needs to try harder? What will earn him a green day? What is he doing to earn the other color days? Are the expectations above what he can handle? Does he have an IEP? I really believe in Ross Green's assertion that "children do well if they can" (have you read his book The Explosive Child?). I also believe in leaving school consquences at school; otherwise Beaner is going to spend his entire life in trouble. I think there's a reason Beaner isn't doing well at school, and your job is to figure out why (and no, ODD is not a good enough reason because it's a diagnosis typically fueled by an underlying cause). Sometimes the system created at school doesn't work for our kids; sometimes our kids mature at slower rates than other kids; sometimes an underlying disorder makes it difficult for them to "behave" the way they're supposed to at school. I hope you can uncover the real reason behind Beaner's challenges at school. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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