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Elijah time out at school for tickling... didn't really do anything wrong.
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 238129" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I think the school is over-reacting A LOT. If this is a child who has a need to touch, and if that touch is not in a threatening way, then they need to take this on board and deal with it according to his needs. Appropriately. You can't apply the same judgements and rules to a kid who hasn't got the same controls.</p><p></p><p>How would they cope if he were blind and needed to reach out to touch things (and people) to find out where he was and where things were? Because in a way, this is what he is doing - a blind person needs to use their sense of touch in order to be safe and to interact with the world. Your son (who IS only 6, according to your sig) also needs to touch, for reasons which may be locked inside his head but which still need to be recognised as valid, for him, for now.</p><p></p><p>You can't discipline a kid like this out of a habit (or need) like this. You need to use positive motivation, leading, rehearsal, support, UNDERSTANDING.</p><p></p><p>I'd be asking for an IEP meetiong and making sure his need to touch (and their need to control it) gets listed as an issue needing sensitive handling, certainly not benefitting from this sort of discipline.</p><p></p><p>Where did they get their qualifications? A breakfast cereal box?</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 238129, member: 1991"] I think the school is over-reacting A LOT. If this is a child who has a need to touch, and if that touch is not in a threatening way, then they need to take this on board and deal with it according to his needs. Appropriately. You can't apply the same judgements and rules to a kid who hasn't got the same controls. How would they cope if he were blind and needed to reach out to touch things (and people) to find out where he was and where things were? Because in a way, this is what he is doing - a blind person needs to use their sense of touch in order to be safe and to interact with the world. Your son (who IS only 6, according to your sig) also needs to touch, for reasons which may be locked inside his head but which still need to be recognised as valid, for him, for now. You can't discipline a kid like this out of a habit (or need) like this. You need to use positive motivation, leading, rehearsal, support, UNDERSTANDING. I'd be asking for an IEP meetiong and making sure his need to touch (and their need to control it) gets listed as an issue needing sensitive handling, certainly not benefitting from this sort of discipline. Where did they get their qualifications? A breakfast cereal box? Marg [/QUOTE]
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