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<blockquote data-quote="EB67" data-source="post: 44151" data-attributes="member: 3750"><p>&gt;&gt;His father is blind to the fact he has any problem at all. </p><p></p><p>What the hell is it with these fathers? My husband used to rooll his eyes at me and blow me off when I suggested that there was something OFf with Seb. Now that he has heard it from the school and medical professionals he is more accepting. But each time I introduce a new concern it gets shot down. Not his perfect child...</p><p></p><p></p><p>&gt;&gt;I have gotten upto as many as 5 calls from school a day. I quit.</p><p></p><p>I say that we have frequent flyer points at the pricipal's office.</p><p></p><p>&gt;&gt;I recently just gave up. I cannot take the disrespect he shows me. the yelling, the name calling. Not violent thank god.</p><p></p><p>I really understand where you are coming from. I am still in the calm before the storm age. Isn't age 7 regarded as The Age of Reason?? I see where you are with your son and I feel I am but a few years behind. I know how emotionally exhausting it is to fight for someone who shows you no respect and won't accept your help.</p><p></p><p>&gt;&gt;I am babbling, but the point I want to stress, is if the option of advancing a grade is mentioned please think deeply about it. </p><p></p><p>As it stands, Seb is the youngest in his class as his birthday is just before the cut off and many people in our district hold back. It's a disaster. I wish I had held him because he wasn't socially or emotionally ready. He doesn't even see that the kids think he's off. </p><p></p><p>&gt;&gt;We would never have done it if we would of known how hard it is for him with peers who are so much more emotionally and physically mature. They simply won't put up with him. Breaks my heart, but true. </p><p></p><p>Same boat here. </p><p></p><p>&gt;&gt;If he settles down, and applies himself, or atleast does the work, he will enter his senior year of High school at age 16. it is very hard on us, and it is extremely hard on him socially. </p><p></p><p>I begged my husband to consider delaying his start of kindergarten for this reason. "Oh but he's so intelligent, he'll be bored" they all said. Now he's just out of sync, unfocused and bored and immature to boot. He started kindergarten at 4 and he'll be a senior at 16. I wish we could retain him but there is no good way to do it now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EB67, post: 44151, member: 3750"] >>His father is blind to the fact he has any problem at all. What the hell is it with these fathers? My husband used to rooll his eyes at me and blow me off when I suggested that there was something OFf with Seb. Now that he has heard it from the school and medical professionals he is more accepting. But each time I introduce a new concern it gets shot down. Not his perfect child... >>I have gotten upto as many as 5 calls from school a day. I quit. I say that we have frequent flyer points at the pricipal's office. >>I recently just gave up. I cannot take the disrespect he shows me. the yelling, the name calling. Not violent thank god. I really understand where you are coming from. I am still in the calm before the storm age. Isn't age 7 regarded as The Age of Reason?? I see where you are with your son and I feel I am but a few years behind. I know how emotionally exhausting it is to fight for someone who shows you no respect and won't accept your help. >>I am babbling, but the point I want to stress, is if the option of advancing a grade is mentioned please think deeply about it. As it stands, Seb is the youngest in his class as his birthday is just before the cut off and many people in our district hold back. It's a disaster. I wish I had held him because he wasn't socially or emotionally ready. He doesn't even see that the kids think he's off. >>We would never have done it if we would of known how hard it is for him with peers who are so much more emotionally and physically mature. They simply won't put up with him. Breaks my heart, but true. Same boat here. >>If he settles down, and applies himself, or atleast does the work, he will enter his senior year of High school at age 16. it is very hard on us, and it is extremely hard on him socially. I begged my husband to consider delaying his start of kindergarten for this reason. "Oh but he's so intelligent, he'll be bored" they all said. Now he's just out of sync, unfocused and bored and immature to boot. He started kindergarten at 4 and he'll be a senior at 16. I wish we could retain him but there is no good way to do it now. [/QUOTE]
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