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Not sure what is going on with my 5 yr old son
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 360543" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi Leighh, welcome to our forum. </p><p> </p><p>If<span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> a child has been raised in a stable environment with consistent (note I did not say perfect <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />) parenting, problems like this are often indicative that something is up so I think you're wise in starting your homework.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I know there's a great sense of urgency to have things under control by the time he starts kindergarten, but most of the time it's more of a process. If traditional methods aren't working, you're going to need to look for some alternative strategies.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I have two book recommendations for you to start with. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">This one to help give you some background and give you some ideas of things to look for:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">What Your Explosive Child Is Trying to Tell You: Discovering the Pathway from Symptoms to Solutions by Dr. Douglas Riley</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">This one to help address behaviors (also see the thread at the top of this board for adapting it to younger children)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The Explosive Child by Ross Greene</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Also, if he's been kicked out of this many daycares, I think I'd be requesting a school evaluation at this time. You would need to send a letter to the special services department of your local public school district requesting a full evaluation. It will help get the ball rolling early if he does indeed have trouble, plus it will alert the school staff that you are proactive, which really can help down the road.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 360543, member: 701"] Hi Leighh, welcome to our forum. If[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] a child has been raised in a stable environment with consistent (note I did not say perfect :happy:) parenting, problems like this are often indicative that something is up so I think you're wise in starting your homework.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Arial]I know there's a great sense of urgency to have things under control by the time he starts kindergarten, but most of the time it's more of a process. If traditional methods aren't working, you're going to need to look for some alternative strategies.[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]I have two book recommendations for you to start with. [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]This one to help give you some background and give you some ideas of things to look for:[/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Arial]What Your Explosive Child Is Trying to Tell You: Discovering the Pathway from Symptoms to Solutions by Dr. Douglas Riley[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Arial]This one to help address behaviors (also see the thread at the top of this board for adapting it to younger children)[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Arial]The Explosive Child by Ross Greene[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Arial]Also, if he's been kicked out of this many daycares, I think I'd be requesting a school evaluation at this time. You would need to send a letter to the special services department of your local public school district requesting a full evaluation. It will help get the ball rolling early if he does indeed have trouble, plus it will alert the school staff that you are proactive, which really can help down the road.[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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