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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 475123" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>OK- there is normalcy in that, believe it or not. My son was in day care as a preschooler and in elementary school and went thru a period like this. I ask his pediatrician about it and he said that it was due to having long days where he tried really hard to behave at day care but then came home and felt like he could get some of the tiredness, frustration, irritability out. IOW, it's like us (parents) having a bad day at work but biting our tongue, then coming home and venting. The pediatrician actually used that analogy and said it meant my son felt safe and comfortable enough at home to do this at home, like we might feel venting or being irritable with a partner or on this board sometimes. His suggestions were similar to the ones I threw out before. As far as him behaving fine during structured activities, I think that might be perfectly normal for a 4yo- he's comfortable with structure, and knows what to expect, what to do, etc. The pediatrician also recommended that I spend time asking my son how his day was, bragging on anything that sounded good, letting him know I understood whatever frustrations he verbalized, but not allow him to get too loud or disrespectful about all this- if he did, I was to send him to his room (calmly) and tell him that once he calmed down a bit, he was welcome to come back and finish telling me about his day- that i would listen. Do keep his day as short and low key as possible if he's having long days at day care. And try hard to find a few mins each night just for quality time, before tantrums start- early in the evening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 475123, member: 3699"] OK- there is normalcy in that, believe it or not. My son was in day care as a preschooler and in elementary school and went thru a period like this. I ask his pediatrician about it and he said that it was due to having long days where he tried really hard to behave at day care but then came home and felt like he could get some of the tiredness, frustration, irritability out. IOW, it's like us (parents) having a bad day at work but biting our tongue, then coming home and venting. The pediatrician actually used that analogy and said it meant my son felt safe and comfortable enough at home to do this at home, like we might feel venting or being irritable with a partner or on this board sometimes. His suggestions were similar to the ones I threw out before. As far as him behaving fine during structured activities, I think that might be perfectly normal for a 4yo- he's comfortable with structure, and knows what to expect, what to do, etc. The pediatrician also recommended that I spend time asking my son how his day was, bragging on anything that sounded good, letting him know I understood whatever frustrations he verbalized, but not allow him to get too loud or disrespectful about all this- if he did, I was to send him to his room (calmly) and tell him that once he calmed down a bit, he was welcome to come back and finish telling me about his day- that i would listen. Do keep his day as short and low key as possible if he's having long days at day care. And try hard to find a few mins each night just for quality time, before tantrums start- early in the evening. [/QUOTE]
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