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<blockquote data-quote="BigMamma3" data-source="post: 242732" data-attributes="member: 6663"><p>UPDATE</p><p> </p><p>Well, I wound up having two meetings today. Meeting #1 was regarding my younger daughter in Kindergarten and developing a "behavior plan" for her. Teacher reports when she is asked to do something she doesn't want to she "explodes" with anger and anyone in her way get pushed, shoved and sometimes hit. She said she refuses going to the "time out" area and needed some alternatives. I suggested asking her when she is calm that 'is there somewhere she might be ok going when she feels herself getting angry' (my older daughter used to put herself on time-out when she was in Kindergarten). I also suggested the teacher "check in" with her in a non-confrontational way when she seemed like her frustration level was being challenged. Another concern was that she does not play with her peers. She attaches herself to the teacher or whichever other adult is present. The therapist offered to observe her at recess and try working with her on her peer interactions. </p><p> </p><p>Meeting #2 was about the additional testing suggestion on my 9 yo difficult child. The school psychologist is going to do some testing but she is being referred for a county mental health assessment which will result in placement/services recomendations which apparently the county pays for. According to the resource teacher I have the right to approve or disapprove the suggestion. The resource teacher also suggested exploring possible medications as he has seen miraculous results over the last couple of years with student on medications for ADHD in their focus and behavior. This is something I would rather not do, but in fairness I guess I should explore options and discuss with her Dr. She has been progressing over the last year but is still at the same place on the curve and well below grade level. The "counseling enriched day class" was discussed which has advantages and disadvantages. I am leaning toward finding ways to keep her at her current school and in gen ed.</p><p> </p><p>Any feedback, ideas, suggestions...?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigMamma3, post: 242732, member: 6663"] UPDATE Well, I wound up having two meetings today. Meeting #1 was regarding my younger daughter in Kindergarten and developing a "behavior plan" for her. Teacher reports when she is asked to do something she doesn't want to she "explodes" with anger and anyone in her way get pushed, shoved and sometimes hit. She said she refuses going to the "time out" area and needed some alternatives. I suggested asking her when she is calm that 'is there somewhere she might be ok going when she feels herself getting angry' (my older daughter used to put herself on time-out when she was in Kindergarten). I also suggested the teacher "check in" with her in a non-confrontational way when she seemed like her frustration level was being challenged. Another concern was that she does not play with her peers. She attaches herself to the teacher or whichever other adult is present. The therapist offered to observe her at recess and try working with her on her peer interactions. Meeting #2 was about the additional testing suggestion on my 9 yo difficult child. The school psychologist is going to do some testing but she is being referred for a county mental health assessment which will result in placement/services recomendations which apparently the county pays for. According to the resource teacher I have the right to approve or disapprove the suggestion. The resource teacher also suggested exploring possible medications as he has seen miraculous results over the last couple of years with student on medications for ADHD in their focus and behavior. This is something I would rather not do, but in fairness I guess I should explore options and discuss with her Dr. She has been progressing over the last year but is still at the same place on the curve and well below grade level. The "counseling enriched day class" was discussed which has advantages and disadvantages. I am leaning toward finding ways to keep her at her current school and in gen ed. Any feedback, ideas, suggestions...? [/QUOTE]
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