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4 year old wearing me out... advice needed!
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<blockquote data-quote="Angela41" data-source="post: 571889" data-attributes="member: 14703"><p>Mimibear, if it helps, the one thing that is noticeably rare or absent from my son's behavior now is aggression. It began tapering off between 5 1/2 and 6. Overt defiance is also rare- although we do have issues with following instructions that seem to be more of an attention or comprehension problem. He's getting on very well in kindergarten, although his teacher is helping him with his shyness and social skills. I'm saying this because, although there are some differences, I too was seriously worried about my son's anger management and episodes as a preschooler. </p><p>Your guy sounds very bright- some of the traits you describe could be related to or magnified by giftedness. Especially the sensitivity and perfectionism. About 2% of children are gifted and I'm sure many more are very smart. His relationship to you tells me that he seems to be well-attached. It's extremely positive that he shows affection. The auditory section was a tangent as I described my son (a help to me, but not to you<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. That anxiety is something to keep a close eye on- anxiety disorders are a hard to understand and deal with effectively without a good specialist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angela41, post: 571889, member: 14703"] Mimibear, if it helps, the one thing that is noticeably rare or absent from my son's behavior now is aggression. It began tapering off between 5 1/2 and 6. Overt defiance is also rare- although we do have issues with following instructions that seem to be more of an attention or comprehension problem. He's getting on very well in kindergarten, although his teacher is helping him with his shyness and social skills. I'm saying this because, although there are some differences, I too was seriously worried about my son's anger management and episodes as a preschooler. Your guy sounds very bright- some of the traits you describe could be related to or magnified by giftedness. Especially the sensitivity and perfectionism. About 2% of children are gifted and I'm sure many more are very smart. His relationship to you tells me that he seems to be well-attached. It's extremely positive that he shows affection. The auditory section was a tangent as I described my son (a help to me, but not to you:). That anxiety is something to keep a close eye on- anxiety disorders are a hard to understand and deal with effectively without a good specialist. [/QUOTE]
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