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<blockquote data-quote="sjexpress" data-source="post: 543918"><p>Hi-</p><p> Unfortunately,I don't have any answers as to the immediate problems you are having with your sons threats towards himself and others or where else you should seek help but I do have a suggestion about the YMCA camp. My difficult child attended the YMCA day camp for years by where we live. He did well there for the most part except for one year when I received frequent calls to come and get him for being involved in a fight ( many times the story was that he did not start the fight but was "part of it") or for a threat made to another camper ( he said he was going to punch him in the face if he made him lose the game) Each time we had to pick him up, he was suspended the next day too. We had already paid in full for the entire summer and were told one more incident, he would be thrown out of the camp.</p><p> I finally went into the camp director and had a meeting with him and some head counselors that delt with my difficult child. I explained his difficulties and ways that they could help difficult child get out of or deal with these situations before they escalated. I felt ultimately that difficult child required a bit more supervision than others and it was certainly in the "job description" of being a camp counselor so I was not asking them to go above and beyond. It seemed like the fights occured during competitive games like basketball, soccer, touch football, etc...when the kids argued about a rule, fair or foul, etc... and I found out the counselors were sitting in the shade hanging out rather than being involved with the kids. I said if a counselor was involved in the game, they can iron out any disagreements and then everyone would be happy or if difficult child was getting hot under the collar, have him sit out awhile and then go back in after he has cooled off. There were a few other things I discussed with the camp but they worked with me and difficult child had no further problems and I had no more calls. Yes, he did get some timeouts to cool off but nothing that I needed to be called about.</p><p> Maybe this is something you can try at your YMCA. Find out what is causing his outbursts and what they can do to help your difficult child manage it better. Good luck and I hope he completes his daycamp. I know how expensive these darn camps are!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sjexpress, post: 543918"] Hi- Unfortunately,I don't have any answers as to the immediate problems you are having with your sons threats towards himself and others or where else you should seek help but I do have a suggestion about the YMCA camp. My difficult child attended the YMCA day camp for years by where we live. He did well there for the most part except for one year when I received frequent calls to come and get him for being involved in a fight ( many times the story was that he did not start the fight but was "part of it") or for a threat made to another camper ( he said he was going to punch him in the face if he made him lose the game) Each time we had to pick him up, he was suspended the next day too. We had already paid in full for the entire summer and were told one more incident, he would be thrown out of the camp. I finally went into the camp director and had a meeting with him and some head counselors that delt with my difficult child. I explained his difficulties and ways that they could help difficult child get out of or deal with these situations before they escalated. I felt ultimately that difficult child required a bit more supervision than others and it was certainly in the "job description" of being a camp counselor so I was not asking them to go above and beyond. It seemed like the fights occured during competitive games like basketball, soccer, touch football, etc...when the kids argued about a rule, fair or foul, etc... and I found out the counselors were sitting in the shade hanging out rather than being involved with the kids. I said if a counselor was involved in the game, they can iron out any disagreements and then everyone would be happy or if difficult child was getting hot under the collar, have him sit out awhile and then go back in after he has cooled off. There were a few other things I discussed with the camp but they worked with me and difficult child had no further problems and I had no more calls. Yes, he did get some timeouts to cool off but nothing that I needed to be called about. Maybe this is something you can try at your YMCA. Find out what is causing his outbursts and what they can do to help your difficult child manage it better. Good luck and I hope he completes his daycamp. I know how expensive these darn camps are! [/QUOTE]
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