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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 5953" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I have a child who spiraled out of control at the beginning of first grade. He handled K well, but in hindsight I suspect the fact that he was on medication for anxiety during the first half of the school year merely postponed that for a year. When he started first, everything broke loose and every issue that he had went sky high. It's critical that you handle this in an understanding manner because this can be very debilitating to a child. </p><p></p><p>Usually when this occurs there is a reason--or more commonly reasons--why a child isn't handling the school setting well. You already have anxiety disorder diagnosed so you have a head start there. What kinds of specialists will be seeing her in Nov?</p><p></p><p>Because this does seem directly related to the start of school I'm also going to suggest that you get the ball rolling for a school evaluation. Even if she's currently performing academically, the school can make positive changes to help out. For instance, my son had classroom breaks for juice or exercise built into his schedule so he could get a break from the stressful classroom. The second one occured shortly before he came home so he could release some of the stress there and not vent at us. There are other supports that can be put in place for her but it will take going through the formal evaluation process which is initiated through writing a letter to your building principal.</p><p></p><p>Until you get a better grasp on what her full issues are I would recommend backing off from the behavioral expectations. Keep her safe and do what is needed to keep her calm. When a child is at maximum stress with an evaluation pending is not the time to deal with these issues--I promise, they can wait, and will be much easier to address once you have the full picture. You will want to get the book "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. It will give you a strategy to help you deal with behaviors for now. </p><p></p><p>What kinds of battles are you seeing in the morning? Foods, clothes, just general compliance?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 5953, member: 701"] I have a child who spiraled out of control at the beginning of first grade. He handled K well, but in hindsight I suspect the fact that he was on medication for anxiety during the first half of the school year merely postponed that for a year. When he started first, everything broke loose and every issue that he had went sky high. It's critical that you handle this in an understanding manner because this can be very debilitating to a child. Usually when this occurs there is a reason--or more commonly reasons--why a child isn't handling the school setting well. You already have anxiety disorder diagnosed so you have a head start there. What kinds of specialists will be seeing her in Nov? Because this does seem directly related to the start of school I'm also going to suggest that you get the ball rolling for a school evaluation. Even if she's currently performing academically, the school can make positive changes to help out. For instance, my son had classroom breaks for juice or exercise built into his schedule so he could get a break from the stressful classroom. The second one occured shortly before he came home so he could release some of the stress there and not vent at us. There are other supports that can be put in place for her but it will take going through the formal evaluation process which is initiated through writing a letter to your building principal. Until you get a better grasp on what her full issues are I would recommend backing off from the behavioral expectations. Keep her safe and do what is needed to keep her calm. When a child is at maximum stress with an evaluation pending is not the time to deal with these issues--I promise, they can wait, and will be much easier to address once you have the full picture. You will want to get the book "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. It will give you a strategy to help you deal with behaviors for now. What kinds of battles are you seeing in the morning? Foods, clothes, just general compliance? [/QUOTE]
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