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Introduction to my 4 (almost 5) year-old
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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 568366" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Hello. Here's someone else who can say "I've got a model like that at home" <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Certain things about your son sound really similar to mine, who has just had his sixth birthday. It's great that you have him in Occupational Therapist (OT) and have identified issues to be worked on (I have nothing like that close to where I live).</p><p>The one thing that did occur to me is that things really do change... or can. My son also got very upset and dramatic with other children when things went "wrong", but I have seen this decreasing greatly as he has got older. In his case, it's probably also related to stability as before the age of 3 he had a lot of movement and uncertainty, change in his life. These children are behind emotionally and so your son is doubtless still at a 3 year old level or thereabouts, whereby getting upset over sharing, changes, etc, with other children is rather more normal. Not a lot you can do about it in terms of teaching, I'm afraid - I think the impulse is too strong. Definitely reading The Explosive Child by Ross Greene.</p><p>Keep posting here if it helps... welcome.</p><p>Oh and sport - definitely. My son has done tennis since the age of 4, which I think helps with concentration and motor skills, gym (ditto), roller skating, and now does karate (big success, very helpful for discipline and self-control) and horse riding which he absolutely loves. I don't tell any of the teachers he has issues, or ADHD, they take him as they find him and mainly there are no problems. Routine and structure very helpful as you say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 568366, member: 11227"] Hello. Here's someone else who can say "I've got a model like that at home" :) Certain things about your son sound really similar to mine, who has just had his sixth birthday. It's great that you have him in Occupational Therapist (OT) and have identified issues to be worked on (I have nothing like that close to where I live). The one thing that did occur to me is that things really do change... or can. My son also got very upset and dramatic with other children when things went "wrong", but I have seen this decreasing greatly as he has got older. In his case, it's probably also related to stability as before the age of 3 he had a lot of movement and uncertainty, change in his life. These children are behind emotionally and so your son is doubtless still at a 3 year old level or thereabouts, whereby getting upset over sharing, changes, etc, with other children is rather more normal. Not a lot you can do about it in terms of teaching, I'm afraid - I think the impulse is too strong. Definitely reading The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. Keep posting here if it helps... welcome. Oh and sport - definitely. My son has done tennis since the age of 4, which I think helps with concentration and motor skills, gym (ditto), roller skating, and now does karate (big success, very helpful for discipline and self-control) and horse riding which he absolutely loves. I don't tell any of the teachers he has issues, or ADHD, they take him as they find him and mainly there are no problems. Routine and structure very helpful as you say. [/QUOTE]
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