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<blockquote data-quote="pigless in VA" data-source="post: 681816" data-attributes="member: 11832"><p>Mom moved to a different state and has no contact with Jack. I suspect Mom was jetting from Dad who likes to verbally explode on women. I had to take Jack to the clinic when he suddenly had red splotches on his hands and face. He was having an allergic reaction to an antibiotic. The nurse called Dad, and Dad proceeded to ream her out for the time she called him when Jack had head lice months ago. Dad carried on for 15 minutes about the head lice while the nurse was trying her darndest to get it into his head that the child was having an allergic reaction. Dad is a horror. </p><p></p><p>There was a meeting with Dad just last week. I am never a part of these meetings. I really like the teachers that I work with, but standing up to Jack's dad is tough on them. No one has been successful at getting Dad to accept the child he has instead of the child he dreamed he would have. Dad expects us to force Jack do the work. The teacher asked me to start rewarding Jack with a skittle every time he completes a small portion of work. I tried that, but when I give him the skittle, he plays with it. The skittle becomes yet another distraction in a long list of distractions in the room. There is blowing his nose, using the restroom, making cow eyes at his girlfriend, repeating nonsensical phrases and stimming. </p><p></p><p>Jack has no issues with noise or crowds. I'm the one getting a migraine, and he is perfectly relaxed and having fun. He is extroverted and often introduces himself to new kids. The general population all know who he is, like him and high five him. Even some of the "rough" kids know Jack and greet him. His favorite class is P.E. He loves to go outside, so if any P.E. class is outside, we go out. During the winter, he was perfectly content to dance around the gym while the gym was full of gen ed kids playing various games. Jack floats between them dancing, spinning, and gyrating to the music completely at ease. My job is to let him know if he will be in the way. For example, they often have to run a timed test on one half of the gym. I let Jack know when they are doing it, and he dances on the other side of the gym. Sometimes he runs along with them; I let him choose. </p><p></p><p>The other amazing thing about Jack is his uncanny ability to read facial expressions. We had a surprise lockdown one day. We were in P.E. at the time, and the teachers were scrambling to get the kids into the gym. The teachers became understandably super serious, stern, and tense. Jack behaved well during the drill, but the next day he was afraid to return to gym. He was able to tell me that the teachers "had mean faces." He witnessed the change in them and it scared him. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It makes me sad, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigless in VA, post: 681816, member: 11832"] Mom moved to a different state and has no contact with Jack. I suspect Mom was jetting from Dad who likes to verbally explode on women. I had to take Jack to the clinic when he suddenly had red splotches on his hands and face. He was having an allergic reaction to an antibiotic. The nurse called Dad, and Dad proceeded to ream her out for the time she called him when Jack had head lice months ago. Dad carried on for 15 minutes about the head lice while the nurse was trying her darndest to get it into his head that the child was having an allergic reaction. Dad is a horror. There was a meeting with Dad just last week. I am never a part of these meetings. I really like the teachers that I work with, but standing up to Jack's dad is tough on them. No one has been successful at getting Dad to accept the child he has instead of the child he dreamed he would have. Dad expects us to force Jack do the work. The teacher asked me to start rewarding Jack with a skittle every time he completes a small portion of work. I tried that, but when I give him the skittle, he plays with it. The skittle becomes yet another distraction in a long list of distractions in the room. There is blowing his nose, using the restroom, making cow eyes at his girlfriend, repeating nonsensical phrases and stimming. Jack has no issues with noise or crowds. I'm the one getting a migraine, and he is perfectly relaxed and having fun. He is extroverted and often introduces himself to new kids. The general population all know who he is, like him and high five him. Even some of the "rough" kids know Jack and greet him. His favorite class is P.E. He loves to go outside, so if any P.E. class is outside, we go out. During the winter, he was perfectly content to dance around the gym while the gym was full of gen ed kids playing various games. Jack floats between them dancing, spinning, and gyrating to the music completely at ease. My job is to let him know if he will be in the way. For example, they often have to run a timed test on one half of the gym. I let Jack know when they are doing it, and he dances on the other side of the gym. Sometimes he runs along with them; I let him choose. The other amazing thing about Jack is his uncanny ability to read facial expressions. We had a surprise lockdown one day. We were in P.E. at the time, and the teachers were scrambling to get the kids into the gym. The teachers became understandably super serious, stern, and tense. Jack behaved well during the drill, but the next day he was afraid to return to gym. He was able to tell me that the teachers "had mean faces." He witnessed the change in them and it scared him. It makes me sad, too. [/QUOTE]
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