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<blockquote data-quote="trsturself" data-source="post: 103088" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>Thanks for all the replies. </p><p>I found out after picking her up that she didn't have breakfast. The new daycare provides breakfast and she didn't like their choices so she didn't eat. So that's 2 major changes, no food, and reduced sleep all on the same day. Ask me why I'm not surprised at her behavior. </p><p></p><p>Daycare... we talked in depth with the director of the new daycare before deciding to put her there. She is aware of her triggers, how to help her beat the tantrums (cooling off alone), etc. She was very understanding about finding what works for each child and offered a chair in her office as a cool down spot. difficult child had no problems there today (except for not being allowed to eat the breakfast she brought from home that I didn't know she wouldn't be allowed to do). </p><p></p><p>Gifted... they offer differentiated curriculum for gifted K at her school. The problem is her teacher was a sub and didn't want to put any extra effort in. We already tried giving her a math workbook to give gtg work out of and she said it would be a great thing at home, but that she wouldn't do it at school. We talked to the principal and she grudgingly and dismissively said she will talk to her regular teacher when she comes back (wed - sorry I was mistaken in my original post, I thought she came back today). </p><p></p><p>Punishment... we haven't found anything that works for her. She is upset about it at first but one or two days in she gets over it. The thing she likes the most is tv. She uses it to wake up in the mornings (one show before school) and to unwind after school (one show while I make dinner). If we threaten the loss of that she usually does what we're asking. However one day she lost the tv for 2 weeks. she missed it every once in awhile but I don't think it accomplished anything. </p><p></p><p>principle... she supposedly has over 30 years of experience and has a Special Education. background. We've told her that we are working on getting the tests done and she thinks that's a good idea. More to help people see difficult child's reactions as a symptom not just a bad kid. </p><p></p><p>I'm with meowbunny. I think the discipline should be about teaching. The only thing I see this punishment teaching her is that we don't like the behavior. Which is a good thing to learn, but it doesn't teach her how to avoid it in the future. Is there a happy medium? What are some techniques you guys have found for helping your difficult child learn how to manage their behavior?</p><p></p><p>I have the books The Strong-Willed Child and The Out-of-Sync child but I'm not making as much progress on them as I'd like.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trsturself, post: 103088, member: 4386"] Thanks for all the replies. I found out after picking her up that she didn't have breakfast. The new daycare provides breakfast and she didn't like their choices so she didn't eat. So that's 2 major changes, no food, and reduced sleep all on the same day. Ask me why I'm not surprised at her behavior. Daycare... we talked in depth with the director of the new daycare before deciding to put her there. She is aware of her triggers, how to help her beat the tantrums (cooling off alone), etc. She was very understanding about finding what works for each child and offered a chair in her office as a cool down spot. difficult child had no problems there today (except for not being allowed to eat the breakfast she brought from home that I didn't know she wouldn't be allowed to do). Gifted... they offer differentiated curriculum for gifted K at her school. The problem is her teacher was a sub and didn't want to put any extra effort in. We already tried giving her a math workbook to give gtg work out of and she said it would be a great thing at home, but that she wouldn't do it at school. We talked to the principal and she grudgingly and dismissively said she will talk to her regular teacher when she comes back (wed - sorry I was mistaken in my original post, I thought she came back today). Punishment... we haven't found anything that works for her. She is upset about it at first but one or two days in she gets over it. The thing she likes the most is tv. She uses it to wake up in the mornings (one show before school) and to unwind after school (one show while I make dinner). If we threaten the loss of that she usually does what we're asking. However one day she lost the tv for 2 weeks. she missed it every once in awhile but I don't think it accomplished anything. principle... she supposedly has over 30 years of experience and has a Special Education. background. We've told her that we are working on getting the tests done and she thinks that's a good idea. More to help people see difficult child's reactions as a symptom not just a bad kid. I'm with meowbunny. I think the discipline should be about teaching. The only thing I see this punishment teaching her is that we don't like the behavior. Which is a good thing to learn, but it doesn't teach her how to avoid it in the future. Is there a happy medium? What are some techniques you guys have found for helping your difficult child learn how to manage their behavior? I have the books The Strong-Willed Child and The Out-of-Sync child but I'm not making as much progress on them as I'd like. [/QUOTE]
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