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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 425253" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Overtired, overloaded, overwhelmed... Face it, even adults blow up when we hit the wall - just that most of us are a little more subtle about it.</p><p> </p><p>His day is not ordinary - not a usual school day - way too much activity, way too much noise, probably could have shut down at lunch. </p><p> </p><p>I haven't seen the book you're reading - but the absolutely best two I've found are "The Explosive Child" and "Raising Your Spirited Child". Consensus between them is... YOU have to be aware of the load, and head it off before the kid hits overload. (which of course is easier at home, and almost impossible elsewhere because nobody else will ever see the triggers... so you have to guess, and work backwards, but you can do it).</p><p> </p><p>Adjust your expectations according to estimated overload... in this case, maybe you were asking too much, to want a short (5-minute) single-stage transition. Maybe he needed to sit at the side of the area, and just cool off, before making the transition? Others might also have creative ideas. I'm amazed at how often I have triggered melt-downs because the focus is on "me", and not the big picture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 425253, member: 11791"] Overtired, overloaded, overwhelmed... Face it, even adults blow up when we hit the wall - just that most of us are a little more subtle about it. His day is not ordinary - not a usual school day - way too much activity, way too much noise, probably could have shut down at lunch. I haven't seen the book you're reading - but the absolutely best two I've found are "The Explosive Child" and "Raising Your Spirited Child". Consensus between them is... YOU have to be aware of the load, and head it off before the kid hits overload. (which of course is easier at home, and almost impossible elsewhere because nobody else will ever see the triggers... so you have to guess, and work backwards, but you can do it). Adjust your expectations according to estimated overload... in this case, maybe you were asking too much, to want a short (5-minute) single-stage transition. Maybe he needed to sit at the side of the area, and just cool off, before making the transition? Others might also have creative ideas. I'm amazed at how often I have triggered melt-downs because the focus is on "me", and not the big picture. [/QUOTE]
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