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Need your advice (concerned Mom of 8 year old boy)
My son is 8 years old and is in the 2nd grade. We purposely enrolled him in a Junior Kindergarten (JK) when he was 5, Kindergarten at age 6, 1st grade age 7, etc... He is reading at at 3.4-4.5 reading level per the acclerated reader program. Math comes extremly easy for him as well. He is in his 4th week of school and we are having behavioral problems. These are problems that I've seen before: non-stop talking, will not stay in his seat, interupts the teacher, blurts out the answers to questions. He is super sweet, willing to help everyone and generally becomes friends with the students that are struggling. In fact so far this year his best friend is a little boy who is repeating the 2nd grade. His teacher has asked for our help in consquences of his behavior at home which we are always willing to work with the teacher on what works best. His teacher is extremly organized and is very strict about the rules in her class room. She wants them to learn self control during this year. She expects quiet in her classroom unless it's time to talk and she expects you to remain in your seat unless you have permission to be up. He has to abide by the classroom rules or he gets a card pulled. We are coming home daily with 3-4 cards pulled. This mean no recess at school and then he gets in trouble at home. Last night he came home and said "I'm the worst kid in the whole world, no one wants to play with me because I'm bad all the time" I just sat and cried to hear him say these things. He normally is an extremly happy little boy who smiles and laughes all the time. He bounces when he walks and only knows one speed and that is fast. He plays flag football, basketball, and baseball and is a really good athlete.
So I have a athletic, intelligent (all A's so far this year) 8 year old little boy who can't stop himself from talking, bursting out answers and can't stay in his seat. I've been reading infomation on ADHD and there are symptoms that seem to fit and others that don't. He has a memory like an elephant and doesn't forget anything. We struggle with following directions - not that he can't follow them but that he wants to set his own directions. He is very stubborn and extremly competitive (always wants to be the first one).
He is an only child. I'm thinking about starting some Fish Oil supplements and something called Attentive Child to see if his helps.
Any ideas??
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26 Aug 2010 @ 5:13 PM
28 Aug 2010 @ 10:21 AM