6 Year Old Blues

My recommendation would be to discuss possitive behavior plans with the teacher or preferably you could get great behavior plans to suit specifically your child for the school's special education teacher. More than likely it is the structure thatis causing the issues because children are not fully developed in the area of concentration until they are around 8 years old so never let anyone tell you your child has ADHD or ADD. Come up with some kind of behavior plan for your child that he will be able to participate in. It depends on the specifics of his behavior at school as to the best behavior plan or I would try to develop one for him. His teacher or the special ed teacher would be the best people because he is with one all day long and she does the plans for a living. It does not mean anything is actually wrong with your child. Also try staying all day with your child one day to see what he is doing. But stay in the background so he your not hovering him and trying to get him to behave your goal would be to see what was wrong and why he is doing it also see what might be causing it. Those are my best options. I almost became a special educator. I missed the student teaching simester.

Might I suggest that you have him tested for ADHD. My daughter has this as well as bi polar and it all started about the same age. At first they didn't tell me anything, they just stuck her in a corner and she lost a years worth of education over this. Do something about it now so that he does not suffer educationally wise.
That is the most important factor in this. They will try and have you move him to special education as well right now. That is what they eventually wanted to do with my daughter. But fortunately I know that they have to make special accomidations for children such as her. Athens Clarke County has a parent mentor who can help you with all of this her name is Renee Feldman ###-###-####. I hope this helps.

It's possible that your child is bored. It may be the teaching style or just not enough stimulation to occupy his mind. Maybe you can look at an alternate school with different teaching style like a Montesorri school.

Hope this helps.

D.

Talk to your child and ask what is going on in school has he made any friends yet? Observe the teachers reaction. If possible take a half day off and observe the class and see how they interact. A child normally displays rebellion for a reason. I would get to the source.

The ideas presented so far are excellent! I want to add that you can call the counselor at your son's school for help with the situation. Dropping by the school whenever you get a chance will show your son and the teacher that you care what is going on there. Encourage your son to tell you about school each day and ask to see his pictures, classwork, books, etc. I know these things take time and are difficult for working mothers, but I promise you it will help your son be successful in school.

M.,
If you can get a day off from work, and if the school will allow it, maybe you could be a teacher's aide for the day. Your son could see you and his teacher interacting and know that he can't misbehave in front of you.
Pretend play might work too - set up some stuffed animals at home, and you and he play school. Sometimes he gets to be the teacher, sometimes he gets to be himself, you playing the opposite role.
Good luck!