School Discipline 7 Yr Old

Updated on September 26, 2006
M.J. asks from Mesa, AZ
5 answers

I dont know who or how to ask for insight on how to help my 7 year old in second grade. He just turned 7 and he reads at a high level. Hes young for his age socially, and went to preschool thru K at the same place and excelled academically and didnt have discipline problems. He was a bit of the BMOC, the good smart kid. Now hes in all day school, its trouble all the time. Positive Discipline says that trouble is based on feelings of needing to fit in, or feeling left out. His current teacher understands positive discipline and agree thats the basic problem. But what to do? He feels humiliated, friends try to comfort him, and he says "You dont mean it and everyone thinks Im the worst kid in school."I try to tell him he's driving his own choices...but he will join in any trouble, and todays trouble,it seems the teacher asking the class to stop x yor z is just an invite for him to join in...Hes marked himself class clown, and wont even accept kindness from other kids, and sometimes his persecution imaginings are really concerning to me.

What can I do next?

  • Add yourAnswer own comment
  • Ask your own question Add Question
  • Join the Mamapedia community Mamapedia
  • as inappropriate
  • this with your friends

More Answers

Smallavatar-fefd015f3e6a23a79637b7ec8e9ddaa6

C.P.

answers from Denver on

M.,
Have you heard of Love and Logic? They are a "company" (For lack of a better word) out of Golden CO and they have a great parenting/teaching technique that they teach. I went to a seminar once and it was amazing the changes I saw in my kids after just one week of using the techniques. They have a website: http://www.loveandlogic.com/. Try going there and see if there's something there you think you can use. One of the founders is also on PBS a lot of the time so you may want to look for that.
Good Luck,
C.

1 mom found this helpful
Smallavatar-fefd015f3e6a23a79637b7ec8e9ddaa6

T.F.

answers from Tucson on

Hi,
I just wanted to reach out and say that if you have not yet considered home schooling you may want to look into it. It works for our family and the drama and issuses of being in school ALL day are GONE!!!! We live in AZ and we have Connections Acadamy as our school. It is public school on line. They send a computer, printer, books and all the instruction you need to home school. If fact, I am just the learning coach, they have a teacher and she is there anytime I have questions. The school keeps all records and it is very flexible. Go to Connectionsacadamy.com if you need more info.
It sounds to me like your child is suffering from something and maybe some one on one time would help you get to know/understand him better.
All the best to you,
T. F

1 mom found this helpful
Smallavatar-fefd015f3e6a23a79637b7ec8e9ddaa6

S.S.

answers from Colorado Springs on

It honestly sounds to me like he's just bored in school. You said he's ahead academically, maybe he's not feeling challenged? My brother & I both had the same issue when we were in school. My mom instead switched us to a school where we got to work at our own pace, as long as it was above a certain level. That worked out MUCH better for us. There was a teacher there that would help us out if needed. We both ended up skipping grade levels as a result, but got to stay in the same class as our peers, and all of the behaviour issues were gone. Is there anyway you could have the teacher challenge him further? Not single him out, that would make him feel bad, but something to maybe make him feel special, like the extra reading that was mentioned before?

Smallavatar-fefd015f3e6a23a79637b7ec8e9ddaa6

C.A.

answers from Denver on

I would suggest to check into this company called Love and Logic. They help with things just like this. I personally use it with my three boys. Also, what school district are you in? My oldest son is advanced as well and there is a program in Jefferson County called the GT program. He had to go through testing to get accepted, but he is now in a class that will cater to his needs and keep him challenged. The nices thing about this program is that he is still in a regular elementary school. You should check to see if your school district has something like this. Also here is the website to the company I was talking to www.loveandlogic.com

Smallavatar-fefd015f3e6a23a79637b7ec8e9ddaa6

C.B.

answers from Phoenix on

Okay, the "you don't really like me" could also be a ploy for attention, but one of the biggest issues I had in school was boredom. In first grade, my teacher was letting me into the Junior High library because I had either read or was too bright to enjoy the children's books, and by fourth I was reading Shakespeare. The biggest thing was, I was bored to tears following along in class, and there were no other activities for me. Also, one of the most damning things a child can experience is being told they are too smart and having to "live up to their potential". He's most likely feeling like he's being singled out for being smart, with no rewards. Try to get the teacher to allow him to have quiet reading or independant study if he's doing well with his work, and ask him what kind of activities he might want to be involved in after school (don't make it a reward or punishment, just something to help him chanel energy). An after school activity will, most likely, get him into team building and making friends.
By the way, and please don't take this the wrong way, are you, perhaps, extremely critical and a perfectionist? You do know that children mimick us. If you find fault with things and complain, he's likely to as well. I know this is illogical, but a child can equate being critical about a messy room or upset about a torn piece of clothing with thinking they are horrible. (My two year old thought I was mad at him because I took a stuffed duck out to clean it. Even though I explained it, he was convinced that I was mad at him for getting it dirty, and he kept saying "But baby not do bad, why no duckie?") If you learn to relax and sometimes make messes and have fun, he'll start to relax and get that it's okay not to be perfect.

For Updates and Special Promotions
Follow Us

Related Questions

Related Searches