Oh how the year flies by. I am going to try and commit to posting again. This year my boy started 2nd grade. How is he that old. We have had a wonderful summer full of swimming, camping, and playing with cousins. It is amazing how a lack of routine and cause trouble for my guy! He thrives when we are busy but the lack of routine has caused us and increase of stimming behaviors.
My sons behaviors include; pacing, bouncing, spinning and these in combination. He can get stuck doing these for hours. It makes me a little sad at times to be honest, but digress. We have once again started school and the stimming behaviors have minimized. (which is good) We had such a great year last year that I knew I was in for it this year. We started the second grade off with a bang. Bus problems, bullies, and tantrums during class. This teacher has her work cut out for her. So does this mom. :)
The bus: I got a phone call from the school asking me to call because there has been a problem with my son on the bus. We were told that he was breaking the Rules and would be kicked off the bus if he continued to do so. I was a little taken aback. I had not heard of a problem before that moment. I call the bus supervisor and we found out we have a very strict/mean bus driver. I started asking around and the other kids all think she is mean and so even said the felt like she was "picking on" my son. I was furious. I called everyone one involved. Principal, her supervisor, the bus driver, the school phsycologist. Say hello to Momma bear! Long story short, the phsycologist is talking to the bus driver about her behavior and how it is causing my son to react poorly. I love that they let adults who hate kids to work with them. What a nightmare.
Bullies: On a positive note my son only seems to have one this year, as apposed to 3 or 4 like in years past. I was asked by his Occupational Therapist to video tape my son while he is lining up for school in the morning. ( this has been a problem time for him) I was there one morning to record his interactions between his peers when a girl in his grade walked up behind him, grabbed his the top of his backpack and started dragging him across the play ground. He was yelling at her to stop. She drug him to the ground where he scraped up both of his elbows. I was watching the whole thing. I was running towards him but couldn't get there fast enough. It was so painful to watch. I could help but yell at her. Then I took my boy to the office to report it. ( He wanted to stay outside and play) :(
It is so hard to send your kids into the world knowing that they are going to be bullied.
Tantrums in Class: As you get older the work get harder and it is easy to see that this trail will be an ongoing battle. My son is a great reader, good in math but the quantity of the work overwhelms him. You set a worksheet in front of him and he starts " Its to hard, I cant do this, I hate school, this is stupid, I wish school didn't exist, I hate homework, etc, etc." We have not yet figured out how to solve this problem. It is a daily battle. I love him so much I will fight it and continue to fight it as long as I have too.
I love my boy and all that comes with him!!
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