7 1/2 yr old son misbehaving
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my 7 1/2 yr old son, whos in 2nd grade is getting in trouble at school. he is not listening and getting in trouble by being silly, and going for the laughs. It is getting progressivly worse and I do not know how to handle the situation. Last week i got a phone call from teacher, and today he is in the principals office.He is not being mean, but following the trouble makers. he is a smart boy, but one of the youngest. We have threatned with spanking if any more problems arose, and now hes at the principals office. Today there was a field trip and him and 8 others kids were "rowdy, bad, and embarassing". I do not know what to use as punishment. I dont really want to spank, but I want something BIG to let him see the point. I already told him that when he came home he was going to write letters to the teachers, but I want him to know that he cant be doing the things hes doing. HELP!
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I have taken away tv, video games, fun in the past, but he still is getting in trouble!
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I just finished parenting encouragement program 1, which deals a lot with problems like that. We read the book "Children the challenge".
May be you need to attend something like that in your area. Unfortinatelly it requires a lot of effort. Some things I remembered is family meetings, special times with kids, positive attitude.
May be you should enroll yourself in similiar program.
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Any chance he was getting teased and is now following the trouble makers so that he won't be teased? Being the youngest was he smaller then the others?
Have you asked him why he does these things?
How long were the TV, etc taken away? Was it just for a weekend or has it been taken away until the behaviour improves?
Sorry I know a lot of questions but just trying to sort it out. Kids can act out for so many different reasons.
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He is one of the taller kids in the class, and I havent seen any teasing. I notice that he is draw towards the older trouble making kids.
I have taken away tv/video for periods of time as punishment.
we talked about punishment last night, and after writing numerous apology letters, he will on dog poop detail for 2 weeks.
He recieved no spanking.
I just want him to want to do the right thing. He is a smart boy, but im afraid if he continues his behavior that he will wind up being labled, and in bigger trouble.
We have some older juvinile delinquets in the family tree, and I am petrified that he will follow their path.
my 7 1/2 yr old son, whos in 2nd grade is getting in trouble at school. he is not listening and getting in trouble by being silly, and going for the laughs. It is getting progressivly worse and I do not know how to handle the situation. Last week i got a phone call from teacher, and today he is in the principals office.He is not being mean, but following the trouble makers. he is a smart boy, but one of the youngest. We have threatned with spanking if any more problems arose, and now hes at the principals office. Today there was a field trip and him and 8 others kids were "rowdy, bad, and embarassing". I do not know what to use as punishment. I dont really want to spank, but I want something BIG to let him see the point. I already told him that when he came home he was going to write letters to the teachers, but I want him to know that he cant be doing the things hes doing. HELP!
Answers:
I have taken away tv, video games, fun in the past, but he still is getting in trouble!
Answers:
I just finished parenting encouragement program 1, which deals a lot with problems like that. We read the book "Children the challenge".
May be you need to attend something like that in your area. Unfortinatelly it requires a lot of effort. Some things I remembered is family meetings, special times with kids, positive attitude.
May be you should enroll yourself in similiar program.
Answers:
Any chance he was getting teased and is now following the trouble makers so that he won't be teased? Being the youngest was he smaller then the others?
Have you asked him why he does these things?
How long were the TV, etc taken away? Was it just for a weekend or has it been taken away until the behaviour improves?
Sorry I know a lot of questions but just trying to sort it out. Kids can act out for so many different reasons.
Answers:
He is one of the taller kids in the class, and I havent seen any teasing. I notice that he is draw towards the older trouble making kids.
I have taken away tv/video for periods of time as punishment.
we talked about punishment last night, and after writing numerous apology letters, he will on dog poop detail for 2 weeks.
He recieved no spanking.
I just want him to want to do the right thing. He is a smart boy, but im afraid if he continues his behavior that he will wind up being labled, and in bigger trouble.
We have some older juvinile delinquets in the family tree, and I am petrified that he will follow their path.