Helen Dempster
06-08-2010, 05:59 PM
Hello all
Have had another terrible day today with mindee, almost 5 years (boy). He's very very boisterous/challenging and I was really at the end of my tether today. I took him out for some fun in the park (some free games were being held), but he didn't want to know, just wanted to play on swings/slide, which is ok and fair enough. But he hit a little toddler and that boy had to leave the park as he was in a right state, poor thing. I didn't see it happen, but mindees brother did (he's 8) and I asked the mother what had happened (I heard her shout at mindee) and made him apologise (which she thanked me for). But he had the most amazing tantrum in the middle of the park, tried to leg it as we were leaving, I had to run like a long distance runner to try and catch him before he ran into the road, he tried to hit me (but thought better of it), shouted, screamed - you name it! He's got appalling table manners, and we were at a BBQ earlier today when he sneezed with a full mouth of food, but directed it right at my son, purposely, who got a faceful! He also pulled my son's trousers and pants down (we were inside my house thankfully!) but on both these occasions laughed manically as I was telling him off! I don't want to give up on him altogether just yet, so wondered if any of you have an assessment/report sheet that you use for kids like this, as I want to try and monitor him, to see if I can see a trigger. He had a late night last night, didn't go to bed til 10pm, so that may be a big factor. Mum and dad are divorced and have been since he was 2yo, and she lives with her boyfriend, but there doesn't seem to be any problems at home as far as I can tell.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated (and I know I can count on you all, cos you've always helped in the past) :thumbsup:
Thanks guys.
Have had another terrible day today with mindee, almost 5 years (boy). He's very very boisterous/challenging and I was really at the end of my tether today. I took him out for some fun in the park (some free games were being held), but he didn't want to know, just wanted to play on swings/slide, which is ok and fair enough. But he hit a little toddler and that boy had to leave the park as he was in a right state, poor thing. I didn't see it happen, but mindees brother did (he's 8) and I asked the mother what had happened (I heard her shout at mindee) and made him apologise (which she thanked me for). But he had the most amazing tantrum in the middle of the park, tried to leg it as we were leaving, I had to run like a long distance runner to try and catch him before he ran into the road, he tried to hit me (but thought better of it), shouted, screamed - you name it! He's got appalling table manners, and we were at a BBQ earlier today when he sneezed with a full mouth of food, but directed it right at my son, purposely, who got a faceful! He also pulled my son's trousers and pants down (we were inside my house thankfully!) but on both these occasions laughed manically as I was telling him off! I don't want to give up on him altogether just yet, so wondered if any of you have an assessment/report sheet that you use for kids like this, as I want to try and monitor him, to see if I can see a trigger. He had a late night last night, didn't go to bed til 10pm, so that may be a big factor. Mum and dad are divorced and have been since he was 2yo, and she lives with her boyfriend, but there doesn't seem to be any problems at home as far as I can tell.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated (and I know I can count on you all, cos you've always helped in the past) :thumbsup:
Thanks guys.