momaz
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My child is being disruptive in class and not doing his work. How can I help him? He's in his 3rd week of kindergarten?
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Kindergarten readiness, Helping my child with school work and home work, Discipline and behavior challenges
> 60 days ago
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I feel for many Males there is stress in the form of more aggression and firmness given them in media, peers at school, etc. Academics and the fun of learning requires more ease of nature, lower average stress, and more delicate care. I feel in today's more authoritarian world, boys will be given more authoritarian styles and less ease of nature and care support. The book "Psychology of Sex Differences" talks about this differential treatment beginning at a young age.
There is in fact a growing Male Crisis. Many educators are attempting to say boys learn differently, mature more slowly, need more activity, and develop fine motor skills more slowly. I feel these problems are more stress related and not genetic in nature. I hope we can learn to see how differential treatment in society is creating many of those problems or a big social problem, not a genetic problem.
I hope we can all begin to use more ease of nature, care, and more softness when teaching students especially Males. I feel we are presently creating more tension and so more behavior in school by differential treatment
There is in fact a growing Male Crisis. Many educators are attempting to say boys learn differently, mature more slowly, need more activity, and develop fine motor skills more slowly. I feel these problems are more stress related and not genetic in nature. I hope we can learn to see how differential treatment in society is creating many of those problems or a big social problem, not a genetic problem.
I hope we can all begin to use more ease of nature, care, and more softness when teaching students especially Males. I feel we are presently creating more tension and so more behavior in school by differential treatment
> 60 days ago
Some children over react to their environment. They may be hyper sensitive to noise, light, and texture (all or just one). It may be helpful to ask the teacher when the disruptive behavior happens. For instance, children who are not comfortable with light touch do not do well in circle time or in line with other children who may bump them accidentally. They need to be placed at the end of the circle line or the very back of the line. Their behavior may worsen after lunch (noise and texture) or playground (can't settle down easily). An occupational therapist can help you if your child is having difficutly with environmental sensations. Good books about this subject: Sensational Kids by Lucy Jane Miller and Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz
> 60 days ago
Hi,
I am Jennifer Morgan. Your son needs a challenge. Ask the teacher to give him 'a resonsiblity task' for each period. This could be checking who is absent. This will change from being disruptive to one who is held in a lot of esteem by the other learners. His self-esteem will grow.
I have tried this with a teenage learner. He was also allowed to call me by my first name. All this made a huge difference. In fact the teenager was a sweet young man and never gave any problems in class, once he was given responsibility.
Regards,
Jennifer Morgan
I am Jennifer Morgan. Your son needs a challenge. Ask the teacher to give him 'a resonsiblity task' for each period. This could be checking who is absent. This will change from being disruptive to one who is held in a lot of esteem by the other learners. His self-esteem will grow.
I have tried this with a teenage learner. He was also allowed to call me by my first name. All this made a huge difference. In fact the teenager was a sweet young man and never gave any problems in class, once he was given responsibility.
Regards,
Jennifer Morgan
> 60 days ago
