I feel completely in at the deep end here. He is my first child, so I'm learning about school, as well as kids in general and him specifically. He's in Yr 1 and we had a hard year last year. He found it very hard socially, academically and behaviourally. He got quite stressed and so did I. I thought it may be the teacher, but this year the teacher is great and we have the same issues, so...it is him. And it is me. What can I do to help him? I want it to change this year.
Let me give you some facts.
- He can't sit still at carpet time
- He's often missing playtime as a punishment (for fighting or not finishing work)
- He finds it hard to focus/ concentrate unless it is playing lego/ drawing
- He messes about a lot - silly behaviour
- His behaviour at school is worse than at home and it is also worse at home during term time than in the holidays
It was the school assembly today and I was mortified to see him just messing about in the back row with his friend and not really joining in the song properly. The children looked so sweet singing their hearts out, but he wasn't one of them. He and his 'friend' were the ONLY 2 messing about.
Anyone have thoughts as to why his behaviour is bad? And how to correct it. At home and ant strategies school could use. We are not afraid of discipline, but it doesn't seem to work that well on him (he gets unhappy and behaves worse if gets it a lot).
It's parents' evening tomorrow. I'd like to go in with some ideas! And I will also update you on what the teacher thinks when she tells me.