Hi, I need so guidance.
Quite distressed by it all so please be kind.
DS regularly lashes out (throws objects or hits) when unhappy.
He's 4.5 now. For the past year, he's been having behavioural problems at nursery. After a few months we saw a child psychologist who identified anxiety as the main issue. They recommended one to one sessions to help/teach him how to deal with his emotions with words.
Long story but this didn't happen. Although it's better now, DS still lashes out.
Nursery haven't said much recently. They just tell me there's been an incident and that's that. Or, there's been an incident but your child was not the only one.
Now the private school is starting at in September are making it clear they won't tolerate that behaviour. This is where I get upset. I'm not suggesting for a second it's OK for my child to hit others. I fully understand and support their view/policy.
But where does that leave me? Although school might be better because they have set routines, I have NO confidence DS won't hit.
I've asked this new school the name of psychologists so I can finally follow the recommendation that was made and get one to one sessions.
Personally I don't think this problem is going to go away. I've dreaded picking up DS from nursery for the past year because I fear he's injured someone or that the other children will finally reject him because he hits them. It's been horrible and I can't see the end of it.
Although I'm agree with the teachers it's unacceptable, I've also been powerless to change DS's behaviour. Also when I talk to staff, what I say seems to be held against me (some nursery staff clearly blamed our parenting).
Will this stop? Will this stop after psychological input? If it carries on, what do I do?
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4.5 lashes out - underlying cause is anxiety
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VivaRice · 10/07/2018 16:39
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