I am so worried about DS aged 8. Over the last year, he had transformed from a confident, happy boy with a wide circle of friends at school to someone who is angry, increasingly aggressive at school and has zero self esteem.
I have been speaking regularly with his class teacher and other staff at school. Whilst it is acknowledged by the school that his class has particular problems around social skills/bickering/name calling, they feel DS over reacts to other children. Over the last month, this has manifested itself as DS punching and kicking people who have called him names.
As a result of this behaviour, and other concerns around DS repeatedly punching himself in the head when we try to discuss issues around school, calling himself useless and worthless, we made an appointment to see an Educational Psychologist. Her opinion was that DS' behaviour was as a result of the school environment and the aggression/lashing out is because he is in constantly in flight or fight mode when he's there.
I suppose my question is really, is it time to move schools? He has said he wants to a couple of times, but I'm not naive enough to think a new school will be magic wand. I'm not sure if we would have any problems moving to a new school because of his recent aggressive behaviour- would he now be viewed as a 'problem' child? I just want my funny, happy, outgoing son back.