Please help!
My ds is almost 9 and has always been quite a character. I would describe him as lively and quite boisterous, really a typical lad i suppose.
I would say we have spoilt him a lot really and perhaps not always been consistent with discipline, although we are not complete pushovers.
Generally, at home he is fine, although we do tend to have to repeat ourselves when asking him to do things. Its almost that he does stuff we he fancies it rather than when we tell him sometimes.
The main problem though is school. Lately he has been repeatedly in trouble for certain things. Mainly being slightly disruptive as in talking in class and having to be separated. We have not been unduly worried about this. Also he seems to be hanging around with a couple of trouble makers and doing stuff he shouldnt, calling kids names, wandering into the infant playground, chucking paper towels around the loo etc. Again, i wouldnt be that worried, except for the fact he has been called into see the head teacher almost every wk. We go through his silly behaviour and how we are not happy and that he must stay out of trouble only for him to do the same thing within a few days.
Im at my wits end. We ahve taken almost everything off him. TV etc and it doesnt seem to be sinking in. Im also aware that he will soon have nothing left to work towards as he has no sigans of getting stuff back
The final straw was last wk when the head said maybe i should see the GP TO rule out a behaviour problem as he does not seem to be learning from his mistakes at all.
This has really upset me. Does anyone have any thoughts. Does he sound like he is is being naughty or have a problem. It really is making me feel ill as i always though he was just a very silly boy, nothing more.