Very proud of son, how big a deal do I make it?

[MrsSnape]

Yesterday on the way home from school my son (the one with 'behavioural problems' ran off with his friend and went around a corner where we couldn't see them. They're 7.

Anyway a few minutes my son re-emmerges on his own. me and the other boys mum ask where he's gone and son replies "'Calvin' got into a car and they drove off..."

My heart skipped a beat as I asked him to repeat what he'd just said...he replied "a woman stopped and asked if we wanted to go and see some puppies, I said no cos I don't know who it was but Calvin went with her..."

Anyway, to cut a long story short, after a very near panick attack it turned out that the woman was in fact Calvins grandmother, just that this hadn't been explained to DS so he had no idea.

I'm so proud of him for saying no and coming back to find us. Especially as the one thing that WILL keep his attential is animals and especially dogs. Plus, sounds awful but with it being him (aka demon child lol I am SO suprised he acted so sensibly.

Am I making too bigger deal out of this? DS was chuffed to bits when he realised how pleased I was with him and insisted that I phone his father, his grandmother and his teacher to tell them all how clever he had been...

But honestly...am I making too much of it or should I carry on bigging it up?

OMG! She didn't bother explaining who she was? And she didn't realise her DGS had his mum nearby? Weird......

I'd big it up. That way the memory of doing right will stay with him. Well done that boy!

So the boy's mum didn't know his gran had picked him up? Crikey, I bet she's in the shit tonight!

I'd be very proud of my boy too. Does he want you to to carry on bigging it up? Sounds like he's had lots of praise - he'll get bored of it when he's ready.

I'd tell everyone! And make sure he knew how proud and pleased everyone is with him

I left off "so make the most of it until then"

I'm proud for you after reading that!

Big it up as much as possible, that's something to be proud of in any child, but in a 7 yr old, and one who doesn't find it easy to behave anyway, I'd be well chuffed

(and if I was your friend I'd be after grandma!)

I'd absolutely big it up! What a brilliant DS The happy memory of all the praise/congratulations will make it memorable and he will love the attention lol

Outstanding behaviour! A very well done to your DS, he deserves the attention.

And a round of applause for MrsSnape's undeniably excellent parenting skills.

Thank you everyone I thought I was being OTT but you've made me all proud as punch again

The boys grandmother was driving past on the way to his house and saw him and my DS walking along and pulled up alongside them, wound the window down and asked her grandson if she wanted to go and see some puppies, he jumped in the car and the woman actually said to DS "do you want to come too?" and he said no and came back.

You know, thinking about it I do think it was odd of her to ask him at all but she did say she was impressed that he'd said no.

I told his dad today after DS stood there saying "tell him about the car mum..." under his breath hehe

Bless him, I'll have to remember to tell the Phsyc (sp?) who is currently observing him.

Absolutely! Tell everyone Will he tell his teacher?

aww im proud of him too.....thats quite an achievement for a 7 yr old deffo big it up and he will remember it and you can use it as an example of how its nice to feel proud ....ohhh that so mature of him cos the other child would be familiar with his nan so it must have been a big temptation maybe hes growing out of his pseudonym? DEFFO tell the ed psych and anyone else i certainly would .....