Ds keeps getting into trouble for talking

[IllegallyBrunette]

At his parents evening last term, one of the main issues with him was that he doesn't concentrate during carpet time and talks too much.

I spoke to him about it, exlained how important it was that he listen so that he understands what he is doing when he gets back to his table and that it was rude to talk when other people were talking.

When I went to collect him today his teacher wanted a word and apparently he is still talking alot during carpet time and so today he lost 10min of golden time, which apparently really upset him at the time, but doesn't seem to be bothering him at all now.

I am not sure what they expect me to do with him. I have asked him not to do it, told him not to do it, explained why he can't do it, but he doesn't seem to be able to help himself.

He is the same during his swimming lesson. If he swam as much as he talked he could enter for the olympics.

Any ideas for getting him to be quiet ??

Apparently if he manages to stay quiet all of next week then he will be 'person of the week and bring home Scooby for the weekend, but I know ds, and a) it will be mega hard for him to manage a whole week, and b) what happens after that ?

How old is he?

Ooops sorry, he is 6 in two weeks time.

I said that nothing he has to say to his friend is so important that it can't wait until after carpet time, and he said that if he waits he forgets what he wanted to tell him lol.

It's tricky, and i see what you're saying about you can't do it for him.
It is really distracting for the teacher to have constant talking going on though. I'm afraid i think the teacher will have to apply her sanctions and rewards hard for a bit (sit him seperately, miss GT, have special jobs) til he breaks the habit,backed up by you hpoefully.
It sounds like she's tried the gentle reminders and is now getting out the big guns. Good luck.

Yes I agree that his teacher probably does need to punish him for this behaviour every single time he does it. Unfortunatly i think it is the only way he will get the message.

I do feel a bit sorry for him as I am sure he doesn't do it to be rude, he just forgets himself and is so eager to tell his friends something.

He knows I am unimpressed with his behaviour though especially as I aksed him only the other day if he was now behaving on the carpet and he said yes.