whosaidtha
My daughter is 5 and in preschool for her speech delay, which is almost completely gone. But at the last parent meeting they said some things that kind of upset me at the time, but a week later i had calmed down, and decided they weren't really issues. First, when they do stations if they have her go to one that isn't the one she wanted to do, she throws a bit of a fit and then eventually goes to it. Or when she's playing a game for speech when her turn is done, she turns away and finds something else to do until its her turn again. I think they were trying to hint that she might have adhd, but I've seen kids with that, and I don't think she's anywhere near that. I honestly think its her personality, to want to do what she wants, as she has always been like that. I'm just wondering if other peoples five year olds are head strong like this. We tried to get her an appointment with her doc, but here on base they're booked for the rest of the month. (i wouldn't put my 5 year old on meds anyways)
Believe me this is something we have been working on for a long time. We don't just let her run around doing whatever she wants.
Real quick, she's not repeating a grade, she was born in december so she's going to start Kindergarten at 5 1/2. The extra year of preschool was a must, although also a big help.
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Hi!
Tantrums for not getting what one wants at the age of 5 are completely normal. The behavior you are describing does not sound like ADHD, and quite frankly, too many professionals jump to this diagnosis for the simplest of misbehaviors.
Even so, you are doing the right thing by trying to speak with the pediatrician about her behavior at school.
Have you noticed that she is this way at home as well? I might suggest the following tips to try to help your daughter with her behaviors while you wait for an appointment to open up for her:
1. Dealing with transitions - Give warnings when something is about to change. Suggest to her preschool teacher that if she is given a warning ahead of time ("Tomorrow you will be working at Math Workstation", or "In 10 minutes I would like you to work with Johnny at the music Workstation, etc...") and maybe even a preview of an interesting work that will be done at the station, it may help.
2. Paying attention to others - Practice taking turns at home with an activity like writing a colorful, large letter "V", opening small packages, or rolling dice and recording numbers. This can even be turned into an interesting timing game for your daughter - an example would be to make the rule that "As soon as I have lifted my crayon off the paper, you have to do your letter." That way, your daughter is required to pay close attention to you when you are drawing.
3. Explain simply and clearly the behavior that you expect from her. Provide positive feedback regularly and create a sticker chart, awarding a sticker whenever she has a tantrum-free school day.
4. Keep in touch with her teacher, perhaps weekly or even daily in order to find out if there have been concerning behaviors. It is also important to do this so you are aware of what is going on in the classroom. Perhaps tantrums happen most often on a day that she forgot to have a snack, or when a playmate decides not to play with her. Or, if the school day brought her something she did not expect, such as a fire drill.
I hope these tips will help with your efforts! It certainly isn't easy raising children! :-)
Hi!
Tantrums for not getting what one wants at the age of 5 are completely normal. The behavior you are describing does not sound like ADHD, and quite frankly, too many professionals jump to this diagnosis for the simplest of misbehaviors.
Even so, you are doing the right thing by trying to speak with the pediatrician about her behavior at school.
Have you noticed that she is this way at home as well? I might suggest the following tips to try to help your daughter with her behaviors while you wait for an appointment to open up for her:
1. Dealing with transitions - Give warnings when something is about to change. Suggest to her preschool teacher that if she is given a warning ahead of time ("Tomorrow you will be working at Math Workstation", or "In 10 minutes I would like you to work with Johnny at the music Workstation, etc...") and maybe even a preview of an interesting work that will be done at the station, it may help.
2. Paying attention to others - Practice taking turns at home with an activity like writing a colorful, large letter "V", opening small packages, or rolling dice and recording numbers. This can even be turned into an interesting timing game for your daughter - an example would be to make the rule that "As soon as I have lifted my crayon off the paper, you have to do your letter." That way, your daughter is required to pay close attention to you when you are drawing.
3. Explain simply and clearly the behavior that you expect from her. Provide positive feedback regularly and create a sticker chart, awarding a sticker whenever she has a tantrum-free school day.
4. Keep in touch with her teacher, perhaps weekly or even daily in order to find out if there have been concerning behaviors. It is also important to do this so you are aware of what is going on in the classroom. Perhaps tantrums happen most often on a day that she forgot to have a snack, or when a playmate decides not to play with her. Or, if the school day brought her something she did not expect, such as a fire drill.
I hope these tips will help with your efforts! It certainly isn't easy raising children! :-)
what is a good book to teach 3-5 year olds basic science?
queenchair
My little cousin who is 4 years old just absouletly loves to see how things work. I am wondering does anyone know good books that have fun experiments in them?
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It's great to see that you are encouraging and creating an environment for your little cousin to stimulate her mind. I tried to think of a book that would be suitable, and came up with "Science Play: Beginning Discoveries for 2-To-6-Year-Olds" by Jill Frankel Hauser. You can probably find it online http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1885593201/702-4873694-5835253 or order it through your local bookstore. If you think that the book is not what you are looking for, you can always go to a very popular site for growing minds, http://www.thinkbutton.com/ If you search by age, you can find different items and books that are age appropriate for your cousin. I hope this helps and have fun!
It's great to see that you are encouraging and creating an environment for your little cousin to stimulate her mind. I tried to think of a book that would be suitable, and came up with "Science Play: Beginning Discoveries for 2-To-6-Year-Olds" by Jill Frankel Hauser. You can probably find it online http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1885593201/702-4873694-5835253 or order it through your local bookstore. If you think that the book is not what you are looking for, you can always go to a very popular site for growing minds, http://www.thinkbutton.com/ If you search by age, you can find different items and books that are age appropriate for your cousin. I hope this helps and have fun!
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