Thank you for this!! I needed it today. Our older kiddo is a total rule follower who saves all her meltdowns for home, so we never dealt with classroom disruptions. My 4 yo... is much less afraid to show big feelings in school. And has developed a new tendency to con other children out of their belongings (mittens, socks, hair clips) and promise she can "keep it forever." So I'm newly in this world of getting feedback from the teacher about her behavior and have been feeling a little at sea. (Related, does anyone know how to parent a preschooler con artist bc this is not in the books?)
Just for the record: Play-Doh is and always will be delicious.
Thank you for this!! I needed it today. Our older kiddo is a total rule follower who saves all her meltdowns for home, so we never dealt with classroom disruptions. My 4 yo... is much less afraid to show big feelings in school. And has developed a new tendency to con other children out of their belongings (mittens, socks, hair clips) and promise she can "keep it forever." So I'm newly in this world of getting feedback from the teacher about her behavior and have been feeling a little at sea. (Related, does anyone know how to parent a preschooler con artist bc this is not in the books?)
I mean, I am a non-mother witch, but my dog requires four vet techs, a muzzle and a tranquilizer at the vet so I think I can sort of relate?
I ALSO got an email from school with the subject line "Bathroom incident!" (You get that as subject line, and you know it's not gonna be good). And then, b/c I"m a writer, I wrote an article about it: https://yourteenmag.com/family-life/communication/how-to-teach-consent-to-boys-without-shaming-them
A nice coda is that I wasn't at the behavior update meeting but the teacher said it's been off to a good start, so that is a tiny relief.