I have a 5 year-old son who has just started school. His father and I are struggling with his behavior on a daily basis now. We always knew that he was a little more difficult to handle than many kids, but it wasn't until he started school that we could really see the impact of his behavior.
He started coming home from school with 8-10 notes a day. Most of the notes were about 'Willful Disobedience'.
We have had numerous meetings with the teachers and now, with the principle too. We're all struggling with effective techniques for managing his behavior at home and at school.
He will almost always answer a request with "NO!" or "WHY?". There is rarely compliance. When there is compliance there is still some sort of defiant attitude going on. (Example: Teacher said she told him he had to go to the office. He responded with "NO! I don't want to go to the office" - but followed the teacher to the office, all the while he was saying "I'm NOT going to the office!").
So his father and I have decided we have to come together to work on these issues right now. We are going to try a program called 'The Total Transformation'. I have heard the radio ads and have always been curious. But as it's becoming more obvious to me that I am struggling with disciplining my son, I am looking for more solid answers and a program of action I can take to solve these issues.
So my goal with this blog is to be able to see if we are making any progress and if there really is a 'transformation' that will take place when we start using the new parenting techniques.
I'll try to come on and blog about his behavior once a day.
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