Noah is getting in serious trouble at school lately. He has had 2 trips to the principal and several other in classroom punishments. Yesterday on conference day he got caught in the bathroom talking about killing another student who tattled on his friend. The teacher said this student gets in trouble with her for the constant tattling. Today got a call from the teacher who said she lost it with him and another student because they told an autistic student that his lunch partner was out of school because he died. I know Noah's true self and he would not hurt a student. And I also appreciate his ability to express his emotions. But I don't know how to convey that he has to be his own person no matter what the other kids are doing. And that his words matter and they hurt people. His teacher says that he is not the ring leader but that doesn't really help us when he's following the bad behavior. We're going to start with being grounded all weekend. I also think he'll need to do some acts of kindness to make amends. I'll take any advice anyone has about how to deal with this. Parenting is HARD!!!!!!!!
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Hard stuff, Kim. If you want to go somewhere and talk this weekend just give me a call. I probably don't have much good advice but I can listen.
Sounds like he's having a tough time at school. Tyler tends to be a follower, not a leader so I can relate. We have to constantly remind Tyler that being a follower gets him in trouble. When he chooses to follow the crowd then there are consequences. When he was little it would be no video games (or watching his siblings play) or no TV. Sometimes it was no going outside. Now that he is older, no cell phone or texting. I think being consistant is the key. Sometimes when all else failed we would sometimes spank with the belt. Not a fun thing to do but Tyler could be bullheaded. At times, we would give him the choice the belt or taking away something for two weeks. Being a parent isn't easy...so good luck.
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