Bryce has just two weeks left at Brush Creek before summer. He has really enjoyed his time there. All the teachers are really good with him, especially his teachers Miss Nancy and Miss Vicki. Next year he'll move up to the front class - the 4 year old class. After much debating, I think we'll stick with the Tues/Thurs morning program. I was really thinking of switching him to the afternoons, but he'd have to go three days a week instead of two and I want to be with him as much as possible, especially since kindergarten will be here before I know it.
Bryce's behavior has started to take a turn for the worst lately. He has been arguing a lot. He also gets so angry and yells anytime something doesn't go his way, anytime you correct him, or anytime he makes a mistake. He hates to be wrong, not know an answer, make a mistake, etc. Basically he is a huge perfectionist. We try very hard to explain that he is still learning and that making mistakes is okay, but he looses it and you can't reason with him while he is like that. In my current Bible Study, we've been learning about reality discipline (making the consequences fit the action). We've been trying to put this into practice, but it is tough. We also keep trying to be firm, loving and consistent.
We suspect that one reason for the change in his behavior is the upcoming life changes (summer vacation, knowing that he will be in the front class when school starts again, and turning 4). He went through a similar phase last year before his birthday. We started talking up how big he was getting and telling him that his birthday was coming up. I think he feels pressure from this.
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