Private school for a "problem" boy

[Anonymous]

The immediate recommendation to start stimulants/amphetamines will always be insane to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The immediate recommendation to start stimulants/amphetamines will always be insane to me.

What worked best for your kid? How many years did it take for you to figure that out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The immediate recommendation to start stimulants/amphetamines will always be insane to me.

What worked best for your kid? How many years did it take for you to figure that out?

Structure and mental (legos etc) and physical (sports, playgrounds, being outside etc) ways to release the energy and stimulate the mind and body, like most of the non over-drugged world. Like I said the immediate (emphasis) recommendation is insane to me, and I recognize drugs are *sometimes* necessary, but there is no doubt they are oversubscribed with many negative side effects both short-term and long term

[Anonymous]

OP says they have been dealing with this for years, so I don’t think the suggestion to consider medical interventions is immediate in this case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The immediate recommendation to start stimulants/amphetamines will always be insane to me.

What worked best for your kid? How many years did it take for you to figure that out?

Structure and mental (legos etc) and physical (sports, playgrounds, being outside etc) ways to release the energy and stimulate the mind and body, like most of the non over-drugged world. Like I said the immediate (emphasis) recommendation is insane to me, and I recognize drugs are *sometimes* necessary, but there is no doubt they are oversubscribed with many negative side effects both short-term and long term

Where did you go to medical school? How long have you been practicing psychiatry?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The immediate recommendation to start stimulants/amphetamines will always be insane to me.

What worked best for your kid? How many years did it take for you to figure that out?

Structure and mental (legos etc) and physical (sports, playgrounds, being outside etc) ways to release the energy and stimulate the mind and body, like most of the non over-drugged world. Like I said the immediate (emphasis) recommendation is insane to me, and I recognize drugs are *sometimes* necessary, but there is no doubt they are oversubscribed with many negative side effects both short-term and long term

That’s great that your kid doesn’t need medication to function well with his disability but many kids do.

[Anonymous]

Nah. They're scam. They're getting worse too. Hiring younger, less experienced staff...pay them less to maintain or improve theyre PNL.

They spend dso much time giving reset points or red traffic lights, that it destroys the boys well being and confidence.

Ask them for the same level of info on the education and they draw a blank. Ours would say "we don't want to put stress on the boys....we won't publish the tests afterwards'

The school we had a terrible experience with is Homefield prep, in Sutton, London. There has been an exodus of boys.

We go again.

[Anonymous]

Home schooling would seem appropriate. Why foist your problem on others? And perhaps a parenting coach for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try The Heights.

It's really hard to get in there unless you start their opening year in grade 3.

Where are you in the county, OP? You could try to Sandy Spring (K-12), Oneness (K- 12), Butler Montessori (K-8) or Barnesville (K-8) depending on where you are geographically.

[Anonymous]

What are people posting to a two year old thread?

This kind of thing is proof of the number of trolls on the site

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our son is starting public middle school and has repeated disciplinary issues such as getting into fights, including disrupting class by fighting with or confronting other students he feels have disrespected him. He has low frustration tolerance, an explosive temper, and is generally unmotivated academically. At the same time he is sociable, likable when he's not angry, clever verbally, and I know from working with him and from his tests that he has decent academic capacity -- he can at least keep up with grade level and exceed it in some areas if he was better motivated.

There is obviously a whole special needs/medicalization discussion one could have here (and we've been having it) but I'm also concerned the current public school environment is just the wrong environment for him -- fairly large and often chaotic classes, and an academic curriculum that isn't motivating him (e.g. he hates clicking through computer / web site based exercises and theres a ton of that where we are). He's expressed to me that he finds school very stressful ("I can handle my emotions, but not at school). It's also very clear that he benefits from being with a mainstream peer group.

It used to be that there were some private schools that could handle "problem" boys like this. I'm not sure such a thing exists any longer. Are there any private schools out there that don't steer clear of intelligent kids with "behavior issues" but actually handle them well? I handle him every day at home and know it's possible.

troll.

[Anonymous]

This is why Trump’s parents sent him to military school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why Trump’s parents sent him to military school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Landon has taken boys like that from our K-8 private. The structure of the day there is really well set up for boys. They will expect an improvement or he won't last there either though.

They are not going to take a public school boy with a disciplinary record. And they are not going to be shy about counseling out - they just aren’t. Parents pay too much money and mannered. OP should try Catholic Schools like St. John’s or Good Counsel.

[Anonymous]

Two year old thread, folks.