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[quote=Anonymous]What techniques do you use to help your child get a reign on herself and learn impulse control?

I’m getting complaints from the teacher about my 2nd grader DAILY.  I’m at my wits end - talking is not solving, punishment is not solving, threatening is not solving, praising is not solving.

There is nothing major, but little things that add up.

Examples: she finished her work and got out of the table while holding her pencil. By accident, she hit another student on the cheek with the pencil and was sent to vice-principal office. Everything was straightedge out, she wrote a letter of apology, other student said it was an accident etc. Vice-principal realized it was an accident as well and told her to come up with her own punishment (which she did). The pencil thing was an accident, but she shouldn’t been out of her desk to begin with.

Got another email the next day complaining that she was talking during class. Teacher asked her to stop, she would stop but soon after he would need to call her out again.

Yesterday I got a complaint that, while playing with a boy during recess, she said she was going to kill him. It was part of their play but the teacher overheard and told her it not say that. Five min later, she said it again.

Today. Another complaint about talking.

Academically she has no problems in either math or reading (loves to read). Socially there are a few problems with one boy and some “boys vs. girls” drama, but in general, she is very social and well liked with many friends (boys and girls, but mostly girls).

So how to deal with this? She KNOWS any talking of killing, even if it is only playing and both parts know it, is NOT appropriate.

She KNOWS she is not supposed to talk during class or at least, if admonished once, for the love of god, do not repeat the behavior!

I need techniques to help her control her impulses and make better judgment. To THINK before acting.

Thanks [/quote]

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