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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m wondering if he’s getting so emotional because he doesn’t know when he will get a chance to talk more with you. If he brings something up on the ride to school, try responding with something like: “So you’re bothered by how Ms. Crabtree doesn’t always explain the assignment. That sounds really frustrating. Let’s make a plan to talk about it tonight and we can come up with some solutions for you to try. In the meantime, just try your best for today. We’ll come back to it tonight.” [/quote]

I wonder if the stress of the morning routine is also making his emotions more raw.  Maybe brainstorm with him about how to make the ride calmer so that he can have a nice start to the day.  Classical music, waking up 10 minutes earlier, a little meditation exercise etc. Also make sure you're not giving him tooo much attention to his negativitiess and feeding any tendency he might have to dwell or ruminate on negativity. After acknowledging his feelings maybe you ask him if he wants help brainstorming a solution or not.  If not, have him pick another topic to discuss or exchange jokes or something. [/quote]

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