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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, your son sounds like mine--also a young kindergartner who is smart but has impulse control issues.  I've gotten called several times regarding him hitting classmates--problems tend to be at school rather than before/after care. He's also somewhat rigid.

Our pediatrician said that all this behavior is very normal for a five year old boy, and that while some of it would be a concern if he was older, she's not concerned and just feels he needs some time.

We're doing a lot of talking about not hitting and what to do when he's frustrated, he has a behavior chart and has seen the guidance counselor at school.  And we wait.[/quote]

This is OP - Thanks for this. I think we're in the same place. Is the behavior chart at school, or do you do it at home based on reports from the school? If we did it at home, I'm wondering if it would truly extinguish the behavior because I think I'm only getting reports of the most egregious incidents.[/quote]

The behavior chart is at school, established by the teacher and guidance counselor.

Then, if he gets a certain # of smilies, we mark it on a chart at home, and we're working towards a goal of getting pokemon cards once he has a certain number of good days marked on the calendar at home.  He'd sort of stalled on improvement until we put in that incentive.

Of course, DS also knows that if we get a call from school about him hitting, there's going to be a consequence at home.  Last time, he lost a coveted movie night, which we told him he could watch once he made it through the next week with no calls home.

It's tough--our kid hasn't had many issues before, so this rather came out of the blue.  I think school is a big step for a lot of kids, just having to behave all day with no nap.[/quote]

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