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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re: butt smacking - eh  to us adults it's inappropriate and a knee jerk reaction. To a playful 4 yr old who doesn't understand/hasn't learned boundaries (yet), it genuinely was a game of  Invisible Monster. You told him firmly that's a huge "no", explained why it's a huge "no", so let it go and move forward.

The other stuff: it's hard to tell w/o context. He sounds like an ordinarily good kid, so I doubt his behavior is truly done for spite, but just out boredom/not sure what he supposed to do at that moment/sees someone else doing it, etc.

Is he bored? Does he understand expectations - for a lot of kids this is the 1st time in a preschool, given last year's shutdown, so adults and teachers forget and inadvertently forget that their kids may not automatically know preschool basic rules.

I assume prek just started after Labor Day? So, he's only a month into it and if it's only 3x/week it may be part of the new routine and structure he trying to wrap his little mind around.

Re: reading to your wiggly little guy at bedtime- could be bad timing and he just might not be feeling it. We rarely do bed time stories at bedtime. We do Hidden Pictures together (or Waldo) instead  I found reading time was a better fit after his screen time in the afternoon.  YMMV  but thought I'd suggest it for a different approach.[/quote]

OP here. Yes, I’m planning on having him apologize to the teacher Monday but I definitely don’t think he was doing anything beyond trying to play. Obviously not an ok way to play but I don’t have any concerns that it was malicious.

The teacher did mention last week that he got distracted during some activities (like reading) and suggested he might be bored. He seems to fully understand expectations but is rebelling against them. I handle this at home by explaining that we have to do x before we do y and make a game out of it (ie: ie since we have to clean up these blocks before we go to the playground I’ll time you and see how fast you can get it done”. I’m thinking I might just need to enforce better the idea that he has to sometimes do things that are not as fun (to him) out of respect for the teacher and class. I am hoping that with continued attendance he will get more accustomed to the school routine. [/quote]

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