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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,[b] FWIW I think it's great you're going with your gut and keeping him at a mainstream preschool[/b] despite what some people are saying. This board tends to err on the side of putting kids in more restrictive environments but that's not always the best approach for all kids.

I have two good friends who have children who went through a period of hitting and kicking in preschool. Their school was very understanding and did not require a shadow but the parents did get the kids into private therapy and it helped a lot. By the time these kids were in K they were fine. I hope the same happens for your son.[/quote]

But it's not like there's only one option for mainstream preschools.  I have a child who was having serious aggression in a bad preschool environment.  At a better school, no aggression.  The change was immediate.  The good school was mainstream with some inclusion, and just had a more accepting attitude towards kids' differing rates of development.  It can be really hard to tell what is causing aggression in a kid this young, and it is reasonable to consider the environment, instead of trying to shoehorn a kid into an environment that is not working.  [b]The aggression is likely telling you that the kid feels really uncomfortable and unsafe in the environment. [/b] [/quote]

NP here. The bolded was certainly true for us. The one and only year DC displayed aggression was when he was in an unstructured, free-for-all, "progressive" school. He didn't know what to do with his anxiety, so he lashed out. As soon as we got him into a more structured environment, the aggression disappeared.[/quote]

I also agree.  You have to find the right environment.  Sometimes it's a mainstream setting with supports and sometimes it's a therapeutic school.  No one is telling the OP to pull her kid automatically, but it can't hurt to be prepared if it does not work out.  A child with aggression issues is a hard sell for most mainstream preschools.[/quote]

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