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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again.
So, Little Boy sat in his chair and wet himself yesterday. This is a kid who will wake up in the middle of the night to go potty, so I'm not sure if this was just one of those things or a sign that he's really struggling. His teacher also sent a note home that he tends to watch the other kids while they are working rather than focusing on his own.

Sigh. Parent-teacher conferences are coming up soon, but I'm really thinking that this is just not a good fit.[/quote]

Is he in a Montessori school/program? I am asking because you used the word "work."

My kids are at a Montessori school, so feel free to take this with a grain of salt, but:

Re: wetting himself: my PK4 kid, who is nighttime potty trained, has the occasional accident at school because he gets so distracted. May not be the case for your kid, but I would get more information on when the accidents are happening. Maybe he isn't totally comfortable on where the bathroom is yet?

Him watching other kids "work" is not necessarily a bad thing, but I understand it comes off that way if the teacher is sending a note home. I'd talk to the teacher at parent-teach conferences to see if they are concerned; if so, why; ask if the teacher tries to engage him when he is just sitting; etc.

Sorry it's been a rough transition. The first few months doing dual-kid drop off at out Montessori (LAMB) was honestly hell last year. It was a huge adjustment for PK3.[/quote]

He's in a traditional DCPS program -  my guess is that they have worksheets and he's not really interested in doing them.
The bathroom is in the classroom, and the only other accident happened when he didn't thoroughly wipe himself after a BM. 
I'm trying not to overthink things, but I suspected he was not doing well earlier and I put my concerns aside to give things time. Now it's too late to move him to a charter or another DCPS that might be a better fit and I could kick myself for not listening to my gut.
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Don't beat yourself up, OP. It is still early in the school year. One accident is no big deal. My PK3 boy has also had a few accidents at school in spite of being potty trained all year without issue.

My kid also had a tough transition into school and my gut was also telling me that we made a huge mistake pulling him from his beloved daycare and putting him into pre-K. BUT -- we've been riding it out and I think he is starting to adjust. As a parent, it was making my heart ache to see my son struggling, especially when I knew it would be easy to put him back in a program that he loved. But I honestly think these things just take time, especially at 3 years old, which is already a tough age for kids for so many reasons. In other words -- you're putting a lot of pressure on yourself to do the "right" thing, but sometimes the "right" thing is giving your kid the opportunity to sort things out rather than pulling him out of a situation that you think isn't working after just a few weeks.

Maybe this is the wrong program for your son; I don't know. All I know is that he's 3 and he's exhibiting developmentally appropriate behavior and you're doing the best you can and I think you deserve to cut yourself some slack. I hope things get better as the school year goes on. [/quote]

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