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I empathize with you. I have an only who has never been tired except when sick. Your son is not getting enough outdoor activity and needs sensory play in the morning. He needs a swing or some type of heavy work with the teachers or a job to do. They need to work with him and stop the negative talk.

My friend, who had a girl at the time, told me I was encouraging his activity level too much and that we should look into yoga and crafts to calm his body. 
She has a boy boy now 😆 and apologized to me a few weeks ago.

My son walks 1.5 miles per day. Has 1-2 hours of playtime outside. He races against cars on our walks to school. He has wrestling 3 nights per week for 2 hours and he isn't fatigued. If he sleeps more than 11 hours per night or falls asleep in the middle of the day he's either sick or his pants are going to not fit in a week or 2 from a growth spurt.

I won't let him be broken or made to feel like his energy and endurance are bad things. He has the added complexity of being a mixed child and so we work on respectful behaviors and personal boundaries. We do 100% outdoor camps for winter and spring breaks. You have to create appropriate outlets and I would encourage you to think about how elementary school will likely be even more difficult as they don't have 1.5 hours of play during the day.

I have never met a kid with more energy than my son. And I don't mean destructive. I mean endurance. He plays full soccer games and isn't winded or tired afterwards. People don't get it until they experience it themselves. You need to parent or the same as being gifted or being on any other type of spectrum. He needs accommodations and those will need to be made by you and your family so he does not get labeled in school.

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