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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

Is this a new school for him or a new classroom?  It may not be the right fit for him.  My kid started acting out and with a different school, absolutely no problems.  Is he getting picked on?  Are possible delays causing him to act out?  Are there new stressors at home?

At 4, I don't think a psychologist would be helpful unless it's play therapy.  I do agree with other people about scheduling a global evaluation with a developmental pediatrician. (And definitely no to the paint brush.  Jesus definitely wouldn't do this, let alone anyone in their right mind.)[/quote]

It's a new school - we moved him because we didn't think the old school had fully prepared his sister for K. I started working from home (after a few years of being a stay at home mom), and I do worry that my stress has affected him. I've let one of my two projects go in an effort to reduce that stress. We noticed the physical delay in a class, and [b]I do also wonder if his body not doing what he wants/not feeling good when he tries to do certain things isn't a big part of this too.[/b] I don't think he's being picked on but that was absolutely the cause when his sister had a rough patch in preschool, though it was different than this. [/quote]

Seeing other kids do things that he can't do could absolutely be making him frustrated. And even though he's verbally advanced, that doesn't mean that his emotional language is advanced, so he might not have the words to express his frustration, so he is communicating with behavior. I don't mean that this is a conscious thought of his -- just that 4 year olds act out when they are frustrated. Is his behavior worse during certain parts of the school day? Ask the teachers to keep a log of his inappropriate behaviors and what was happening immediately before.

And I don't think your going back to work is causing this. You sound like a loving, involved mother who is working hard to give your child what he needs.[/quote]

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