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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is behavior I expect from a 2 yr old.  By 4 unless a child is intellectually slow it's reasonable to expect them to understand why it's important to stay with the group, come when called, not hide from parents/teachers, etc.  Is your son developmentally delayed?

I think your attitude is wrong.

Most four year olds are active, and as you can see from THE REST OF HIS CLASS, all the OTHER four year olds manage to come when called.  [b]The problem is your son, not the school.[/b] [/quote]

No, the child is doing what children do.  They push the envelope to determine what they can get away with.  The problem is the parenting.

It is a parents job to institute boundaries and find whatever means necessary to enforce it.  Yes, this is appropriate behavior for a 2 yo, not a 4 yo.  These parents have had 2 years in which to curb the reckless behavior and they haven't.  In fact, they even allowed him to believe that it is a game and that they are playing along.  I have twins and we went through that period.  I had times when they were 2 and 3 when they thought it was a game.  By the time they were 4, they knew better that it is dangerous and not allowed.  And they stopped doing it.  Yes, it took some harsh consequences and you have to escalate the consequences until you find the one that will convince him that it is not a game and you are not playing and this is not appropriate play.  OP has not done that.[/quote]

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