I really hope someone has some advice on this.
My son is 5 and a half. He's at the bottom end of the class and has struggled with the jump to Y1 work.
He has always been beautifully behaved - until the last month or so. Suddenly, we're getting silliness (running around, shouting, throwing things - just overly boisterous mucking about) - both at home and at the childminder's. This has now started to deteriorate into outright rudeness and defiance.
Our general parenting style is along the lines of 'How to talk...'. No naughty step but we occasionally send to bedroom to settle down. Now he just looks at me and says 'no'.
I think I've been spoilt because he's always been so compliant before. I know he comes home from the childminder very tired - his behaviour is noticeably better at weekends. But we are at our wits' end.
(Truth be told, the whole family is currently barricaded into the front room because he is rampaging around upstairs and won't leave his sister alone so she can sleep. I am not proud of this; things have really fallen to pieces tonight).
Please please help! TIA.
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Desperate plea - 5 year old pushing boundaries
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JeanBodel · 15/11/2012 19:29
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