Numero Uno....Make a plan to work with their teacher. Stay in close contact. Regular updates are better than being out of the loop. If you child was talking non-stop that day and disturbing the class, you need to know. This can help you gear your evening into working with them for the next days.
Secondly, let them know you are trying different activities at home to work on their behavior. Inform them of your core values and goals you have for your child. Stress to them that it is a step-by-step process, a process that will take time and patience and that you are working on it. And of course wholeheartedly thank them in advance for their patience because they are spending a full day with your child...in addition to 10, 15, even 20 other kids.
Activities to suggest to the teacher for in the classroom:
- Having your child seated next to a quieter child — this will likely decrease their motivation to over-talk in the classroom and will also provide an example to them of how to behave. Two overactive children next to one another is a disaster waiting to happen.
- Allowing your child to roll a ball or play with some other tactile instrument at their desk – this keeps their hands busy when they need to move and is less of a distraction than fidgeting or getting out of seat.
- Giving your child more opportunities to physically get out of their chair such as run errands, help sharpen pencils, erase the chalkboard, pick up extra items...
- No recess restrictions. It makes absolutely no sense to penalize a overactive child by taking away their only opportunity to go outside and get fresh air. This is so desperately necessary that it should not be used as a punishment, especially for not sitting still in the first place. Work out an alternative in advance with the teacher for when any kind of penalty is necessary.
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