"Mommy, my brain doesn't work right..."
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| Fri, 12-21-2007 - 8:44pm |
My heart is aching after my DS (5.3yo) said to me, "Mommy, my brain does not work right." He has not been doing any school work in his kindergarten classroom. His teacher has been sending home all his unfinished or not-even-started school work to complete at home for the last full week. I asked him why he is not getting any work done. He said because he wanted to play instead. I then pleaded with him to do the work that his teacher is asking of him so he could learn. He promised, but then the next day it would be the same story all over again. I asked him why he keeps on breaking his promises. Then he said there is something wrong with his brain. I asked him who said that to him. He said no one and that he is the one who is saying that to me. It breaks my heart. How do I get him to do any work at school? He also tells me that a few of his classmates chase him around the playground during recess and punch him. I asked him if they were being really mean. He said they were being mean. I asked him again if they were just pretend-fighting/playing or really being mean and trying to hurt him. He then said they were playing, but he wants them to play with someone else because he wants to play by himself. I asked him if he wanted more friends, but he said no. He only wants to be friends with Max (in another K class) and Mathew (a kid in his special-needs play group), and he wants just two friends, no more. I am not sure if these kids were really playing with him or were teasing/being mean to him. Justin doesn't read social cues well at all.
-- Innie
Edited 12/21/2007 8:55 pm ET by justin_jayden_mommy



Hi Innie,
I have a similar issue w/ my 3rd grader (8.5 y.o.).