Transitional K behavior tricks

[sarajoun]

Hi all! I decided to hold my 4 yo son with ADHD back a year before kindergarten to help him with his social skills and let him mature a bit, plus he has a late birthday in June. His current pre-K is a nice church based one but not super structured which I think why he struggles socially. Any suggestions on strategies to focus on in his pre-K program this year to help him in kindergarten next year? Anyone have success with token charts, stretchy bands under the chairs, bouncing balls, stress balls, etc for in school behavior management? Also maybe an IEP/504 for when he does start kindergarten?

[SabFL]

For the public school or charters once he starts they will prpbably notice the need and call you for a conference after a month or so. Then next step is to take him for evaluation with psychiatric or psychologist. Once you have a diagnosis that he needs 504 or EIP the school will give you the forms to move on with the district on that. As far as private schools they are not prepared for these children and can make our life a hell.

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With my son, his teacher purchase her own stretch band, for students she encounter each year with ADHD, my son also has Austism. I purchased a weighted vest and I have to admit so far no melt downs. As I learn, there's no training for social skills, youtube Russell Barkley, 30 essential for ADHD.

[eperez18]

I have an 8 year old son diagnosed in the middle of 2nd grade with ADHD and he is also a late June birthday child. He is currently in 3rd grade and I asked the school to keep him back a year because of his maturity but because he is passing the majority of his subjects (Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music and PE) the school board felt that it was better for him to go on as planned per age. As a parent of an ADHD child, I feel for you because it hurts to see his peers when they don’t “get him.” If you can, I say try to keep him a year back to help him mature a bit more. I absolutely wish we had because our son also has to try extra “hard” to simply be an average student academically. Best of luck.

[Grandma01]

If you guys is looking for social skills take them where there a lit if children activities, library, children's museum, park, and other attractionsfor children. Don't isolate them, cut back tv and computer time, push them outside. My grandson is early sept. They said he struggled with some form of social skills in preschool, it got better in kinder. Now he has 2 buddies. I took him to ad many attractions as possible, such as fire fighters museum, children's museum, library activities and so much more. He especially loves the interation from adults and bot scared to ask for anything. On fact some people have not have anyoned just to say hi to them allday until he says it.

So anyway when there young they may not make many if as My friends, so take them out to local attractions they won't need friends, they'll have fun where there at, you'll have memories to look back on.

If your kids are like mine they'll have an obsession with something such as trains, emergency vehicles, construction and so on, start there. Treat them like your other kids, so they'll jump around and you'll yell, eventually they will settle down and be as jumpy