Sunday, November 26, 2006

Impulsive Child

Our 6 year old son has always been a bit reactive when things don't go his way. It has been a concern for a couple of years and we have considered getting therapy. He just entered kindergarden, we had our first parent teacher conference. We figured his techer would get a good view of his behavior and could provide some suggestions. The teacher described his behavior as impulsive, but said she could not diagose a specific problem. After doing some research we found that the term "impulsive" has a very specific meaning. I would agree based on those meaninngs that our son is impulsive - now what to do about it. We decided to first try a workbook called Stop and Think by Philip Kendal 1992. It looks like it addresses the core element of his probelm. I will update you on our progress.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your pediatrician can give you a lot of good advice about this; you should talk to the doc! -- Dad of 2, married to a pediatrician!

Anonymous said...

Please read Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka or Difficult Child by Stanley Turecki. These books were very helpful in my quest to figure out my son who is 5 now and will attend a regular Kindergarten in the fall. His is currently enrolled in a 12:1:2 pre-K class and is doing wonderful.