Have my son at kindergarten 3 days a week.And every week his teacher tells me that he has had a rough week...today it was that he seemed to be high all day and it would run in peaks and then calm and calm hen spike. Now he is a very determined boy and very strong willed and quite smart for his age in fact he is the polar opposite of his big brother who is also teaches for kindergarten. We have only been back for 4 weeks and have had a few days of very warm weather no cooling in his room. This would be the first time he has actually been away from me for any length of time and I understand he can be a feral child...not saying he is not. He is still only 4 yrs old...I know no excuse....am I right to guess he may be tired and emotional from school or should I be getting him tested?
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Most kids settle in to the routine pretty quickly. Doesn't mean there is anything wrong though BUT wait times for assessments and paediatricians can be long and even getting a 1st appointment with a private paediatrician can take a long time. So I would get the ball rolling and you can cancel if he settles down. If the teacher is mentioning it, it's usually because it stands out as out of the norm.
Why not ask to do a parent roster and go into the class room for an afternoon. That way u can see how he interacts with the other students and teacher. One of my kids had 2 teachers for their kinder class he loved one and hated the other turns out the teacher he hated just had a personality clash.
I sent my 3 year old to kindergarten last year and he did not settle into the routine! Hes reapeating the year. I'm putting it down to the fact he just wasn't ready.
He was a total whirlwind!! Poor teachers lol! Almost impossible for them to get him to do as he was told or to sit still or concentrate on anything.
So this year he seems to be doing better. They aren't always ready when we think they are.
You haven't said what state you are in but if you are in NSW maybe consider taking him out putting him in preschool and trying next year. A lot of kids stuggle at that age with school. In NSW they don't have to start formal school until they are 6 at the latest and most kids (boys especially) do better being held back as long as possible.