I feel like I'm losing my mind! I have a 5 year old preppy. At the beginning of school there were the tears at drop off but everything settled eventually and he started to settle in really well. He reads well above his level and absolutely loved school and making friends. Fast forward to the past 2 weeks and it's been awful! Every time I have picked him up over the past week there has been an issue, he's wet himself 3 times (1 time was a misfire at the urinal) other issues have been getting cranky with other kids when they're playing with something he wants, tantrums at change of activity and another incident where he had a complete meltdown and screamed and hit his teacher and tried to run away.
I'm at a total loss! He has always been an anxious little guy and does have a shocking temper, but never have I ever been in this situation with him. I have made an appointment with the doctor, I don't know what to do or even say but I feel like I need to do something. We are a happy little family, our home life is pretty average. We do discipline so it's not a case of him just being a naughty kid with no boundaries. I've tried talking to him to see if there's anything going on that I'm not aware of, but I'm getting nothing. This afternoon he told me while he was crying that he's nothing and he can't be good at school, it's breaking my heart to see my little boy like this. I'm sorry, I don't know what I'm asking here I just feel so lost.
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Definitely time for GP and I'd ask for a referral to a peadiatrician and child psychologist.
I'd also give him a mental health day from school tomorrow
After week 7 my anxious, ASD boy needs a few mental health days here n there
He's probably going through one of those growth spurts. Just a few weeks ago I had to drag my 5 year old to school... and back home. I had enough and even though he wasn't as bad last week he was still complaining alot about everything. So I told him no more treats if he was going to act up like that. Wow big difference today he actually did what I asked. Though he was almost at the end of this moody month he was having anyway which is why it worked I guess. Usually nothing helps and just gotta wait it out. Sorry if no help but you will probably find he's back to his usual self next week if nothing else is wrong. Btw the reason I banned treats was because of his attitude begging for them after behaving in an extremely naughty way.
My son is in kindy and was displaying the same behaviour. Basically they put him on partial enrolment and increased it over time. He got accessed by a occupational therapist at school and found he has a sensory disorder she continues to support him at school. We seen a paediatrician who diagnosed him with ADHD and ODD. He also got some funding through the school to have a carer for a hour and a half in the morning so I take him in to school after the bell at 9.10 when it is quiet his teachers aid takes him from me and settles him into class for that 1 and a half hours. I Pick him up at 1pm. With all the support we are getting he is making great progress he is actually starting to enjoy school. Just remember it's not your fault it's just something going on in there little brain that's not connecting the more help you get the better the results. I Was at the point I was going to pull him out of school I was so stressed but I stuck at it and with all the help it's finally paying off.
Anxious can present as anger but you prob already know this.
I'd go to GP, get referral to paed and go from there.
Talk to the school for now, put a plan in place while waiting for appts, assessments, etc. does the school have a counselor who can do an assessment or have a chat with?