Starshine970 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 School is starting sooner this year then I expected (considering we got out in June!) and I am not ready for this. Our previous school year didn't have the best of experiences so I know that adding to my nerves. This year I am trying to plan out a better approach so I hopefully have a much better relationship with his teacher. I am 100% not speaking ill of his last teacher. We just didn't communicate well with each other. I do better with more direct communication and less "fluff" I know my child has behavior challenges so I rather you speak more straight forward. And on the same level I do genuinely want to know how he is doing even if he is doing well. Our school doesn't have a policy to do parent teacher conferences and I am going to request them this year. My son doesn't have any verbal delays but he has never been much of a historian about his day unless its amazing or horrible. So last year unless he misbehaved greatly I had no clue about his day. He has such a spunky personality I enjoy hearing any tidbits about his day. My kiddo doesn't even recall the names of kids he plays with everyday at school. No real questions here I just needed a place to decompress a bit of my nerves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lisa Lightner Posted July 12, 2023 Administrators Share Posted July 12, 2023 Ok, since you said you just wanted to vent, I won't offer any tips. But, as August gets closer and you have questions, feel free to ask! Quote For more information, you can find me here: A Day in our Shoes Planet Sesame Street Doggy Lovin The IEP Toolkit Online IEP Advocacy Training-Registration Ends Sept 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSD24 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Does your child have an IEP or a 504? Has the school done a special ed evaluation to see if he needs something more than general ed? (The fact that he doesn't remember the names of classmates has me a bit concerned that he might have a delay or disability.) My daughter wasn't a great communicator either. In retrospect, it was a sign of her autism. I'll give you an idea on what you might be able to say to your son: What was the best thing that happened at school today? The worst? There is info on the forum here about Ross Greene. He has a whole protocol on talking to kids & getting them to open up. This is the link: One thing I learned this summer is the more you talk to kids, the better. They learn so much about little things when you sort of narrate what you're doing/what's going through your mind. It actually helps them with reading by giving the background knowledge so they better understand what they read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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