After some more talking, we've discovered that a big part of the issues with Kristopher are because of school ending. He is very upset that school is over. We also live in town that has a lot of army students, who are only here for the school year. It figures that one of his really good friends will be moving. Actually, half the class will be moving on. So he's upset about never seeing some of those people again. He's upset over not being able to keep his kindergarten passwords and specials, and that he won't be able to go back to school till almost September. He was crying in class yesterday, on our walk home, and again this morning.
He's definitely an extreme thinker, deeply emotional and now a major worrier. We have talked and tried hard to hype up how cool the summer is going to be. We told him how proud we are about how well he has done this year, and we have promised rewards for that behavior. He will be talking to the school therapist before he leaves today, and I'm still keeping all the appts I have scheduled.
Right now I feel pretty horrible as well because he is heartbroken about this, and there's nothing I can do to fix the main issue.
Here's a picture of him on his last day of school. When he leaves today, he's officially a 1st grader.
He's definitely an extreme thinker, deeply emotional and now a major worrier. We have talked and tried hard to hype up how cool the summer is going to be. We told him how proud we are about how well he has done this year, and we have promised rewards for that behavior. He will be talking to the school therapist before he leaves today, and I'm still keeping all the appts I have scheduled.
Right now I feel pretty horrible as well because he is heartbroken about this, and there's nothing I can do to fix the main issue.
Here's a picture of him on his last day of school. When he leaves today, he's officially a 1st grader.
I feel bad for the kid. I'm sure he'll have so much fun this summer and next school year, but I understand the anxiety of leaving this year behind. It's tough on kids, especially when they are more sensitive.
ReplyDeleteDo you think the anxiety is causing his night terrors too? When I was really anxious about things I would sleep walk. Maybe he needs to start seeing a counselor regularly now so that he can learn to deal with this stuff so it isn't a problem later.