My son is 6 years old and he is in kindergarden and he got held back last year because he will not talk to his teacher. He has ADHD and he will not calm down at home but once he gets to school he will not talk. They think he has social phoba. I don't want him on any med's because of the side effects with liver and stuff. What can I do to make him talk to his teacher?
2006-10-29 08:51:32 · 12 answers · asked by fields2333@sbcglobal.net 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Poor baby. Have you ever tried taking him off sugar and all dyed foods and all artificial things. Do you give him soda? Dyed cereals like froot loops, coco puffs, all the suggary and dyed cereals and snacks on the market have been known to be the cause of this disorder. Of course they won't tell you that. And sugar itself causes some children to be this way,. If I had a child suffering from this I would raid my house and take it all out and then buy fresh everything. Cook in large protions, soups, and meals in crockpots and freeze then buy and prepare fresh fruit and veggies so he can grab them and snack. Get reid of all the soda and suggary drinks. Replace with water and only natural juices. invest in a juicer and let him help you. You can freeze the juice to make popsicles in cups with sticks too. I would try this and see what happened. Good luck.
2006-10-29 09:01:53 · answer #1 · answered by MISS-MARY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are holistic approaches to ADHD if you don't want to use prescription medications... Try limiting your sons intake of sugar.... read all labels sugar can be found in places you wouldn't think to look like a can of corn has added sugar....
Make an appointment with the special education department of your sons school they can help you, your son and his teacher find ways to overcome this "speed bump" ... Consulting with the special education department doesn't mean your son had to take special education classes they can just consult observe and give helpful suggestions to all parties...
When my son was in Kindergarten he didn't speak to his teacher for the first 2 months... We consulted the special education department who observed and found out it was a miscommunication his teacher used the phrase "No talking" at the beginning of each day when she got the kids ready to start the day... My son thought that meant no talking all day... A playground advisor had told him he could run and make noise on the playground so he was making alot of noise there but none in the classroom.... When we realized he thought his teacher meant "No talking at all" instead of "No talking right now" we were able to get it cleared up... He also learned that he really liked talking to his teacher as we talked to her during our meeting about the problem...
If you use bothe the limiting sugar and a consultation with the special education department you should be able to find a solution pretty quickly... And if nothing else your son may get to know his teacher a bit outside the classroom and feel more comfortabe talking...
2006-10-29 19:45:53 · answer #2 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My best friend has a 5 year old boy with the same problem. He is fine, and talkative and excited at home, but once he gets to school its different. The main reason is because he knows everyone at home and is comfortable with them.
What helped them was inviting the teacher over. This may sound weird, but it could really help. Invite the teacher over for dinner one night, and then maybe for a movie another night. Your son see that the teacher is an okay person to be around and tlak to.
2006-10-29 16:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by cute_blondie_angel 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The benefits far outweigh the possible side effects. Very few persons on medication for ADHD or ADD have any liver side effects. The medication could in fact help your child and without it you could be holding him back from his full potential. My nephew outgrew his ADHD when he was 14 until the he has on medication and a great student and human being. Without it, lets not go there.
2006-10-29 16:56:57 · answer #4 · answered by texas_angel_wattitude 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You made a good choice by not putting him on medications. Have you tried to pribe him into talking to his teacher? For example: tell him you'll take him for an ice cream if he will talk to his teacher. Or if that doesn't work, see if the teacher can spend more one on one time with him so that he can get to know each other better.
2006-10-29 16:59:57 · answer #5 · answered by tina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could attempt to have the teacher see him outside of school a time or 2 so he can relate to her as a person and not just a scary teacher..maybe ask her to come to the house for a visit...
2006-10-29 18:37:45 · answer #6 · answered by JIM D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
home school him? for a year or so just so he catches up academically, and use that time to talk to him about that. if you have any friends that are teachers, invite them round to play so he can see that teachers are people to, and maybe his current teacher is not willing or is unable to put the individual time into fixing the situation one on one.
doctors are too ready to give behaviour monitoring medication, but its not the answer, good on you for refusing to give it to your child and caring about your child's health and making the extra effort.
this website is ace for all the natural aleternatives to keep the disorder at bay
http://www.mental-health-matters.com/articles/article.php?artID=707
2006-10-29 20:36:09 · answer #7 · answered by foxinsox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing you can really do to get him to talk to his teacher. The teacher needs to make him feel comfortable enough to want to talk to him. Have you tried other schools or different teachers?
2006-10-29 16:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
not all teachers can develop a rapport w/ their students. 'cookie-cutter' approach to learning doesn't help any child diagnose as ADHD; to blame the child w/o considering all factors isn't quite fair.
2006-10-29 17:01:37 · answer #9 · answered by AILENE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well my son is only 11 months old so i have not had any of these problems (yet).
but if your sons school has a councillor maybe you could start him there and see what happens if nothing then try a pediatrician...
sorry thats probably what i would do!
2006-10-29 16:55:18 · answer #10 · answered by Krissy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋