My 6 year old stepdaughter has recently started 1st grade. She did really well in Kindergarten. She made good grades, and behaved very well. This year she has been constantly getting into trouble. She has cheated on a test, she has had to "pull a card" at least once a week. She throws huge tempertantrums in the middle of class, and had to go to the principal's office lastweek. What happened to her? Is this just a phase? She has everything in the world a kid could ask for. She has toys, clothes, she gets a lot of attention. I can't think of any reason why this would start all of a sudden.
2007-10-07 12:09:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
She goes to the same school as she did last year. She has the same friends, It is a really small community where she lives, so she knows everyone already. There haven't been any new additions to either side of her family. The only thing is my husbands mother which our daughter is really close to has cancer, and has only a limited amount of time left with us. We (her mom, her dad, and I) have tried to talk to her and she says she is fine, we have gotten on to her about her behavior, but we have also talked to her, asked her if something was wrong, or did she need to talk. She just says nothing is wrong, and she doesn't know why she is acting different this year
2007-10-07 12:37:50 · update #1
im still a kid, and i remember that sometimes i would just get sick of having everything. and of being good at everything. i would want to be yelled at every once in a while. she is probably just trying to find out her limits. also just talk to her, not yelling at her or anything, talk like friend. make sure there is another kid encouraging her to do stuff. also i think its sweet that you are so concerned about your stepdauaghter. i know some step parents that arent like that.
2007-10-07 12:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although it may just be a phase, you might want to see if there are any changes in her life. Are you pregnant, and there is talk about a new baby? Have you recently gotten a pet, that she might perceive as getting more attention than she? If these things are not the reasons and you can find no others, then you and your husband may have to sit down and explain that her behavior is not acceptable, but that you both do love her.
2007-10-07 12:25:30 · answer #2 · answered by Beau R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I teach first grade and there is always a kid like that in my class. Some kids act out to get attention and other do it because they like the reaction of the other kids. I have a another teacher who teaches first grade and when a kid acts up too much we just send them out of our room into the other room for 30 minutes. The other kids in the other class usually do not know the student and he/she usually does not act up. After a while they get tired of going over there and calm down little. Plus they don't miss out on education because it is the same grade.
2007-10-07 12:59:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is something different from last year -- is she in school all day instead of a half day?
is she in a new school?
does she go to an after school care place?
is something different in the family? a new baby?
kids react differently than we might expect to things that we think are really minor.
does she have different kids in her class?
does she talk about it? what does the teacher say about her?
good luck with her, but hopefully you'll track down the problem soon.
2007-10-07 12:22:32 · answer #4 · answered by bluekitty1541 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
beat her
2007-10-11 11:55:41 · answer #5 · answered by whomp a doodle doodle do 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋