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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
My 6 year old is acting out at school
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
My 6 year old is acting out at school
by SandraOFrost, Oct 30, 2009 01:45PM
My son is wonderful at home, however I get notes home from the teacher all the time about his inability to not talk. He craves attention all the time. He is not A.D.H.D. or A.D.D. he has no problem behaving around home or with his sister, however when he gets around kids at school he craves acceptance and attention so he acts out. I am concerned because his teacher does not like him and isolates him for his behavior. I am beginning to wonder if that is not the cause of his behavior at school, the teachers dislike of him. When I talk to friends they laugh at the teachers suggestion of A.D.D. or A.D.H.D. because he is so good everywhere else. Not sure what to do about it. He also has more attitude at school in an attempt to be cool. He is only in the first grade. I am really concerned. Only 11 more years of school to go. HA HA!
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Oct 30, 2009 02:31PM
, Oct 30, 2009 02:31PM
I of course cannot say if he displays ADHD or not, but it is not at all unusual for children who display ADHD to experience some difficultie sin school that they may well not display while in the home environment. Likewise I cannot say that the teacher's regard for your son is not contributing to the problem, but the reality is that most teachers do not behave in such a fashion and I would be very reluctant to attribute his difficulties to the possibility that his teacher does not like him. A prudent approach would be to have him evaluated by the school guidance personnel or an outside clinician who can then collaborate with the school folks.
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