Seeking advice for my 5 year old. He is in 4 year old pre school and we had to switch schools in the middle of the year due to issues with the staff. Nothing to do with my five year old. We do however think maybe his teacher was taking somethings out on him.
At his old school his behavior was for the most part good. We never really had any issues. He was always happy to go to school and would come home and tell us about his day. The only issues he really had was taking too long to clean up or put on his coat at the end of the day. If there were other issues his teacher never told us about them and he was on track to go on to kindergarten next year.
When he first started at the new school he seemed very timid and afraid which we knew could happen. We tried to make the best of the transition. Took him on his first day, introduced him to his new teachers and talked positively about the switch.
At first his new teacher would mention how he would cry and and whine through out the day. Mostly about when he wouldn't get his way, if a kid had a toy he wanted or was told to clean up. It's been 2 months since the switch and the end of the year is drawing near.
During those 2 months it has been getting worse. He's crying or throwing a tantrum over something everyday he's in school. She called us in for a meeting this week to go over his behavior and basically said she doesn't feel he is ready for kindergarten.
We 100% can see where she is coming from with how he is behaving. We just dont know how to help him. He didn't act like that at his old school and he doesn't act like that at home. At home he cleans up when asked and shares with his brother. I mean they do occasionally fight but its pretty rare and they usually work it out themselves. It's almost like he's a completely different kid when he enters this new school. He'll be fine in the car and as soon as we get to his class he gets all quiet and timid.
We've had discussions at home about his behavior and he seems to understand that how he is acting is wrong and says he will be good the next day but then still has issues at school.
Academicly he's right on track, maybe even slightly a head. I think his old school focused more on learning and less on playing. We're just afraid if he repeats preschool that he's going to be board and that wont help The situation.
We just dont know where this behavior came from and why its only at his new school. We understand it was a big transition but he's never been one to not listen to his teachers.
Just looking for any advice on what we can do over the summer to try and help him. We really want him to move onto kindergarten but dont want this behavior to continue.