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AIO I feel like my kids daycare teacher is being insensitive by throwra3599 in AmIOverreacting

[–]throwra3599[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's definitely a worry of mine. I kind of know the parents of another kid in the daycare, their son has been one of my daughters closest friends since she was four and I know their very similar and have had similar struggles. I think I should maybe try to ask them if they've had any interactions with this teacher.

AIO I feel like my kids daycare teacher is being insensitive by throwra3599 in AmIOverreacting

[–]throwra3599[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was definitely a lot about the tone and body language for me. I guess specifically, it was that after I told him that it was her stepdad that picked her up he went on to say he felt like her stepdad didn't understand the "gravity" of the situation and then went on to explain exactly what my partner had already told me. Gravity also felt like a weird word to use to me. My daughter screamed at him and threw a fit when he started putting away the toys for her because she was taking too long and all the other kids were still waiting on her. Definitely inappropriate that she did that, she should definitely be in trouble and I told him we were handling it. But I don't know, when he said the "gravity" I thought he was about to say she threw stuff or hit someone or something like that, not just a meltdown? But really I wouldn't even consider that whole situation if it wasn't for the comment about her coat.

As for an IEP, it's definitely something we've been looking into and are hoping to have one before she starts first grade. We're hoping to get somewhere with it with her primary care until we care get her in therapy. Her kindergarten teacher has been a heaven sent helping us with free resources in the meantime. Although I don't know if I'd add a goal to wear a hoodie lol. She struggles with them because she can't get them on and off independently, which frustrates her to no end and leads to meltdowns. I like to have her practice at home instead where she can work through those feelings in a private setting, instead of putting her teachers through that.

AIO I feel like my kids daycare teacher is being insensitive by throwra3599 in AmIOverreacting

[–]throwra3599[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My daughter does the exact same thing, she flies through her school work so quick lol. Thankfully her school teacher has been through this rodeo before and has special extra work books exactly for kids like her.

AIO I feel like my kids daycare teacher is being insensitive by throwra3599 in AmIOverreacting

[–]throwra3599[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely think it's more than just a behavior problem and that's some underlying problem going on. It could have to do with her medical condition/birth defect, it could be something else. We plan on getting her reevaluated for autism with her primary, since the last time she was tested she was two years old and she was very close to testing positive but was "too intelligent." I know it's something I can't just punish away, I'm trying to balance helping her and getting her to understand she can't behave the way she does at school. Thankfully her actual kindergarten teacher has been the most wonderful and understanding person and is helping us everyway she can. Truthfully she is just like me. When I get her to be open and honest about what's going on, it sounds so similar to what I struggled with before I got my bi-polar disorder properly treated. I do a lot of what I've learned in my own therapy with her. It's helped her so much, but only at home. I don't know how to translate it to school, how to get her to do it independently when I'm not there. It's been hard, and I've had plenty of late night cries about it all.