Finding the time!!!!

[mommy3ohboy]

I just want to let everyone know that I am sorry that i am NEVER checking on my page.  It's so hard to find the time for myself.  I have decided to start finding the time even if its for a little bit a day.  I just had hernia surgery so I do have free time at night since I'm not working for a few more weeks. 

My 5 year old just started kindergarden last week.  He absolutly loves it, but he's the kind of kid who has a really hard time focusing and settling down.  Well i got a letter from his teacher on friday saying he is having a hard time following the class rules and acts impulsivly.  Thats Ethan to a t.  She wants my opinions on how to make him behave so he can succeed and her guess is as good as mine.  It makes me so frustrated that I can't help my son.  I have talked to his family doctor and he told me to see how he does in schiool.  Well the 3rd day and he's already having problems.  I  really didn't want to put my child on medication, BUT what choices do i have right now?  He was wrking with a group of people when he went to preschool last year, we also had a meeting at the elemetary school about him .  They said he would be fine.  So why am i getting letters from the teacher.  It frustrates me also that the school didn't even make the teacher aware of my sons little problems.  oh what the heck am i supposed to do?  All I want is for him to do well and not have such a hard time with it.  ANY suggestions would be GREAT!!!!  Thank you ALL for listening!

[doughgirllover]

Sep. 4, 2007 at 10:32 AM Wow!! Your son sounds just like my son he is 12 years old. I went through this with many teachers.It all sarted when my son was in pre-k.Many teachers said my son needs meds... I put my son on meds in first grade.During the begining of 2nd grade my son was taking speech Theraphy after school.An his speech teacher called me back.She told me I might need to take him to the doct or cause he might have TICS... I replied,we haven't been in the woods.LOL....She laughed...An had to explain that it might be trourettes (how ever you speel it) .So,I brought him to the dr. an it was tics. Caused by the meds. So,they had to quit his meds.He was having major withdrawals.They wanted to put him on a couple more meds for Tics & ADHD meds. But after reading the side effects.No,Way..... A parent has the rights Not to medicate there children.I did the natural thing for a while.But I am proud to say he has no meds for 2 years & he is doing good.

[momtotwins]

Sep. 11, 2007 at 11:55 PM Don't feel bad about having to put him on medication if you do.  It is so much better to be on the medication and do good in school and be able to focus.  I am ADD still to this day.  I have never been hyper, by I can't even concentrate.  I am still on Adderall.  And I graduated from school in the top 10% and have a college education as well.  I would have never been able to do it without meds.

[mommy3ohboy]

Sep. 12, 2007 at 9:03 AM thanks!!  we just found out yesterday that ethan failed his vision test.  so i gotta take him to the eye dr. on friday. he probably has eyes like me but maybe it is some of the reason he at least seems so defensive towards himself cuz he cant see well. i dunno were gonna see how it all pans out!!!  thanks for the support!!

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