Ok, I need to get a discussion going.....you all know the stuff that's been going on with Tyler and school and stuff, from what I've mentioned....and I need to get everyone's thoughts on public school vs. homeschool. Nothing is being considered right now, but I need to get sort of a pros/cons discussion going. :)
From my own experience with Emily, I see that public school is not a good situation for her. Unfortunately I have no wife to be home with her to do it, so I'm in a pickle. If your situation allows you to school him at home, I would do it if I were you. There is too much temptation, not to mention silly nonsense that goes on in school.
And see, I worry about that, but at the same time, I feel like he needs to learn how to handle certain situations, to better prepare him for when he's older.....it's that rock and a hard place thing....because I know he'd like being at home with me, but I don't know if it's 100% the best thing, even though where he's at now, is making him miserable.
It depends on the situation. Emily has behavior problems, so I'm constantly talking with the school to control it. She never got enough attention from her mother, so I think it has scarred her. So now it translates into her being stubborn and not wanting to do what she is told. I have no problems with Jake. He adjusts easily. In his case, having him in school is fine, but Emily is a different story. Should've had 2 boys. LOL!
Give it some thought and prayer and find the answer you shall.
Maybe you should take her to a therapist. Most insurance agencies cover it.
Yeah, I'm working on that. I left a message with a place today.
I'm always amazed when I read the pysch evaluations of little kids for custody cases at work - play therapy is amazing to me; even the brains of small children are vastly complex.
Yup. I've been dealing with this for over a year now. So it's time to get it taken care of. I thought going to Kindergarten would help her, but I guess not.
the nonsense only gets bigger and sillier once they are out of school. i think school is a good learning experience and gives kids a chance to defend their faith and make stands for Jehovah. I think it does kids a disservice by sheltering them too much.
True. Again it depends on the child.
I'm no expert, but a personal opinion is that if its an issue where is sprtl or phsycl being is being harmed i'm all for homeschool. But if any problems aren't worked out now when they are not (relatively) so serious, what happens when he is older and has to deal with the same issues with older people and the situations are serious?
i def agree that homeschool should be an option if a child's health and welfare is in serious danger.
I kinda agree with Broman. It certainly depends on the kid. But, I'd lean toward public school. It'll teach the kid to cope with all kinds of problems and make a personal stand for his faith. It's a tough world to live in. You can't coddle them til their 18. They need to get out there and build their own armor. Get a little dog's blood on their face, so to speak.
And that's certainly true for a child like my son Jacob. My daughter Emily, well... We'll see what happens. From what I know of Tyler his traits seem somewhat similar to Emily's. I have the bruises from plastic lightsabres to prove it. LOL! It's not either of their faults. All kids develop differently.
Therapy should help her with that. So many of my clients think there's a stigma attached to sending their small kids to therapy, but really, they can only benefit from it. It's designed to help them with social issues which trickle down into other behaviors. Maybe if Tyler's having a lot of trouble adjusting (assuming no outside factors are egregious), therapy might help him too.
Yeah, she is a very sweet and affectionate little girl. And Tyler seemed like a very fun and loving kid when I met him. It's sad to see little people go through these problems.
no, it IS their faults! electro-shock therapy! STAT!
I'd take pleasure in sending voltage through you. LOL!
HAHAHAHAHA, dude, we should hang out sometime.
Well, if you like hanging out with little kids too, sure.