[blparent] Need advice with preschoolers behavior

[Veronica Smith]

I have only one question, do you spank him when he is less than good?  If
you do what you are asking him not to, then it is and will always be hard
for a child to understand the difference between punishment and just
hitting.
If you do not spank or slap a hand or any of the above, then you need to ask
him firmly if he likes people to hit him?  Or ask if someone is hitting him?
Explain to him that hitting hurts.

I learned something from our vet when our puppy was biting.  He says she
bites when playing because she doesn't know it hurts.  He suggested we send
her to doggie daycare for a day and he assured me that when she came home,
the biting would stop.  What happened at the doggie daycare, other dogs,
while playing would snip and snap her pretty little ears and other body
parts.  The moral of this story is if he is hitting, it's probably because
he doesn't know how it feels to be hit. V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Grace Pires
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 2:57 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: [blparent] Need advice with preschoolers behavior

Hello Everyone:

My son is 4.  He started preK early this month.  He has been having some
issues at school interacting with other kids. He has been hitting.  We have
been talking with him about it and I have taken away privileges when he
hits, but the behavior continues.  He had a good week last week, but
regressed this week. I have a meeting at school tomorrow to discuss it. I am
not sure how to get him to understand why he should not hit. This is his
first experience with school.  He was at home with my parents until the
middle of June. He went to school 2 days a week for the summer in order to
get use to it. He says that he likes school and wants to go.

Any thoughts? How do I get 4-year old to understand that hitting is not
exceptable? Sometimes when we tell him not to hit he asks why? 

Thanks.

Grace


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