[blparent] Kinesthetic 6-year old... AK!!!

[Lisamaria Martinez]

I love to touch everything but I'm an adult and I can control my
impulses. I don't have a child who puts his hands on everything but
I've had acquaintances (students and friends) who had to touch all the
time. Here are a few things the teachers tried and a few things off
the top of my head that may work (just going with the flow here):

* Give your son something he can carry with him always to play with in
his hands (a key chain, a textured toy, a small stuffed animal, etc).
* Set consequences for when he touches things he should not be
touching and be strict with following the rules especially if he has
an alternative thing to play with and he chose to touch something in
the store.
* Maybe set a time everyday in the house where he can touch everything
he can get his hands on. Make the rest of the day a hands-off day.
* find toys and books and games that allow him to push, pull, touch,
scratch, or whatever and explain to him that there's a time to touch
and a time not to touch.

Okay, I'm sure you've tried all of these things since you've had 6
years to deal with this.

Good luck.


On 8/16/12, Sonja Gunn <3gunnderlings at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
>
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> Do any of you have a kinesthetic child that drives you crazy because he/she
> puts his/her hands on everything?  I have 6-year old triplets that wil be
> starting first grade soon.   All three kids have different learning styles:
> one is visual, one auditory, and one is kinesthetic/hands on.  The latter
> is my son.  He is old enough now to stop being so impulsive, but we still
> are challenged every day with him getting into things he knows he is not
> supposed to, pushing buttons on off limit areas, and being too hard on
> things that eventually he breaks because he is not careful.
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> If you are dealing with this issue at home, would you please give me some
> tips of how to improve this impulsive tendency?  I hate to admit that my
> life is so much calmer when my son isn’t here.  When he goes to town with
> his dad or stays with his grandparents, my other two children and I get
> such a break.  Is this ringing a bell with any of you?  I still cannot take
> a shower when they are all awake for fear that he will get into something
> or break something he shouldn’t.
>
>
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> I’m afraid he will not grow out of this one.  What do you do at your house?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sonja
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