“I WANT TO GO HOME!”source ↗

“F*** YOU! CALL MY F***ING MOM! I WANT TO GO F***ING HOME.”source ↗

“thirty minutes later, business was done. As I exited by the office, I saw again the same student, same staff, same place, same scene.”source ↗

“A child is misbehaving and you give them a reasonable consequence... The child says they're not going to listen and go grab an activity. You tell them no, and they say they don't care... I try to handle things on my own but in these cases I don't know what to do.”source ↗

“I have one who is just a mean kid.”source ↗

“I know better than to engage but hearing it at the end of the day where I've done nothing but put out fires is really hard.”source ↗

“Anyone have any thoughts on what to do or how to handle a kid like that.”source ↗

“had a kid like that during my student teaching. smart, bored, angry at something at home. he'd spend all day trying to get a reaction”source ↗

“However, in the past they've made it clear it's my problem and in that case I'm at a loss.”source ↗

“This whole month I've been struggling with 7 disruptive students who sometimes wrestle with eachother, or who open the class doors to peak into the hall, or steal things from eachother, or say mean things, or talk over me”source ↗

“I restate expectations, I give them warnings, I follow through on my 'threats', but fuck are my hands tied, cuz I can't send these kids anywhere.”source ↗

“Nothing I know how to do WORKS. Giving them multiple choices + space/time to redirect themselves doesn't work.”source ↗

“There's no consequence I can put on them besides making them talk to another adult, 1 out of 3 of whom are effective at changing that behavior.”source ↗

“I just am so frustrated and sad that I cannot focus on making lessons engaging or fun because it feels like I've been thrown into a classroom with zero ability to handle it”source ↗

“I am going through this with my 4yr old as well. Take your ego out of it. It's extremely frustrating, yes.”source ↗

“She is in the first grade. Her teachers have told me that it is hard to get her to participate in class. That she does not pay attention and has even said “I don’t want to and I don’t have to”.”source ↗

“I don’t know what to do.”source ↗

“She’s just been pushing and pushing and challenging authority lately.”source ↗

“I don’t know what the best way to reach her is anymore.”source ↗

“My daughter is generally lovely and a smartie fartie, but we have recently had a rash of open defiance that has left me baffled.”source ↗

“Lately it seems like she won't want to do something and will just stick to her guns, escalating to the point of yelling, kicking, hitting, etc.”source ↗

“...when she's been defiant trying to get her to sit and think about her actions just leads to her having more to say no to, and her dad and I end up having to hold her there until she (and we) runs out of energy.”source ↗

“If he's doing something he's not supposed to or if him and his brother start fighting and I try to stop them/him, he will NOT stop. Like he will not back down. He'll turn around and scream "NOOOO!" Right in my face. Then he'll rage and make a bigger mess.”source ↗

“I've tried time outs. It doesn't work he will not sit still and will just scream and claw and fight his way out of it.”source ↗

“We’ve been numerous times now that our 20 month old had a bad day at school because she was being a poor listener. It’s kind of defeating when the people she spends all day with only have negative things to say 🥺”source ↗

“I've never been angrier at another human being than when my boy was 4. He would chase me and aggressively hit me.”source ↗

“Following because my 7 year old is like that too.”source ↗

“Okay you are all making me feel so much better because I thought I was supposed to be feeling bad about this 😂”source ↗

“We have not had many bad reports until we switched to the older toddler room, so maybe their expectations are just much higher?”source ↗

“Kiddo (10yr old, boy) says no to everything. Put the dishes away- no. Make your bed- no. Dry your whole body off before leaving the bathroom after a shower- no.”source ↗

“This may seem simple but it has been incredibly frustrating.”source ↗

“I felt like we handled the two and three year old "out of control emotions" pretty well and I wasn't ready for this new stage.”source ↗

“Talking, explaining, time outs when I'm not strong enough to wrangle a screaming kicking 4yo, trying to redirect to something fun(always no I want this! I don't want what you're saying I don't want to draw or play robots!) doesn't work.”source ↗

“1st cries, 2nd hits, but it’s the same lack of emotional control they both have because they are too young. It’s just my 1st has more socially acceptable way to tantrum.”source ↗

“My seven year old son keeps getting reports home due to his behavior.”source ↗

“I’m just not sure how to handle this type of behavior… I don’t want to discourage his sense of humor and confidence, but obviously he can’t be disruptive in class.”source ↗

“Since school has started 3.5 weeks ago they have repeatedly mentioned to me or my husband at pickup time that she is getting weepy and doesn’t want to listen and becomes very tired at 11:30 every day.”source ↗

“as they keep mentioning it literally every day I feel like they’re getting impatient.”source ↗

“if she’s being disruptive and crying and refusing to participate that is super frustrating but I just don’t know what else I am supposed to do to change it”source ↗

“idk if this is the right place but i need to get this out. my kid just doesnt seem to change no matter what. hes extremely stubborn. he used to listen when i punished him but nothing matters to him now”source ↗

“when i try to discipline him and hit him he just stares at me and smirks. he might cry for a minute and then does the same thing again. same reaction everytime. stare, little smile, maybe cry for a bit, then back to the same old ways. It's like he is challenging me to break his spirit.”source ↗

“he once told me you just wait until im 18 and grown. then ill treat you the exact way you treat me. i got on him for saying that and it didnt change anything. he doesnt talk to me, doesnt respect me or his mother, and is just in his own world.”source ↗

“i dont even know what im asking. has anyone dealt with a kid like this. im at a loss.”source ↗