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<blockquote data-quote="heather34576" data-source="post: 757647" data-attributes="member: 24877"><p>Hi again. So my son is about to turn 6. Unfortunately I still have concerns.</p><p></p><p>Since I last posted, but before schools closed, he started talking with some frequency about blowing up the school and hurting his teachers. Now, I am aware there some were issues with the school that I worked to address but this seems like an extreme/unusual reaction for a 5 year old.</p><p></p><p>When schools first closed, his physical aggression spiked and then got better for a while. Lately though he has been hurting me again and also making verbal threats. Eg "Get me juice or I'll smack you in the face." (I don't get him what he wants unless he rephrases it to be polite.) Lots of "you'll see" or "you'll be sorry". A lot of times when I say no to something he holds up his fist like he's going to punch me (and sometimes he does, but he knows there are consequences for that). He's also started scratching again and will turn into a character called "The Scratchmaster." He's also threatened to "slice" me, and has sawed at my arm with a plastic knife. He got hold of a pair of scissors and threatened to cut my hair because it was "annoying" him.</p><p></p><p>I should add that most of the time he is a really pleasant, charming kid. But he can switch from that to the other stuff seemingly instantly. And then he'll switch right back and be hugging me and saying "I love you Mommy" (no apology for the behavior though ... except maybe a "sorry not sorry").</p><p></p><p>His therapist does not seem to share my concerns. We had a zoom session with her today and after watching him scream in my face for twenty minutes about how he was going to destroy a tree in his grandpas yard, she had very little to say about it.</p><p></p><p>I have no idea what to do. I was keeping a record of this stuff for a while but stopped when things got better. I have no idea what would help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="heather34576, post: 757647, member: 24877"] Hi again. So my son is about to turn 6. Unfortunately I still have concerns. Since I last posted, but before schools closed, he started talking with some frequency about blowing up the school and hurting his teachers. Now, I am aware there some were issues with the school that I worked to address but this seems like an extreme/unusual reaction for a 5 year old. When schools first closed, his physical aggression spiked and then got better for a while. Lately though he has been hurting me again and also making verbal threats. Eg "Get me juice or I'll smack you in the face." (I don't get him what he wants unless he rephrases it to be polite.) Lots of "you'll see" or "you'll be sorry". A lot of times when I say no to something he holds up his fist like he's going to punch me (and sometimes he does, but he knows there are consequences for that). He's also started scratching again and will turn into a character called "The Scratchmaster." He's also threatened to "slice" me, and has sawed at my arm with a plastic knife. He got hold of a pair of scissors and threatened to cut my hair because it was "annoying" him. I should add that most of the time he is a really pleasant, charming kid. But he can switch from that to the other stuff seemingly instantly. And then he'll switch right back and be hugging me and saying "I love you Mommy" (no apology for the behavior though ... except maybe a "sorry not sorry"). His therapist does not seem to share my concerns. We had a zoom session with her today and after watching him scream in my face for twenty minutes about how he was going to destroy a tree in his grandpas yard, she had very little to say about it. I have no idea what to do. I was keeping a record of this stuff for a while but stopped when things got better. I have no idea what would help. [/QUOTE]
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