Adjustments

Jack is back to the ol' grind. School started Monday, August 16. A little too early in my book. When I was a kid, we would start the 20th at the earliest. Jack is creature of habit. He needs his schedule and routine. It always takes him a few days to get used to something different. I remember his first week last year. He came home and would just cry, he was a total wreck. And he was never really upset about anything in particular, just worn out and sad he didn't get as much time with me. This year is no exception. Monday and Tuesday were horrible! He is known for his fits, always has been, and he threw out some big ones both of those days.

Today, he came home fine. He went right in his room and said he needed to check something in his book bag and gave a sickened face. I knew something was wrong. I asked if anything had happened. He frowned like he does when he knows he has done something wrong and guilt washed over his face. "I got a discipline slip". Last year he would joke about getting them, because it seemed like he was untouchable. He did so good last year, and even earned 10 Character counts. (this is all a reward and discipline system) Well, you know what that means right? We discussed last year what would happen if he ever got one, no t.v. and to bed at 7 when Dad turns it on.

It took me a while to actually figure out what happened. Apparently he got bored waiting in line in the hallway and decided to get out and and mess around. Not a HUGE deal, but I still need to be consistent.

He has been in his room for 52 minutes now. It breaks my heart to hear him cry and have to serve his punishment, but I sat down and explained to him that if there was no discipline for what he did wrong, he would turn into a really rotten kid. He understood and said "I guess I learned my lesson".