{"id":204,"date":"2017-10-22T18:52:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T18:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/?p=204"},"modified":"2017-10-22T18:57:17","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T18:57:17","slug":"zoes-letter-high-energy-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/ects\/2017\/10\/22\/zoes-letter-high-energy-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoe’s Letter-High Energy Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Constantly<\/a>
Constantly Moving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zoe’s Letter<\/h2>\n
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Hi,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a preschool teacher in a child care center and I have a concern about a four-year old boy, Robby. He\u2019s high energy!\u00a0 I don\u2019t want to label him but I am at my whit\u2019s end. He is impulsive and incapable of controlling his own body. He often uses his whole body inappropriately to communicate and participate in play. He flails round and round in circles, uses karate chops, kicks his feet and throws toys around the room. He will \u201cflop \u201d around at circle time and at lunch time.<\/p>\n

During these active movements, he accidentally collides with other children.\u00a0 He is sorry when accidents happened.<\/p>\n

Robby will sleeps between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM.\u00a0 But When he lies down, his body collapses beneath him, and as he falls asleep, he yells out and flops around like a like a fish out of water.<\/p>\n

Coping with Robby\u2019s uncontrolled movements is exhausting.\u00a0 It\u2019s a challenge for the other children to play with him. \u00a0I try and take him and the class outside as early as possible after everyone arrives but I can\u2019t do that every day.<\/p>\n

He is a lovable whirlwind constantly on the move and unable to remain still.\u00a0 I don\u2019t want to label him with ADHD or have him evaluated yet.<\/p>\n

There are moments of calm. He can be well mannered and respectful to others especially when he plays with trains and looks at books. Robby is already reading at a 1st<\/sup> grade level.<\/p>\n

I am concerned about the safety of the other children. They can easily get hurt when Robby is out of control.<\/p>\n

Your help will be much appreciated,<\/p>\n

Zoe<\/p>\n

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Coping with Robby\u2019s uncontrolled movements is exhausting.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our Response<\/h2>\n

Dear Zoe<\/p>\n

Thank you for your letter. In general, four-year-olds are very active as they seek independence.\u00a0 We understand the challenges you face and hope to support you, Robby and the other children in your care.<\/p>\n

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Climbing a tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The scope of the teaching challenges tells us:<\/p>\n

You are teaching in a childcare center in which Robby is likely to spend long periods of time during the day;<\/p>\n