In desperate need of advice😩😩😩

Bit of a back story my son’s dad and my brother both have ADHD. My son started nursery in September and since then I have been pulled into the school 4 times about his behaviour that he is hitting and punching other children and the children don’t want to play with him anymore and they are now saying to me that if his behaviour continues they will take “further action” When he started the nursery I told them about my brother and his dad and that he is an active child and they did a SEN assessment on him and said they had no behaviour concerns at the moment it was his attention and listening skills that needed work. I’ve stopped all play fighting in the house and rough and tumble play but he’s still being like this at school and I just don’t know what to do anymore with him. I feel like the school are not managing him very well and are just saying he’s a naughty kid dispite his family history. Do I pull him out of nursery all together or put him in a different nursery better to deal with his behaviour?

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I would suggest take him in a different nursery to deal better with his behaviour. You got this 💗

@Imelda thank you, I just feel like I know something isn’t right with his behaviour but knowone will listen he’s just a “naughty kid”

Having worked in education for a long time. Typically, children tend not to be diagnosed with things like ADHD while in nursery. Its usually when they are full time school age like 5 or 6. I am not sure why this is the case as I don’t specialise in additional needs.

@Becky yeah they told me if he does have ADHD he won’t be diagnosed till he’s older but it’s just frustrating that they know it’s a possibility he could have it and they still don’t give him the additional help he needs xx

Adha aside for a moment. Is the nursery doing anything to support him? Help his understand his behaviour and teach him? Don’t think it’s right that they can threaten with further action. I genuinely thought you were describing a primary school. It maybe you need to find a setting that understands potential sen needs better. Have you spoken to a HV about your concerns just to keep him flagged in the system? Also does he should any other signs like hard to concentrate/figety/impulsive

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