Stone Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Oh my sweet little angel pulled a fast one on me for the first time and I am pissed. My son is 4 he is in pre-k and this morning he woke up begging to go to the doctor, saying that he is sick, telling me his throat hurt ect. So I called his grandmother to see if she would watch him untill I got a doctors appointment and rearange my schedule today..... Well I just called to check up on him and she said he's playing hookie he isn't close to being sick and he's jumping up and dowm on the bed like monkey!!! Yea it's cute, but I will not accept this behavior especially lying and playing hookie at such a young age. Do you think he needs to be punshied? What kind of punishment would be approiprate? I'd love to bring him to school now but it's out in 1 1/2 hours. My mother says to let it go, I don't think I should. Link to post Share on other sites
HokeyReligions Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Does he need any vaccinations? Take him to the doc for real and get him a shot. That cured my kids of the same behavior. Mine were 5 or 6 the first time they each played hooky from school with a fake medical excuse. I don't know that a 4 y/o is going to understand though. Make up a good bed-time story about this and why it's wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
tiki Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 I like Hokey's ideas! I let my son quit soccer and now he wants to quit school AND church! He thinks if he pouts now, he can get whatever he wants. WRONG! Tell him you're sending him to school unless he has a fever!!! Link to post Share on other sites
tattoomytoe Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 i remember the first time i feigned illness....... 3rd grade! wow, kids start earlier at everything now a days! maybe there is a reason why he did not want to go to school today...teacher issues, kid issues, learning issues...check into that. as to discipline, well it is tough since he is just 4. maybe no play time or tv...cause sick boys that miss school are too sick to do those things. and maybe his throat did hurt this a.m. Cause sometimes you get that dry sore morning throat...ya know? but you know the boy better than we do. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Stone Posted November 23, 2004 Author Share Posted November 23, 2004 I think he is just a little actor He had a school play last night we we're there untill 9:00 that's late for him, maby after being at school all day and then having to go back to do the play he got sick of being there I just don't like the lying thing and I don't want this to be an early sign of Feris Buler ( remember that 80's movie LOL) Link to post Share on other sites
Matilda Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 When my kids stay home sick, they don't get to do any of the fun stuff, no going outside, computer, video games, etc. They have to really be sick to want to stay home if they can't have any fun. Link to post Share on other sites
izzybelle Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 i do what matilda does... they get bored pretty fast. if you really don't think his throat was sore, maybe read him the story about the little boy who cried wolf, or whatever the name of it is... sometimes things like that worked with my kids and sometimes it didn't. is there any reason that he didn't want to go? at that age, mine sometimes didn't like a particular activity that was happening that day or had a disagreement with one of th teachers or other kids. as they get older they tend to get "sick" when their homework's not done or there's a test. my daughter (11) knows that she gets nervous and actually starts feeling sick, but i don't let her stay home unless she really is. so now she just goes upstairs and gets a TUMS and she's fine... Link to post Share on other sites
dyermaker Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Children need to learn that shots are beneficial and done out of love, not retribution. Too many children are afraid of needles, which is fine, except that they grow up into adults who fear needles. For as long as they carry that fear, they will not pass on the importance of vaccination to their children, and the world will be a scarier place. Whooping Cough is making a comeback. Children are dying from it. This is a disease we've licked, and because of ignorant parents, we're losing children. It's totally irresponsible to use immunizations as punishment. Link to post Share on other sites
izzybelle Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 dyer, chances are he's up to date on his shots anyway and the dr. wouldn't give him anything. daycares and schools around here anyway, won't let kids enroll unless they're up-to-date. my daughter actually likes shots, strange child that she is. she was disappointed that she wasn't getting one this year and said so in front of the dr. who then said she could have a flu shot if she'd like. so she did and now with the shortage of vaccine.... i'm glad she asked! Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Spock Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Stoneheather, look more into it than that. Is there a REASON he doesn't want to go? Other kids being bullies? Or even worse. Kids that don't cut to go smoke pot and play a few games of pool are cutting for other reasons, like something or someone is making it uncomfortable or untolerable. Once you can be assured that there aren't deeper issues, then figure out a way to mete out punishment for the crime. Link to post Share on other sites
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