One last thing.
Sep. 7th, 2010 12:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
psyche29Every year, Boychild's school includes an "about your child" thing for parents to fill out. I mostly fill it out the same each year, but this year, I was very frank and to the point instead of long-winded as per usual.
This question is always the hardest, but this time I went for the jugular.
Please write a paragraph or two about your child so that we may be better able to respond to his/her needs, understand any difficulties your child may have and simply better appreciate your child.
My answer:
"Boychild is - has always been - a very sensitive child. At the same time, he has a tendency to be very blunt. He often seems/acts younger than his age would indicate, and can be shockingly naive.
Boychild is also very much a doer; he has big problems with listening and following directions, though it's neither malicious nor intentional - it revolves around boredom and a lack of desire if what's required is not something he relishes the thought of."
Why didn't I think of this every other year? *rolls eyes at self* It's always been the backbone of how he is, but I think that in previous years, there was simply more to explain. Everyone in the school either knows him or knows of him, it never ceases to amaze us how many people say hello to him when we're there - and since everyone knows him because he's ridiculously friendly, I think this year I just wanted to get to the point so that his teacher knows the bottom line.
And I'm off to bed; have to climb into his bed in six hours and coax him into waking in a decent mood. ;)
This question is always the hardest, but this time I went for the jugular.
Please write a paragraph or two about your child so that we may be better able to respond to his/her needs, understand any difficulties your child may have and simply better appreciate your child.
My answer:
"Boychild is - has always been - a very sensitive child. At the same time, he has a tendency to be very blunt. He often seems/acts younger than his age would indicate, and can be shockingly naive.
Boychild is also very much a doer; he has big problems with listening and following directions, though it's neither malicious nor intentional - it revolves around boredom and a lack of desire if what's required is not something he relishes the thought of."
Why didn't I think of this every other year? *rolls eyes at self* It's always been the backbone of how he is, but I think that in previous years, there was simply more to explain. Everyone in the school either knows him or knows of him, it never ceases to amaze us how many people say hello to him when we're there - and since everyone knows him because he's ridiculously friendly, I think this year I just wanted to get to the point so that his teacher knows the bottom line.
And I'm off to bed; have to climb into his bed in six hours and coax him into waking in a decent mood. ;)
