I put Wyatt in Kiddie Korner for the summer. Its just a fun little camp type thing for 4-6 year olds that he goes to for the morning. They play games do crafts, etc, etc.
I watched Wyatt the first 2 days. I watched him run off, crawl off, do noodle legs. If they were all standing in the circle holding hands, Wyatt was in the middle of the circle, sitting. He was the only one to do that. I waited a few times before I got out of the car to talk to him about it. I did this for 2 days. The girls (college chicks run this thing) seemed sweet and I told them if he gets to be where its too much with the running around call me, I'll come get him. They said, he was doing great and they can handle it.
Today was the first day I didn't watch him from a far. When I came to pick him up there was new girl there and she comes to me and asks "Have you considered getting Wyatt an aide?" (Im thinking this new girl drew the short straw) As my heart sank I gave her a firm "No. He's never needed an aide." Then she went into this obviously rehearsed-in-her-head speech about how "they are surrounded by a street and how if 1 aide is the the bathroom with another kid, it only leaves 1 of them to watch the kids, and they are concerned for his safety when he runs away. He is very well-behaved, he just runs away." She said some student teachers like themselves are aides and it would be free. So, I told her give me the name of someone and I'll look into it.
So does this mean I have to keep him away till we get the aide? I feel sick.
Mind you, Wyatt has automatic street brakes. He never goes into the street (knock on wood) I completely understand what she is saying though. And Wyatt and I have talked about it since the first day. And every morning he tells me "Im not gonna run away, Im going to play with every body and NOT sit" It's also not fair that one teacher has to stop what shes doing to go retrieve my kid who thinks its hilarious that she's "chasing him" He really isn't naughty. He's not a bad kid. He's just on a different path. He loves kiddie korner he tells me.
I just wanted to give him some normalcy. Not to be the kid that has an adult helping him function during class. To be around kids that are not mentally disabled. To see how they play and interact and to have him interact in the same way.
Maybe the longing for normalcy was for me.
I watched Wyatt the first 2 days. I watched him run off, crawl off, do noodle legs. If they were all standing in the circle holding hands, Wyatt was in the middle of the circle, sitting. He was the only one to do that. I waited a few times before I got out of the car to talk to him about it. I did this for 2 days. The girls (college chicks run this thing) seemed sweet and I told them if he gets to be where its too much with the running around call me, I'll come get him. They said, he was doing great and they can handle it.
Today was the first day I didn't watch him from a far. When I came to pick him up there was new girl there and she comes to me and asks "Have you considered getting Wyatt an aide?" (Im thinking this new girl drew the short straw) As my heart sank I gave her a firm "No. He's never needed an aide." Then she went into this obviously rehearsed-in-her-head speech about how "they are surrounded by a street and how if 1 aide is the the bathroom with another kid, it only leaves 1 of them to watch the kids, and they are concerned for his safety when he runs away. He is very well-behaved, he just runs away." She said some student teachers like themselves are aides and it would be free. So, I told her give me the name of someone and I'll look into it.
So does this mean I have to keep him away till we get the aide? I feel sick.
Mind you, Wyatt has automatic street brakes. He never goes into the street (knock on wood) I completely understand what she is saying though. And Wyatt and I have talked about it since the first day. And every morning he tells me "Im not gonna run away, Im going to play with every body and NOT sit" It's also not fair that one teacher has to stop what shes doing to go retrieve my kid who thinks its hilarious that she's "chasing him" He really isn't naughty. He's not a bad kid. He's just on a different path. He loves kiddie korner he tells me.
I just wanted to give him some normalcy. Not to be the kid that has an adult helping him function during class. To be around kids that are not mentally disabled. To see how they play and interact and to have him interact in the same way.
Maybe the longing for normalcy was for me.
