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"I felt like he had been cast in this misbehaving role, and now he may not know how else to act," she said.

You're right mommy - it's not the kid's fault, it's yours. You (and dad if he's still around) did the casting.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Expulsion?

I thought the new procedure was to call the cops and 'cuff 'em.

[Tax-chick]

Maybe being institutionalized all day isn't the best thing for every 4-year-old boy. No, it can't be that!

[texpat72]

Okay, I'll say it. Children belong at home with their mothers!

[SouthernFreebird]

Workers don't know how to deal with kids that aren't robotic.

[RavenATB]

Wow! What a shocker. Kids who are being raised in "Kiddie Kennels," spending the vast majority of their waking hours in the care of virtual strangers to the child's family, are turning out to be behavioral problems.

Personally, I'm stunned...(tongue embedded in cheek)

Frankly, you've got to shake your head at any parent who can actually conclude that someone who they don't even have a personal relationship with can possibly provide their child with care that is a satisfactory substitute for that which could and should be provided by that child's family.

[Junior]

These kids just need a good swat on the bottom occasionally.

[ryan71]

"The study recommends that programs develop clear policies on how to deal with students with behavioral problems, like placing them in an alternative program or providing individual behavioral aides. It also recommends requiring that teachers be trained in addressing behavior problems."

Clear policy - Send 'em home and make Mom and Dad do their jobs.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

The study recommends that programs develop clear policies on how to deal with students with behavioral problems, like placing them in an alternative program or providing individual behavioral aides. It also recommends requiring that teachers be trained in addressing behavior problems.

How about adding a program to teach idiot parents how to raise a kid. These problems with kids are for NO other reason then bad parenting.

Becky

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I wonder how many children would be diagnosed as ADD if there were no drugs to sell to the parents?

[Publius6961]

Unbelieveable.
These Neurotic moms will forever deny that their little brat is her problem, and an entire class does need to sacrifice normalcy and quiet education to make her little darling seem normal.

I would yank my kids out of a class where these behavioral problems are tolerated.

Sure, as people grow up they should be exposed to the abnormal and the insane... just not in pre-school!

[Tempestuous]

""This report tells us that in many states, we've failed our teachers.""

Yeah, it’s called liberal mentality when raising children. Trying to reason with young children is futile.

A good old fashioned spanking when they are bad, biting them back when they bite, washing their mouth out with soap when they curse and denying them things earns the kid some discipline. However, with that said, disciplining your child should never be out of anger.

How do people expect their children to behave when they don’t discipline them or teach them right from wrong?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Mine will be eighteen this week. When he was three, he went to a pre-school in the mornings, three days a week. He had a hard time adjusting to that after being used to being home, but we had no other options at the time and we lived out in the boonies so he had little contact with kids other than his cousins.

He was a bratty three/four year old, but once he was in school fulltime, he loved it. He starts college this fall. We all survived. :)

[longtermmemmory]

individual behavioral aids = drugs


These experts want to drug four year old boys and lock them out of careers from the preschool age.

This is sick. What do they EXPECT four year olds to do, stand around singing tunes from the Mikado?

[goalinestan]

I guess I missed the part in the article where the parents with misbehaving children took responsibility for their actions.

I have boys aged 4 and 2 and a newborn and a wife that stays home with them. She works harder than I do, and we make the sacrifice of not having a second income. But we wouldn't have it any other way.

I am sick of people, such as those in this article, who insist that the problems with their children are someone's else fault. TAKE CARE OF YOUR KIDS...YOU HAD THEM! Children need discipline, structure, and two (heterosexual) parents who provide love, consistency and support.

We live in a nation of whiny victims and unfortunately it's seems as if it's only getting worse.

Oh, and I never went to pre-school (my parents are both public school teachers, but are the rare conservative republicans in the industry), and never suffered any ill effects. Our four year old doesn't attend pre-school, but my wife works with him, and he's doing just fine emotionally and academically speaking.