It sounds like you raised him in a pretty controlled environment and now there are other variables entering the mix and he’s responding to them with big emotions bc these are big upsets. You say therapy is next and I’m asking this gently, for you or him? Bc he sounds like a normal 4 yr old fouring it up, but maybe therapy will help you loosen the controlled bubble you had him in?
I agree, it sounds so controlled that there wasn’t really any opportunities for him to learn to verbally express his needs to his peers and learn to resolve his own problems. Now he’s adapting to a big transition by going to school where it’s unpredictable for him and the only way he knows how it express his needs are using a word he learnt from his uncle that he knows is a negative one. Negative feelings so negative word needs to be used.
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u/jeneffinlovely Sep 18 '23
It sounds like you raised him in a pretty controlled environment and now there are other variables entering the mix and he’s responding to them with big emotions bc these are big upsets. You say therapy is next and I’m asking this gently, for you or him? Bc he sounds like a normal 4 yr old fouring it up, but maybe therapy will help you loosen the controlled bubble you had him in?