My six year old son, is just way too hyper, defiant and making me nuts.
Everytime we try to get him in school, he freaks out. He throws chairs, and hits himself in the head. He makes a scene like you wouldn't believe.

:prayers: He is only in kindergarten. Kindergarten is supposed to be the best grade. It's supposed to be fun to learn. I am out of ideas. And at home he is like wild child. :vent: Can anyone help me?

We have tried gluten free diets, trip to the pediatrician, and positive reinforcements, strict bed times and nothing works.

We have now started scheduling sleep study, counseling, psych eval, ent appts and it is just omg ridiculous.

What did I do wrong?

You didn't do anything wrong!
Some kids are just not ready or not cut out for traditional school.

My son was not violent in school, but he HATED kindergarten. We ended up pulling him out midyear to homeschool him. He is now a 3rd grader and thriving at home.

I hope you get some answers. One of those appointments will surely give you insight to what is going on with him.

Oh, I'm sorry you are going through such tough times. Has he always been this way, or is it different than, say, a year ago? I do hope you find the answers you need, perhaps in one of the evaluations you are looking at.

At our worst phases, what has helped most (when I could find the fortitude for it) was to cajole the child into my arms and let the wildness pass. No yelling back, no accusing for how "badly" they were acting. It does not solve what seems to be the issue, but on another level, to have an out-of-control child calm in your arms feels healing to both of you, and at these times they seem to be bottomless pits in need of being filled with love and acceptance. Those times have sometimes felt endless, but they have passed for us. And love worked where confrontation or control simply didn't. Perhaps this sheds light on your situation and perhaps not. In any case, good luck and remember fwiw he's certainly no happier than you when he acts that way.

I'd suggest testing. Our son started getting extremely out of control. We had him evaluated by a developmental pediatrician and work with him , a psychologist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, neurological music therapist and have added medications recently. He has a mood disorder and pdd nos (on the autism spectrum).

If its a medical/diagnosis issue - its not about parenting.

hang in there. Its not easy.

If its a medical/diagnosis issue - its not about parenting.

I agree. This doesn't sound like a parenting issue. Here's hoping you get some answers in the testing you are having done.

Oh, I'm sorry you are going through such tough times. Has he always been this way, or is it different than, say, a year ago? I do hope you find the answers you need, perhaps in one of the evaluations you are looking at. ditto this. My DD can be this way at times, she is 6 yrs old. She is homeschooled this year but was in kindergarten outside the home last year. She would get in trouble each day for talking and not listening although she was a great student academically so I pulled her out to homeschool her.