The End

Yesterday marked the end of Kennan's second grade year in school. Over all he did reasonably well in most subjects. Homework battles have still not been resolved - and I'm not looking forward to next year in this regard. We will have both a new teacher and a new principle - could be a huge nightmare.

The last couple of weeks have been a big roller coaster ride. Lots of ups and downs. Kennan has taken to screaming at us almost anytime we try to give him directions. He will tell us to shut up and that we are always trying to tell him what to do. ( I thought giving direction was what a parent was suppose to do). He is also convinced that we never listen to him - even when he agrees with what we are saying. His favorite phrase is Yes! - but, followed by whatever excuse he is using to do or not to do what it is we have asked of him. His ODD tendencies have hit a new level.

We also ended the year with some minor incidents of stealing and lying. Obviously this is of concern because we don't want him to continue this behavior or for this behavior to lead to major incidents that will get him into real trouble. His reasoning skills however are a bit faulty and often make it difficult for him to grasp why what he did is stealing/lying and why these little things would matter to others (sigh). But we keep trying and hoping that he will eventually get it and will not end up in major trouble.

I'm holding out a little bit of hope that after a week or so of getting into the new summer routine things might settle down for a little bit. But we shall see.