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For those that are curious as to where we stand. Here is the original thread.
I wrote the letter telling the parents that the behaviors were out of control. I told them they had two options - 2 week notice or sign the paperwork allowing a behavior specialist to come in and work with the child, parents, and us. Parents agreed to allow a behavior specialist to observe their child and provide feedback and a plan of action.
The behavior specialist was here twice last week for a total of about 4 hours. She said she saw more than enough to understand our frustrations. She gave both the parents and us a packet to fill out to better understand some history and behaviors over the last 4 weeks. She will come by either tomorrow or Wednesday and pick up the completed papers. She is also working on a behavior modification plan and setting up a meeting with the parents to make sure they are on the same page as us.
After the plan is decided upon, he will go on a 30 day probation. If he improves within the 30 days, he can stay. If not, then he will have to find someplace else. The behavior is too out of control and is a bad influence on the other 11 children here, especially the young 2 year olds that are in to imitating all the things they see the older children doing. I don't expect the behaviors to be completely gone, but if the parents are being consistent at home and we are being consistent here, then we should see improvement. I don't like terminating and don't take it lightly. I want to do everything in my power to help children be successful in life. After talking in depth with the behavior specialist, we have both agreed that if after 30 days there is no improvement then I will have done everything I can and it is time to move on.
I will update again after the plan if anyone is interested.
I wrote the letter telling the parents that the behaviors were out of control. I told them they had two options - 2 week notice or sign the paperwork allowing a behavior specialist to come in and work with the child, parents, and us. Parents agreed to allow a behavior specialist to observe their child and provide feedback and a plan of action.
The behavior specialist was here twice last week for a total of about 4 hours. She said she saw more than enough to understand our frustrations. She gave both the parents and us a packet to fill out to better understand some history and behaviors over the last 4 weeks. She will come by either tomorrow or Wednesday and pick up the completed papers. She is also working on a behavior modification plan and setting up a meeting with the parents to make sure they are on the same page as us.
After the plan is decided upon, he will go on a 30 day probation. If he improves within the 30 days, he can stay. If not, then he will have to find someplace else. The behavior is too out of control and is a bad influence on the other 11 children here, especially the young 2 year olds that are in to imitating all the things they see the older children doing. I don't expect the behaviors to be completely gone, but if the parents are being consistent at home and we are being consistent here, then we should see improvement. I don't like terminating and don't take it lightly. I want to do everything in my power to help children be successful in life. After talking in depth with the behavior specialist, we have both agreed that if after 30 days there is no improvement then I will have done everything I can and it is time to move on.
I will update again after the plan if anyone is interested.
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