DGS6 had a meltdown at school yesterday due to perfectionism, and honestly having no clue that he was disrupting his class or hurting his classmate's feelings. He needed a marker of a certain color to finish his art project. The classmate handed him a marker the right color, but it didn't match "exactly" to the one that had run out. He lost his whole recess, and still didn't understand at bedtime what he did wrong. He said the other kid must have done it on purpose and his project we ruined because they didn't match exactly.
So, I am very interested in any suggestions as it seems we have similar issues. My DGS will not do anything he doesn't think he can do perfectly. It is driving the school and the family nuts.
I would appreciate any insights from you or anyone else how to motivate and keep these little perfectionists moving forward.
