DS 5 is also sensitive and can sometimes be very emotional. We have found that we need to keep track of how challenged he is in both academics and in sports. If we let him to do things he has master well for a several weeks he begins to have meltdowns in all areas. For example, when he first started school he was challenged and for several weeks he really persevered and was happy. Two months later he had plateaued and we saw the meltdowns and tantrums. We had his teacher reassess him for reading and math. She started giving him more challenges and we had him learn how to ice skate and the behavior went away. Some people think that we keep him challenged because we are pushy parents but really we just give him appropriate work so that he will be happy.
