Caiden Apollo had a serious fight with his best friend at the beginning of fifth grade and has not made up. He has been moody lately. Caiden Apollo is hanging out with a different group of friends at school, and there is some taunting going on between the two sides in the quarrel. Caiden Apollo's teacher has commented that his classroom behavior has been problematic.
1. Caiden Apollo is able to concentrate longer on tasks than at age 8, although he has occasional lapses.
You encourage Caiden Apollo to develop his own time management skills to get the chores and homework done.
- By developing his time management skills, I am also training him to become more independent and more organized. As early as 10 years old, it is a skill to be able to manage time since in the future, it will be very useful for him so that he will not procrastinate and he will be able accomplish the things needed to be done at the
Caiden Apollo's fifth grade class is just about to leave on the fifth grade science camp trip (a week spent in cabins in the mountains). The fifth grade teachers have been preparing the kids for weeks, alternating with each other in the teaching of science units on ecology, astronomy, geology, botany and zoology. The kids are also learning all of the rules of camp (they will have to keep their cabin clean, wash dishes, turn the lights out at 9, etc). This is Caiden Apollo's first extended stay away from home. ngRepeat: answer in moment.content.answer ngIf: admin Caiden Apollo has been very involved in gathering all of the clothes, supplies, etc he will need for the trip, and is enthusiastic about most of the science topics. You figure it will be a great hands-on science experience and a good life-experience as well.
2. Caiden Apollo doesn't scare easily, and is able to go on the most extreme rides at the carnival. Lately, he has been riding his bike with breakneck speed through the neighborhood.
You forbid Caiden Apollo to ride a bike without a helmet, and if you see any reckless behavior you take away Caiden Apollo’s bike privileges for a week.
- I want Caiden to be safe at all times because sometimes accidents happen that could lead to other serious problems. I'm also strict when it comes to safety, that's why I'd take away his bike privileges so that he knows that I am very concerned about his safety.
The conflict with your partner has grown over the past year, and you have recently separated. Caiden Apollo and his sister are living with you. You speak to your partner fairly often about the kids, and most decisions you make have been discussed and agreed upon with your partner. You generally try to get along pleasantly because of the kids, but you still have some arguments. Caiden Apollo has become more shy and nervous and often clings to you or your partner. He is often somewhat cranky or sad, but seems really eager to please either you or your partner and mind what you say. At school, he is cooperative and follows classroom rules, but is finding it hard to focus on schoolwork, and sometimes seems spaced out or distracted.
3. Sometimes Caiden Apollo and Leticia Salvacion's squabbles develop into a serious fight and they progress from screaming at each other, to pushing, and sometimes even hitting. If this happens, you.
Intervene and stop the children immediately. You make sure they apologize to each other before resuming play.
- As they are still children, the best thing to do is to talk to them about it and punish them with simple punishments such as taking away their play time, their favorite toys, or a time out in their rooms. It is never okay to sort problems out with violence because one of them could seriously get hurt and it won't solve anything. I would try to make them understand that at the end of the day, they are still siblings and even though they may not always see eye to eye, they should respect each other and love each other.
4. Caiden Apollo played quite a bit of baseball over the last two seasons, but hasn't yet attained his ambition of playing in the infield or being a star hitter.
You encourage Caiden Apollo to try other sports through the rec center. Your goal is to promote healthy exercises and learning to be part of a team, and you think a child as young as Caiden Apollo shouldn’t commit to just one sport.
- It is very important for Caiden to stay fit because health is wealth. I also think that he can learn a lot through playing sports such as camaraderie, cooperation, friendship, and teamwork. Through this, he can also socialize with other kids his age and also learn a thing or two about them.
5. Caiden Apollo is continuing to be a strong reader, and always seems to have a fiction book he is reading.
You sometimes read the same books as Caiden Apollo, and converse about some of the funnier or more interesting moments in the book. Sometime you suggest a book to Caiden Apollo that you think he’d like.
- Through this, Caiden could see that I approve of his reading choices and by discussing moments in the book, we could strengthen our bond as mother and son.
6. Caiden Apollo shows some interest in building things, and helping with repair or maintenance projects around the house.
Caiden Apollo might want to learn something about car maintenance, so you show him how to change the oil, wax the car, check the fluids and battery etc.
- At his age, his mind is still changing and growing; taking in information really fast. It is good that he is also willing to learn new things that could later be useful in life such as car maintenance. So that when he grows older, it can be one of the things that he can do on his own.
7. Caiden Apollo and his friends spend a lot of time playing sports or roaming the neighborhood, but you've noticed they are a little more tolerant of girls lately, and more willing to allow them to be part of their soccer or basketball games in the neighborhood or at the park or school ground.
Caiden Apollo’s sister complains of not being able to roam around with the group, so you as Caiden Apollo to include her whenever possible in the neighborhood games.
- It is also important for Leticia to feel comfortable and to bond with her brother. By boding together through games, Caiden could teach Leticia the things that he knows such as how to play a certain game. This would help Leticia learn more and as well improve her social skills by socializing with other children.
8. Caiden Apollo is one of the teacher's pets and sometimes stays after school (with permission of after-school day-care) to help in the classroom. Caiden Apollo's best friend is similarly inclined so they go together to help on certain days.
You want Caiden Apollo to branch out and have more friends, so you invite other kids over who are just acquaintances or neighbors of Caiden Apollo.
- As a child, it is important to have friends to make childhood more memorable and fun. Of course, I would have to monitor his choice of friends once in a while to see if they are of good influence to him.
9. Caiden Apollo spends most of his time after school on weekends watching TV, playing video games, playing with friends, or practicing sports. In addition to these activities, you want Caiden Apollo to find some areas of interest to read and learn about.
You think exposing Caiden Apollo to the range of adult professions is a way to catch his interest, so you take Caiden Apollo to places where he can see people at work (e.g., hospitals, businesses).
- As early as now, it is important for a child to have certain goals in mind, and having a profession is one of them. By seeing these people working, hopefully he would be inspired to choose what he wants in the future. Setting a goal would mean working hard and doing your very best so you can achieve it.
10. Caiden Apollo is pretty good about doing homework when asked, but seems to you to be a bit too nervous about getting bad grades, even to the point of getting stomach aches and not being able to sleep the night before tests. You want to encourage good study habits, but also you want to help Caiden Apollo cope with stress better.
You provide a lot of praise when Caiden Apollo gets a good score on something, and try to help him think more positively about bringing up low grades.
- I want Caiden to know that doing his best is enough for me, that his health is more important than getting high grades, and that it is okay to fail at times because through we learn through failures. By praising his efforts, it would boost up his confidence and at the same time make him want to achieve more in order to gain my praise and approval. I would also give him advice on how to handle stress and help him with his time management so that he won't have difficulty with his studies.
11. Caiden Apollo has become more resistant to colds in the past year or so, thankfully, so you figure he has finally built up a lot of strong immunities. However, there is a bad flu going around and Caiden Apollo has caught it. He has a high fever, body aches, and is just miserable.
You take Caiden Apollo to the doctor to see if some sort of medication is needed that you can’t get over the counter.
- It is normal to catch illnesses once in a while, especially since Caiden goes to school and there will always be that one kid who's always sick. I decided to take him directly to the doctor so that we can prevent anything from being serious and also because it is better to prevent than to cure future illnesses that could be fatal.
12. Caiden Apollo is in grade-level math, and sometimes gets stuck on problems. Caiden Apollo seems to dread the story problems the most and gives up pretty quickly if he can't figure out the correct procedure.
You require that Caiden Apollo give the problems his best shot for a half hour and if he still doesn’t get it, you show him how to do it, and let him complete the rest of the problems on his own.
- Guiding Caiden is the best thing that I can do when it comes to his academics so that he will become more independent and continue working on his own. I also want to let him be independent because I believe that he is intelligent enough to solve those problems but he just needs to be more patient with himself.
For his 11th birthday, Caiden Apollo wants a new video game set. Watching one of these things in operation, you marvel at how technology has advanced since you were a kid.
Toward the end of 5th grade, the school began to transition the kids to middle school. This included registering for 6th grade classes, a trip to the middle school to meet the 6th grade core teachers (English & Social Studies combined classes), and a tour of the school. Caiden Apollo is very excited about the transition, but nervous about being a “scrub".
Caiden Apollo is talking a lot during the early part of the summer about going to 6th grade. There are several urban legends about what happens to 6th graders. Caiden Apollo is afraid he'll be dumped into the trash can by 8th graders or tripped by 8th graders if he ever runs across campus. You laugh because there were very similar legends when you were in middle school! You reassure Caiden Apollo that none of these things will happen.
Over the summer, Caiden Apollo wants to earn more money than the usual weekly allowance because he wants to save for a cool new mountain bike. You come up with a list of major chores that he can work on during the summer, such as pruning the bushes, washing the car, painting the fence, etc, and agree to pay him the prevailing minimum wage. You think this will be a good experience (if he will stick with it).
Some highlights of the 5th grade report card (the one that is being sent on to middle school with Caiden Apollo's portfolio of writing samples, and standardized test scores) were as follows:
Usually works cooperatively in groups, usually respects rights and property of others, and usually demonstrates appropriate peer social interaction.
"Demonstrates strength" in all areas of reading, and in spelling and "appropriate for grade level" in writing.
In the comments section the teacher wrote: Sometimes Caiden Apollo gets upset in stressful situations inside or outside the classroom, and will withdraw from activities or become anxious or moody. He usually improves before the day is over.
"Appropriate for grade level" in the areas of speaking and listening and in content knowledge of social studies and science.
"Appropriate for grade level" in the areas of mathematical problem solving, understanding of data, number concepts, graphical applications, and arithmetic computation.
"Appropriate for grade level" in the area of art.
"Appropriate for grade level" in the area of music.
Consistently works independently, listens attentively, and follows directions and classroom rules.
Mary Laurenz J. Barbaton, Ryan Cordova, Edel Rose Rivera
BSPT-2C
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