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What Could Cause Seven Year Old Boy Lean Against Chair Most Of The Times?
Iam a teacher and one of my seven year old boys 'self pleasures' as his mother puts it. He stands leaning against his chair much of the day. I ask him to sit down, he gets red in the face and says 'sorry', but it is constant. I havenever seen this in 23 years of teaching. Can you help?
Mon, 16 Jun 2014
First of all let me congratulate you for being so keen observer. Being a teacher you have noted a problem which can be a mental illness too.
leaning on chair as such is not any illness but the reasons behind it or what is the thinking behind leaning and subsequent anger when opposed make me think there may be some hidden anxiety or any illness. Kindly ask his parents to evaluate him near a psychiatrist for his betterment.
Also note any other abnormality in his behaviours.
leaning on chair as such is not any illness but the reasons behind it or what is the thinking behind leaning and subsequent anger when opposed make me think there may be some hidden anxiety or any illness. Kindly ask his parents to evaluate him near a psychiatrist for his betterment.
Also note any other abnormality in his behaviours.
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