Nursery v Home - conflicting reports

My son is still waiting to be assessed so I understand its somewhat speculative. 

The nursery dont seem to have any concerns with him at the moment. They say he is defiant - which is reflected by his refusal to potty train, something they cant get a breakthrough with either. He refused to leave the toilet area yesterday in protest which is something I deal with daily.

Is it possible for him to be able to cope better at nursery than at home? Or is it a sign that really its something im doing wrong and hes a normal child? They suggested I take parenting courses to help deal with his behaviour at home.  I will look into it I just feel like a failure especially since I have raised my daughter well without issue.

Any advice on similar situations would be appreciated.

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  • The mornings are bad, it could be something as simple as not wanting to wear his wellies instead of shoes. My parents have actually took over taking my eldest to school as he screams, hits, runs away most mornings now. 

    Dinner time is a major issue as he deems most food 'dirty' so we have mega tantrums trying to get him to experiment with food. 

    To be honest you cant make my son do anything he doesnt want to do, anything can cause him an issue it just depends on how hes feeling.

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  • The mornings are bad, it could be something as simple as not wanting to wear his wellies instead of shoes. My parents have actually took over taking my eldest to school as he screams, hits, runs away most mornings now. 

    Dinner time is a major issue as he deems most food 'dirty' so we have mega tantrums trying to get him to experiment with food. 

    To be honest you cant make my son do anything he doesnt want to do, anything can cause him an issue it just depends on how hes feeling.

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