WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR CHILD IS ACTING OUT IN CLASS (Part 2)

Hello guys, I hope you are all well! I would like to suggest that you should check my last post on; WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR CHILD IS ACTING OUT IN CLASS! for you, to get the more insight of what I’m about to talk about today. I won’t bore you and just get right into the details of this post.

THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR: STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT!

If your child is in danger of having the troublemaker label follow him/her from year to year, you are probably wondering how to start him off on the right foot this year.

You should coach your child about the importance of first impressions at the beginning of any school year. Let him/her know how important the first couple of the weeks of school are in terms of getting along in class and doing well. Tell him that presenting himself as respectful and responsible will make a big difference for him. You can say, “Remember how we talked about what you would do differently in school this year to get along better?, well, one of the things we mentioned was that, you should be polite to your teachers and not talk back when you have the urge to talk back or rude, what could you do differently?”.

Sometimes my son tells me that he doesn’t think his teacher likes him and he doesn’t think he can get along with that teacher, I would often say to him, “Look, it’s your job to get along with your teacher, not your teachers job to get along with you”. So, when he complains about his teachers again, I would say, “Whether you work in a retail store or an office, your boss and co -workers won’t put up with that kind of behavior. you have to learn how to get along with people, that’s part of becoming independent”.

SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CRITERIA FOR INDEPENDENCE ARE:

• How well does this person manage adversity?

• How well does he get along with people he doesn’t like?

• How does he deal with supervisors who are a pain in the neck?

We are all going to have that in life. So, the idea is to give your child the skills to get along no matter who he or she is dealing with.

Thanks for your time, until next time. Bye for now and stay blessed.