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September 21, 2005, 9:36 am PDT
09/20 Little Mean Girls
Quote From: karbrunI am a public school teacher and I can tell you that what your child sees at home has a lot to do with how they behave at school and everywhere. It has been my experience that too many parents are trying to be their child's best friend and not their parent. They are afraid that if they discpline the child, the child won't like them anymore. I can't tell you how many times in a conference the parent tells me they don't know what to do with their child when the child tells them, "I don't want to". They are the parents and they should lay down the rules. Above all, consistency is the key. Yes, it's hard and it takes stamina, but you must be consistent. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying parents have nothing to do with it. I think nowadays it is alot of things although. My 3rd child is 10 and probably is the one who has the most anger of the 3. And what I blame it on is how he does in school. He was a sweet baby and a sweet little boy. Once school started: I would spend 1 hour per day working with him just on reading. It was so hard for him. He doesn't do as well as the other kids and when he gets his tests back the other kids call him dummy. My other 3 kids do really well in school. I try to tell him that you don't have to be perfect and everyone is different, but the sting of those kids words really hurt him. I think this is why he scapegoats.
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