Show Notes
I know it's easy to feel overwhelmed, embarrassed and upset at your child when their teacher approaches you about their misbehavior.
There’s so many potential reasons why your child is misbehaving so it's important to first focus on gathering more information from their teacher before discussing solutions.
Remember: behavior is just a symptom to a larger problem.
Think of it as the smoke to a blazing fire.
Yes, it's what gets our attention and what we tend to notice first but there's so much else we need to be paying attention to if we want to help our child thrive in school.
In this week's episode, I breakdown the top 6 questions to ask daycare staff or school teachers if they approach you about your child's misbehavior in the classroom.
These questions will not only help you understand the behavior on a deeper level but also inform how you both can intervene to help your child get back on track.
PS: Tune into the 3-part podcast miniseries hosted by ME with The Skimm X Whirlpool called Breaking the Cycle - https://bit.ly/skimm-this-podcast - all on the hidden educational crisis of chronic absenteeism.
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