Today I am really excited to have a guest post over on Tickling the Wheat. I share a personal story about my experience of having a child who got in trouble at school–a lot. I also provide some practical tips for handling that situation. If you have school-age children, you’ll want to check it out!
Here’s a snippet of the post:
“For two years I cringed every time the phone rang because I feared The Dreaded Call. You see, my oldest son got in trouble at school. A lot. During preschool and kindergarten he frequently had bad days and saw the inside of the principal’s office more than I care to admit. So when the phone rang, I prayed that it was not his school calling to tell me about some misbehavior.
This was made even worse by the fact that I am a teacher within the same school district. I am one of those crazy people who teaches middle school on purpose because I actually enjoy slightly neurotic, overly-hormoned, awkwardly wonderful twelve and thirteen-year-olds. I know—I think I’m strange, too!
Because I have been teaching for ten years, I could see the situation from both sides. I understood where the teachers and principal were coming from. I knew that certain behaviors were unacceptable and that classroom management must be maintained. However, I was also my son’s mom and got tears in my eyes every time I thought of him being labeled “the bad kid” by others. I saw his sweetness, the way he gently held his newborn brother, and his wondrous curiosity.”
Read more here at Tickling the Wheat.
