We send our children off in the morning, somewhere around 8am, not to hear from them again until around 3pm. That’s at least six hours of no communication with your children, we don’t know what they’re doing, who they’re hanging out with, or even if they’ve eaten all their lunch.
Sending your child off to school can actually be a little nerve racking sometimes. How many of you have had a child come home and say that it was a bad day because so and so was picking on them, or they had a fight with their friend? How do we really know what’s going on with our kids?
Keeping in touch with your child’s teacher is necessary. If you go to your school’s website, there is almost always an email address for each teacher. Introduce yourself to them on the first day of school, and email them with your email address so you know they have it.
Emailing is really efficient, and you can usually reach your child’s teacher quicker than calling the school. I sometimes email my child’s teacher to see how he’s doing academically, but there have also been a few times where I have emailed my daughter’s teacher to see how she is doing socially as well.
Your child’s teacher spends a lot of time with your kids. They’re much more aware of what’s going on with friends and things like that than we are sometimes. They’re first hand witnesses to disagreements, or little disputes. They can put things into perspective for you when you’re trying to decipher what the real problem is. Don’t be afraid or intimidated to ask the teacher questions. They are supposed to be an advocate for your child, and should be willing to talk to you even when there’s not a problem.
Don’t be afraid that you’re bugging them, either. You have a right to know what’s going on with your kids!