“But my child has never had trouble before…”

Sometime in their career most teachers come across a discipline problem that parents seem to be totally oblivious of existing. When the teacher addresses the issue with the parents, the parents usually have some statement such as, “But he/she never had any trouble before…” There are several things that can come with this statement. In this article, I would like to address various situations with a problem child and seemingly shocked parents. Truth with lack of experience. The parents may actually be telling the truth. They may have never had any trouble with their child before now. However, the child … Continue reading