9 Ways To Support Your Kid When They’re Labeled The ‘Naughty One’

“My son will not sit in circle time,” one mother told me.

“The principal is constantly calling about my son’s behavior on the bus. What can I do? I am not even there,” another mother bemoaned.

“The teacher keeps calling me to complain about my daughter’s slow pace. When my daughter doesn’t get her class work done, the teacher keeps her in during recess to finish her work, and my daughter has an understandably emotional reaction every time,” another parent admitted.

Familiar stories

Millions of parents across the U.S. receive phone calls from schools, teachers, coaches, and other parents regularly about their children’s behavior. These types of well-intentioned calls can be very draining.

Parents often hear too much about things their children do wrong. Sometimes, a child’s behavior is aggrandized and made to look like a larger problem than it needs to be. Society is very critical of kids today. Adults often expect kids to act as adults, or they expect kids to change their behavior overnight.

The negativity is probably starting to get to you. These criticisms may be making you feel stressed, frustrated, or even ashamed of your child.

Even though deep down, you understand change and growth take time, you wish you could do something now so you don’t have to watch your child struggle with the pain of judgement.

Remember, other parents throughout the country are going through the same ordeal of parenting. Every child develops at his or her own pace.

Read the full article on YourTango.