It can be very hard if your ย
child doesn’t like his teacher. ย It can show up in many ways. ย Loss of joy, anxiousness, misbehavior in the classroom. ย
Listen to your child’s worry and give it time.
It is important that your child likes school, because they will be in school for many years to come. ย Look for solutions along the way. ย It can take children several weeks ย to be able to ย fully accept the adjustment of a new teacher.
- Children can sense how we fell about someone. ย Do you like the teacher? ย Show ย your child! ย Let them see you talking nicely about their teacher and offering to help or volunteer.
- Is your child bored? ย Boredom can show up in many ways.
- Ask the teacher if your child can have a classroom job. ย Have something that is hers to be in control of while at school. ย Eg: Looking after goldfish, checking that bags are tidy, staying back 5 min to work with the teacher to get ready fro the next day. ย These things make her fee special and give her some control back to help her build a report with the teacher. ย ย ~Kristy Gladish
- Is she being rushed? ย Not finishing something can feel like failing to a child, even something as simple as dress-up time or drawing a picture. ย This could easily lend itself to teacher troubles.
- Personalities can clash. ย I โขd be thinking about specific actions that may be contributing to the problem and work toward altering that. ย This is a good learning experience for both teacher and child. ย You may need to talk to your child about conflicting personalities and help them develop some mechanisms to manage their emotions. ย
- Is your child being bullied by another child, but upset that the new teacher isn't noticing? ย Find out. ย Ask your child.
- Is your child feeling overwhelmed by the class and perhaps the teacher's way of handling the classroom? ย Ask your child about how misbehavior is handled (or not handled) and talk about it.
- Mirroring her school routine at home. ย On weekends, do similar things like snack time and story time. ย If she sees you interested in the positives of her school, she might be more interested in pleasing you. ย ย ~Devin Britton
- Visit the class and watch through the window, without telling your child.
- Stop in for lunch during the day. ย Ask if you can volunteer once a week in the classroom.It can be ย really hard for a child to adjust to a new teacher, especially if he or she doesn’t feel comfortable.
Try to be open and listen. ย Sometimes, children (well… everyone) just needs someone to listen and instead of being the ‘problem-solver’, be the ‘understander’ and ’empathizer.’ ย It will build trust and your child will start to talk to you about these things more often.
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