Parents
My issue isn't with the kids that get K into Kieran... it's the parents! The parents do nothing! They know thier kids are acting inappropriately. Some actually know they are setting a child up to get in trouble. Kieran innocently copies because he thinks that he is being a friend and friends play together. I've tried explaining to him that friends don't entice you to say words that will get you in trouble but he's stuck on he wants friends.
The parents just write it off as kids being kids. Well, I'm sorry but that to me isn't good enough! Yes, they are being kids *but* you teach kids not to use bathroom words. Even if you take Kieran out of the equation, the parents should be teaching thier kids how to use private words responsibily, not laughing and saying it's cute or yelling and intimidating them so they do it behind everyone's back. Why do they think the boys are only allowed in the bathroom one at a time now, it esculated.
Kieran gets the talk that the other kids get... that you don't use those words here, it's not appropriate ect. The teachers aide talks with him about where he can talk about it, like with her or at home. His group interventionist is working on not copying and what friends look like. I'm working on all of it. I've got it set up so he gets the right message, support from everyone, options on what to do and how to act.
What do the other parents do??? Nothing!
Why is it, it seems like I'm the only parent who tries?? One mom told me that it's a pain having to do homework... like omg, I do so much more that just the homework. It's about creating learning opportunities in the natural environment, life is about learning... but apparently not for these other moms.
My mom said there is a reason they are called army brats. But I had this problem in his last school... my friends are going thru similar issues where they can't find friends who have similar parenting styles and let their kids run wild.
It's really sad that responsible parenting is on the decline.
It's sad that kids are taught manners, sharing, and empathy.
It's like a hopeless battle I'm fighting when everyone else around me is so laid back and not involved.
The parents just write it off as kids being kids. Well, I'm sorry but that to me isn't good enough! Yes, they are being kids *but* you teach kids not to use bathroom words. Even if you take Kieran out of the equation, the parents should be teaching thier kids how to use private words responsibily, not laughing and saying it's cute or yelling and intimidating them so they do it behind everyone's back. Why do they think the boys are only allowed in the bathroom one at a time now, it esculated.
Kieran gets the talk that the other kids get... that you don't use those words here, it's not appropriate ect. The teachers aide talks with him about where he can talk about it, like with her or at home. His group interventionist is working on not copying and what friends look like. I'm working on all of it. I've got it set up so he gets the right message, support from everyone, options on what to do and how to act.
What do the other parents do??? Nothing!
Why is it, it seems like I'm the only parent who tries?? One mom told me that it's a pain having to do homework... like omg, I do so much more that just the homework. It's about creating learning opportunities in the natural environment, life is about learning... but apparently not for these other moms.
My mom said there is a reason they are called army brats. But I had this problem in his last school... my friends are going thru similar issues where they can't find friends who have similar parenting styles and let their kids run wild.
It's really sad that responsible parenting is on the decline.
It's sad that kids are taught manners, sharing, and empathy.
It's like a hopeless battle I'm fighting when everyone else around me is so laid back and not involved.