How should I correct my child

[Anonymous]

Couple of days back we talked to my son's 1st grade teacher, as she raised a concern. According to the teacher, my son interrupts between her teachings, corrects the teacher, is not polite.

For example, while teaching English , if the teacher asks what is the spelling of a word, if some student says a wrong spelling, my son, tries to correct it by saying correctly in between, before the teacher corrects. Also, another example, is while teacher is reading a story, he tries to say something in between which could be totally wrong/different from what the teacher was intending to say.

How should I stop him from this type of interrupting behavior. The teacher is concerned that this will also limit his social behavior with other kids, as they may feel he is over achiever and keep him at a distance.

[Anonymous]

we did this for that exact thign. beofr eyou speak count to 3. kids don't understand the patterns of conversation, we learned that is usually is caused by the way the parnets talk. but work on it , it wil get better

[Anonymous]

Do you allow your child to interrupt you at home?

[Anonymous]

Does he interrupt/correct at home?

[Anonymous]

No, he does not to this at home. In fact he is exactly opposite to my elder daughter.

my daughter does interrupt some time at home and she is in 6th grade. She is in GT, no complaints like this from teacher.

I am thinking the teacher is easy going, so he feels like doing this way.

[Anonymous]

Talk about how it's rude to interrupt, it's the teacher's job to correct kids. Talk about the importance of raising his hand if he wants to say something in class.

[Anonymous]

As a former teacher, I might have made a comment to you about this--but that does not necessarily mean it is a BIG problem. You may be magnifying the issue?

[Anonymous]

My preschooler has this problem and his teacher made a social story for him called "When to talk." It identifies situations when it is OK to voice an opinion, how it is rude to interrupt someone, etc. Basically, catch him right as he does it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a former teacher, I might have made a comment to you about this--but that does not necessarily mean it is a BIG problem. You may be magnifying the issue?

I am just raising the concern the teacher raised.

I would like some pointers on how to address it in a way that helps my son understand and eventually stop this behavior over time, and if anyone has faced this with their children.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My preschooler has this problem and his teacher made a social story for him called "When to talk." It identifies situations when it is OK to voice an opinion, how it is rude to interrupt someone, etc. Basically, catch him right as he does it.

I will try something similar,

Thanks

[Anonymous]

https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/waiting-speak

This blog post from a first grade teacher might help. Responsive Classroom is an awesome approach to helping kids build a caring learning community.

[Anonymous]

This perplexes me. What is the teacher doing to correct the problem? She should be addressing this when it happens. You can talk about it at home, but it needs to be handled when it occurs.

[Anonymous]

As a teacher, I can say this is not a rare problem. She/he may just want you to reinforce it at home.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a manners and respect issue. I would think the teacher is letting him know he needs to stop interrupting. Students shoulld respect and be mindful of their teacher, parents, elders, etc. This is etiquette 101. Just address it as the parent. Let him know it's bad manners. Let him know people who interrupt and talk above their elders are perceived. Ask him how he would like it if the tables were turned. Do some role play. What better way to send the message home than turning the tables around. I do this with my kids for things like interrupting, repeating myself, whining, screaming, etc. Kids really get it when they are on the receiving end of the scenario.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a manners and respect issue. I would think the teacher is letting him know he needs to stop interrupting. Students shoulld respect and be mindful of their teacher, parents, elders, etc. This is etiquette 101. Just address it as the parent. Let him know it's bad manners. Let him know people who interrupt and talk above their elders are perceived. Ask him how he would like it if the tables were turned. Do some role play. What better way to send the message home than turning the tables around. I do this with my kids for things like interrupting, repeating myself, whining, screaming, etc. Kids really get it when they are on the receiving end of the scenario.

+1000. It's so funny hearing them say to you, "Mama. Didn't you hear me??? I was calling you over and over from upstairs???" hahahah... I just look at them and say, "I know how you feel." The light bulb really turns on.