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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers need to understand that often parents already know these things and instead of approaching us as “generic parent in denial” consider that it MIGHT be possible we know our kids better than you do.[/quote]

You know your kids at home, we know your kids at school. [/quote]

It’s the same kid, even if they act different. And parents can often provide context that help YOU to better understand why a child is behaving a certain way.

My point is to remember that even with your experience and time with the child, parents are bringing a lot to the table. The way you are talking abouttthis is like ALL parents are in denial about their children and need to just listen to what the teacher says to understand. IME this is not common. Parents often have a fuller picture of what is happening and instead of viewing yourself as dictating the truth to oblivious parents, you will get more out of it (and be “believed” more often) if you view parents as competent and aware and approach them from that perspective.

I have never had a teacher approach me with feedback about my kid that sounded out of the blue or unsurprising. Sometimes I’ll think “huh, so that’s how that is manifesting at school” or “oh okay this is what he was talking about last week— I didn’t get the full picture.” But I’ve never thought “What? This person is lying! My child is perfect!” because that’s silly. I don’t know any other parents like that either, and if I did, I’d take that in as one of the things the child is dealing with.[/quote]

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