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[quote=Anonymous][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]

No one knows my kid better than me.[/quote]

This, a teacher who made this assumption would make me question her critical thinking skills. I am with my kid daily in many different settings (alone, with peers, small groups, large groups, with family or strangers, etc.). And I am going to be way more focused on my kid in most of those settings— if I take her to an activity with 10 other kids, I will notice the other kids but my focus will be my kid. A teacher is balancing a classroom with 10+ kids. She will of course notice individual behaviors, social dynamics, etc. And that info is so helpful. It’s really important for me to learn what my kid is like when I’m not around. But it’s not definitive knowledge, just good observational info.

I have been through this with my DD. She has social anxiety that is actually primarily related to how she responds to adults outside our family. It was probably always there, but Covid exacerbated it. She acts differently at school not because of the other kids (many of whom she sees outside school in other settings) but because she still finds it stressful to be in environments with non-parental caregivers. We are aware of this issue and working on it. We have discussed it with her teachers. It’s tough. But it also means that info from her teachers can only be so helpful because she still dies not feel totally comfortable around them.[/quote]

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