How should we handle challenging kids in school?
You know that kid in class who just can’t sit still, always has a snappy comeback, and seems to be a constant thorn in the side of every teacher? What if I told you that the way we deal with them might be all wrong?
In the latest episode of Renew Motherhood, Claude Larson challenges the conventional wisdom of handling difficult students. Instead of reprimanding them, she suggests a radical approach: building a relationship first. It’s about seeing the student beyond their behavior, understanding their world, and then addressing the issues.
This might sound counterintuitive, especially in a system that often prioritizes control over connection. But isn’t it worth considering that maybe, just maybe, we’ve been focusing on the symptoms instead of the root cause?
When we try to understand kids before correcting them, we might just discover that the real issue isn’t their behavior but the lack of connection and understanding.
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