We must admit – being a teacher is a very tough job. You not only have to deal with your students but with their parents as well.
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Teaching involves not only dealing with children but with parents, who can be very stubborn, too
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Others suspected that the girl might be autistic. But the OP said that while she cannot be 100% sure, it seems unlikely to her. She has a few children in the classroom who are neurodivergent, and they don’t act like this girl. She is manipulative, unlike her classmates on the spectrum. Also, the OP herself has autism, and she always makes sure that there is a corner in the classroom where children can go to cool down.
If you don’t have any children in your circle, you might wonder how common behavioral problems are in them. Well,Bored Pandais here to enlighten you.
In 2019, it was reported that 6% of children were having serious behavioral or even emotional difficulties.
You might ask what parents should do to acknowledge their children’s problems so they won’t end up like the parents from the Reddit story. There are a fewsimple thingsthey can do:
Coming back to the Reddit story, let’s check what the commentators had to say. Well, they almost unanimously agreed that the child did not have a simple tantrum – it was a piece of a bigger picture of a behavior problem. A few were shocked at how a simple child could cause so much mess. Others did not do much wondering about the situation itself and just shared their experiences with troubled kids.
People online were united – it is more than likely that the child has a behavioral problem
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