“Are Your Kids Crying for Help? Discover 40 Alarming Signs of Bad Parenting”
Not wanting to go home. When I was a kid, I did tech theatre. I didn’t really care for it much, but it gave me an excuse to stay at school until 9:00 everyday. By the time I got home my mom was passed out.
On the flip side my HS best friend was never at his house. He was always at mine. It’s not good sign when home isn’t comfortable.
Still, the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) says mistreatment of children remains common and under-reported. The CDC revealed that at least one in seven American children have suffered at the hands of an adult.
This can be a parent, caregiver, or another person in a custodial role (e.g., a religious leader, a coach, or a teacher) who did something that resulted in harm, the potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child.
Another behavior I’ve noticed is the art of becoming invisible the child who tries their best not to be noticed, whether it be at home or in the school environment. They’re usually the ones who never raise their hand to answer questions, even though they may know the answer, and they seldom initiate or join conversations. This tendency is not because they’re naturally introverted but rather because being unnoticed is their coping mechanism; it’s their way of avoiding negative attention or criticism at home, where standing out might not have the best outcomes. They become masters of blending into the background, often coming across as extremely independent, when in reality, it’s a learned survival skill that’s been ingrained from walking on eggshells around unpredictable caregivers. It’s bittersweet when these patterns manifest because on the one hand, they display a certain resilience, but on the other hand, it becomes a barrier to forming healthy, transparent relationships where they feel safe to be seen and heard.
As a teacher, it can be hard to tell, but I would say a kid who is mean and says mean things you somehow know were said to him or her.
I had a high school student once who pushed a teacher down the stairs. He was expelled and two years later he was in my classroom. He was interesting, creative and pretty quiet—and then one day, he just picked up a chair and threw it out of a classroom window from the 3rd floor.
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