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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 414485" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I agree that it would be interesting to see if he behaved better if you were not there. Whenever I was part of an organization such as Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts where we had parents take turns taking a month, I could ALWAYS tell who the leader's child was for that month. It was ALWAYS the one acting up and disturbing the group! ALWAYS! I have learned from my kids that no matter how gentle another adult is in dealing with something, my kids always think that person is yelling at them and even though that person would be gentler than I would have been, my kids would dislike and avoid that person like the plague. So, even though we see the actions as just and gentle, the child sometimes sees it as the end result - they got in trouble and no matter how the adult present the fact, that adult is meaner than mom! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Your little one is only 4 years old. When a parent shows up at the end of a class, Pre-K and Kindergarten kids often do get excited to see their parent. It is not uncommon for them to loose focus on what the teacher is saying to them.</p><p> </p><p>With you there, he also feels safe to do what he wants. He knows what to expect from you in ways of redirecting. He is not sure what the other adults will do but then you are there to protect him from anyone who would try to stop him (in his eyes).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 414485, member: 5096"] I agree that it would be interesting to see if he behaved better if you were not there. Whenever I was part of an organization such as Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts where we had parents take turns taking a month, I could ALWAYS tell who the leader's child was for that month. It was ALWAYS the one acting up and disturbing the group! ALWAYS! I have learned from my kids that no matter how gentle another adult is in dealing with something, my kids always think that person is yelling at them and even though that person would be gentler than I would have been, my kids would dislike and avoid that person like the plague. So, even though we see the actions as just and gentle, the child sometimes sees it as the end result - they got in trouble and no matter how the adult present the fact, that adult is meaner than mom! :) Your little one is only 4 years old. When a parent shows up at the end of a class, Pre-K and Kindergarten kids often do get excited to see their parent. It is not uncommon for them to loose focus on what the teacher is saying to them. With you there, he also feels safe to do what he wants. He knows what to expect from you in ways of redirecting. He is not sure what the other adults will do but then you are there to protect him from anyone who would try to stop him (in his eyes). [/QUOTE]
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