Things You'll Need:
- Pay attention
- Know your child
- Ask questions
- Meet school personnel
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Step 1
Kids don't always speak up, when something is not right. Often times, things are not going right, and you should be aware of those things. For instance, a person at school could have insinuated something to your child, that has them confused.
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Step 2
By paying attention, to your child, you can normally pick up on small things that may be wrong.
For instance, does your child come in from school, happy, and normally hungry? If so, then most likely, nothing is going wrong. On the other hand, if you child is coming in from school, and retreats to a private area, or asks unusual questions, then you may want to take a second look. Sometimes children will even avoid conversation all together. -
Step 3
If you are noticing a change in habits; a change in behavior, again, you may want to take a second look. Go visit the school, but try to do so "unscheduled". Of course, most of the schools have the automatic notification system alerting the teacher, that a parent has arrived, but even so, you can get a small observation by being there. Pay attention while you are at the school. Take the time to look around. Do you see anything that is out of order? Out of place? Different reactions? If you take the time to "really" look, and pay attention, then you may observe more than you think.
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Step 4
Take the time, to ask your child questions. Alert them to things that they should know. Be sure to tell them, that it's o.k., for them to talk to you about anything. If a child has been threatened, especially with parental harm, a child will not talk, and normally that will apply in most circumstances. Make sure that you have a good communication with your child, and they understand, that they can come to you with anything.
Comments
Butterfli said
on 10/18/2009 This is a well written and informative article! 5*
wesellforu said
on 9/9/2009 Very important article in todays world we can't be to cautious for our children. Thanks 5*
excellence12 said
on 9/7/2009 Important article. Active participation of parents is key to insuring our children grow up healthy, balanced, as well as intellectually and emotionally mature. This article is a *5*! & Rec... I've subscribed, I hope you will too!