What should a mother do if her 7 year old son acts very snobby to his teacher?

Answer 1

the parent should speak to the child about not being snobby and respect other people. the teacher can only provide so much. the parents are the ones responsible for their children's behavior.

Answer 2

Have you seen this in action? If not you should ask the teacher to give you very specific examples of how he is being "snobby." You may have very different views of the same behavior.

If you have seen it, call his attention to it and explain why it is not acceptable, ask him for his side of the story and give him your point of view so he can understand what you expect of him better.

My two cents is that children have good instincts, maybe the teacher is not earning his respect.

Answer 3

Maybe that is your son's characteristic but as long as he's doing what he is supposed to and not disturbing the progress in the class he's OK.Did the teacher do anything to make him feel uncomfortable or made him feel out of place? Now if it becomes a problem then consider punishments. If you don't want him to be a snob stat talking to him now before it's too late!

Answer 4

start off by talking to him, then take toys or treasured items (games,TV, toys, electronics, etc) if i ever got to that point my son got the box and packed them away himself....always got him back on track. don't back down to the punishment. also have him write an apology letter to his teacher about his behavior. taking things away only works for so long.

the other thing i would do is instead of getting an allowance ($3/wk) for helping extra around the house, he would do that stuff as well, but he had to earn his allowance instead by his behavior at school. for every star he got at school, he earned 50cents of his allowance. and granted there were weeks he didn't get anything. and some weeks he got all of it. but now with consistency he has earned it for 4wks straight!

point is be consistent, take what they hold dear and only give it back when you feel they deserve it. plus keep the teacher informed of what you are doing at home. sometimes they can incorporate that in the class, give little reminders of the consequences of their actions.

Answer 5

Your son may just have a personality conflict with the teacher. Try letting your son know that all though life there will be people he just doesn't care for and will still have to be around and that he needs to try and treat his teacher with respect. If your son just can NOT get along with his teacher and it appears to affect his grades and learning you may have to transfer his class.

Answer 6

Find out what the power struggle is for. There is a reason he can't work easily with her. Some people are just turned off by others for no apparent reason. If it's really troublesome switch his classroom or he will suffer & it will keep disrupting her classroom. I did that with my son & never had a problem after that. He is a teen now.

Answer 7

Spare the rod and spoil the child. If he acts rudely toward authority figures at the age of 7, imagine what it is going to be like at 17. Get control of him now and show him how to act properly, or you are going to have a monster on your hands.

Answer 8

Make him apologize to the teacher both in person and also by writing a note.
And then mete out a punishment that fits the crime--taking away a toy, no favorite tv show, etc.

Answer 9

Maybe he learned it from one of his parents or close family members. Speak to him when he is rested and in a good mood. Tell him his behavior is not appropriate, or very nice. He should be kind to others especially an authority figure, teacher, etc. Also ask him why he behaves in that manner.

Answer 10

Nip it in the bud now before it gets worse.
What ever you choose, be consistant and fair!
I don't like corporal punishment (spanking) but sometimes thats the only thing that gets through to them.
Set a reasonable punishment, set a defined limit of the punishment and the consequences of further misbehavior.