Working with children can be challenging at times. Quite often there are risk factors in a child’s life, that causes challenging behavior. These are most commonly biological or environmental. The research that follows focuses on environmental factors. More specifically, single parent families. Children from single parent hones may present more trouble, and demand more time and effort from their teachers at school.
Families usually provide stability for a child. This stability gives children the opportunity to develop emotionally, socially, and academically. Many children in single family homes lack this stability. This is because single parenthood may be filled with negative effects. A single parent family may contain economic deprivation, decreased personal care, and a decline in parent contact and support. These effects are negatively related to a child’s social, emotional, and academic behavior. This is why, agreeing with Freeman-Loftis (2011), “We need to understand not only what skills and knowledge they already have and how they learn best, but also how life at home shapes their interactions with school” …show more content…
Effort on all ends must be given to contract and maintain this ideal relationship. Parents are our partners, and most times know their child best. Agreeing with Kaiser and Ramin sky (1999), “their assistance is invaluable” (P. 34). Therefore, finding common ground and keeping them in-the-loop with all and any problems mandatory. Kaiser and Rasminsky also remind us that these parents may feel criticized and/or attacked, and may get emotional. Sometimes they are upset, defensive, angry, or a combination; which are all common and normal for coping. Parents need to vent, and have they’re questions, concerns, and other thoughts or ideas listened to with an open heart and mind. Once understanding the whole picture, and each other, the troubled student can be prioritized and
Families usually provide stability for a child. This stability gives children the opportunity to develop emotionally, socially, and academically. Many children in single family homes lack this stability. This is because single parenthood may be filled with negative effects. A single parent family may contain economic deprivation, decreased personal care, and a decline in parent contact and support. These effects are negatively related to a child’s social, emotional, and academic behavior. This is why, agreeing with Freeman-Loftis (2011), “We need to understand not only what skills and knowledge they already have and how they learn best, but also how life at home shapes their interactions with school” …show more content…
Effort on all ends must be given to contract and maintain this ideal relationship. Parents are our partners, and most times know their child best. Agreeing with Kaiser and Ramin sky (1999), “their assistance is invaluable” (P. 34). Therefore, finding common ground and keeping them in-the-loop with all and any problems mandatory. Kaiser and Rasminsky also remind us that these parents may feel criticized and/or attacked, and may get emotional. Sometimes they are upset, defensive, angry, or a combination; which are all common and normal for coping. Parents need to vent, and have they’re questions, concerns, and other thoughts or ideas listened to with an open heart and mind. Once understanding the whole picture, and each other, the troubled student can be prioritized and