Questioning Parenting Style

Ethical Educator

Scenario: An early-career principal has observed a couple at her school who have a what she considers a negative parenting style with their 3^rd grader. The father and mother, whose brother serves on the school board, constantly yell at the child or tell him he’s doing something wrong. The child does act out at school sometimes and has been to therapy but his behavior has not changed. The principal wonders how to tell the parents their parenting style may be influencing his behavior and who should be the one to tell them?