A frustrated school mum says she’s fed up with parents blaming teachers and sporting coaches for their child not excelling.
The mum took to a forum to share her opinion, saying she can’t understand why some parents can’t accept that their child is ‘average’.
“Just from listening to some parents at the school gates and activities, it seems certain parents can’t accept their child is normal or average,” she said.
“If they are not over achieving it’s the schools fault, teachers fault, other parents faults, coaches fault. It’s draining. Also some parents who might be very high achievers themselves just expect their child should be the same as them and point the finger if not. What’s wrong with average? I just think it’s ludicrous carry on.”
She said she thinks it’s unfair for parents to offload on teachers and schools when their child ‘doesn’t get the marks they want to get’ or ‘badmouthing a coach when their average player wasn’t picked first for the team’.
“It hinders confidence to hear parents blaming schools, teachers, even other children having the audacity to have tutors.
If parents accept the child they have they would be happy and confident regardless..Not every child is going to be the next Einstein or Keely Hodgkinson and that’s completely OK. What’s not OK is blaming everyone surrounding the child for them not meeting the parents expectations.”
Her post was met with lots of comments from other mums who agreed.
“We have some parents like this at school and I really feel sorry for their children because no matter what they do, it never impresses their parents because it’s always the least that they expect,” one mum replied.
Another said, “I think parents often do this to hide their own guilt, they perceive it is because they themselves don’t do enough with their kids to push them but don’t want to accept that.”
However others disagreed.
“Having had a bright child who was phenomenally let down by school in the last year of primary I would say it works both ways.”
“Seriously, I understand what you mean but you have no idea what’s really going on with anyone else’s child. Live and let live and be grateful you have a happy, successful child.”
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