Suspensions in school and punishment.

As a teenager who was suspended more then 15 times in grade 8-10 for various reasons, from small infractions to serious incidents, I would like to give some suggestions to parents on how to handle the situation and what discipline to take.First of all, make sure you get both sides of the story once you child has been suspended. Your kid will thank you for listening to his side of the story, however it will probably be completely different from administrations.If you kid is being suspended, ALWAYS try and negotiate to get him an in school suspension instead of out. Whilst still in school he can catch up on homework, as outside of school he/she will sit on the couch eating popcorn.NEVER take your kids extracurricular activities away as a punishment. This is the worse thing you can do. A child's sports and activities outside of school really allow him/her to get away from the behavioural issue.Also please understand that after a few suspensions, you should really sit down with the school and school district to form a plan. Often those who get suspended multiple times in a year have a behavioural issue (anger, psychotic behaviour, ADHD). Once you sit down with the school you will be able to get plenty of help in the future. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2dBFCSi