Parent Your Student

This is a master manipulator.
“A person who controls or influences others in a clever or unscrupulous way.”

This is why we must love, accept, and trust ourselves, so that we can stand up to unscrupulous behavior.

When we doubt our feelings, and push them away, and then write a story like, “Oh they didn’t treat me so bad, I must have done something to provoke it” or you use toxic positivity and say,
“I shouldn’t have reacted so negatively” we are giving in to the manipulation and abandoning ourselves.

It’s okay to respond “negatively” there is nothing wrong with you when this happens.

Of course own your response in a situation, but make sure you communicate that the other person MUST own their behavior, otherwise there can be no helpful resolution.

Nothing will change and you deserve to be seen, heard, respected, and loved.❤️

(Confront a manipulator about what they did wrong, and watch them make it about you.-unknown)

Ive heard conscious described as
Consciousness is not your thoughts.
Consciousness is the ability to observe your own thoughts.

I believe the criteria for claiming consciousness is commonly considered being conscious of what characteristics currently constitute your conscience in concert with the consistent conveyance of a concurrently constructed cross reference catalog containing a carefully captured, coded, and compiled chaotic, yet conclusive cacophony of corporeal experiences including cordial and contrary collaborations and conflicts with a collective of close, cooperative yet occasionally conspicuous and combative companions from your community cohort. In conclusion, consciousness is a combined construct of complete conscience caused by the, conveniently coined, critical core compendium. - Chris

A common misconception that many parents have is the idea that taking things away from their student (ground from phone, car, friends) will help them.

The focus should always be on the intrinsic motivation of the student, not the behavior itself.

Asking questions is far more effective than making statements.

Parenting your child is different than parenting your student.
As a son, stepson, father, stepfather, and high school teacher I have a somewhat rare and diverse perspective of young adults. I want you to share with me your concerns, listen to your student's perspective, and I hope to offer you an alternative approach to the frequently challenging relationship you have with your student.

I've been considering creating this space for a couple of years now. I have spent countless hour trying to decide if there was something I could offer that truly could be heard, could be helpful, or could make a difference. The recent eruption of parents and politicians proposing ideas about school safety has made . There are many people who really have no idea what is going on with students and in schools. It would be irresponsible of me not to step up and try and help.