CindyH: ‘Dreaded Note From Teacher’

CindyH: So. I got the dreaded “note from teacher.” Or in this case e-mail. It seems my 10-year-old was sent to the principal’s office for “blurting out,” and “talking out of turn several times despite repeated warnings.” He’s been sentenced to morning and lunch recess detention. (Keeping an active kid inside seems rather counterproductive, imo) My question is for parents: When/if your kids get in trouble at school, do you follow up with consequences at home? What kind? Right now, he’s confined to quarters while I go to the gym and mull this over during my workout. More below .

Question: Some Berry Pickers have already made suggestions on the “Wild Card” thread re: how Cindy should handle this situation. Do you have 2 cents to throw in, too?

CindyH added this later:

Thanks for the great response folks— especially Arpie.
This isn’t a new problem. All 4 of my boys are talkers. They take after their father. Seriously!
I followed up with his teacher and she said she believes it’s not a respect issue. She’s loves my boy and gets him. She’s just sick of shushing him a million times a day.
So.
No TV tonight. No video games this weekend. And we’ll work on being a better citizen. He needs to know we take it seriously when he gets in trouble at school.
He’s a good kid. He just has A LOT to say