What do parents worry about most as kids head back to school?

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What do parents worry about most as kids head back to school?

by Gramma Lil Posted August 22, 2008 20:37:13

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		Anti-vaccination.
		Not being able to monitor your kids on-line at school.
		Bullying.
		Teenage sexual behavior
		Teen drug and alcohol use.
		Germs and illness from other children.
		Childhood obesity in school..
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+9 Florida Keys August 23, 2008 01:09:13

Answered: Undecided
All the above and Crazy teachers

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mom2hnh~CSI Beaver~GUNNS September 21, 2008 16:33:13

Answered: None of the above
My biggest worry, challenge, fear etc. is getting their asses up and out to door on time!
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Mollydolly August 27, 2008 20:34:14 (edited)

Answered: None of the above
I worked in a school office for 10 years. My intitial reaction was, getting the school supplies togther. With that goes the breakdowns their child is apt to throw if the Hello Kitty Back Pack is the wrong color. silly I know. Each choice you have listed seems viable reactions and feelings. Another Newbies: Parents leaving their kids. Separation anxiety.

In our house we dreaded the new shoes drama event of the season. Nothing would ever feel right and she'd be carring on about it cutting off her blood pressure. Then she would disappear and we'd find her in women's dress shoes teetering on 8 inch heals and saying why could she not have these? Our little drama queen. all in the costuming.
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doctor dee August 25, 2008 00:34:34

Answered: None of the above
GRADES
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.... August 24, 2008 18:32:41

Answered: Bullying.
moderated...
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Mollydolly to .... August 27, 2008 20:38:45

need to educate them. I hate bullying too. What an opportunity for the other kids to get to know someone different. Done right kids will become oblivious to differences. How old is your son? and what kind of disabilities? I can understand your protective stance. You must love him very much.
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.... to Mollydolly August 28, 2008 14:35:00

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Mollydolly to .... August 29, 2008 00:43:00

What a wonderful child. and aww it always tears at my heart when those little guys have to go through so much. I've known a couple of people with CP but never heard of it only on one side. Wow what a challenge for a brain to have two sets of schematics to program and run. What I love is those kids are troopers when it comes to dealing with the rigeramole accompanying the challenges that get thrown at them. Your son is very lucky to have you in his life and you could ask the teacher to do a lesson on in and the kids can ask questions and touch the braces and they'll get it right away that he's just another kid but different. NBD. Good luck and give that little guy a big huggaro from me.
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john conner August 24, 2008 17:58:45

Answered: None of the above
the general d-programing of what we try to teach our daughter...being forced to grow up to fast.
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Republic of Honor August 24, 2008 17:08:29

Answered: Teenage sexual behavior
And Pedophiles!
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Alice August 24, 2008 15:35:58 (edited)

Answered: Bullying.
Kids need to feel safe in school. I hated school because of bullies. I have been teaching for 23 years and I see bullying on a daily basis.
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josodf August 23, 2008 20:05:54

Answered: Undecided
I'm not too concerned about drugs with my teens, they both abhor the end result & keep pretty busy in sports. Sexual behavior is a concern, or should be with parents today between risk of STDs or an unwanted pregnacy. Coupled with the rising cost of "life".....transporting to & from, supplies, dances , etc.... it's an expense as well.
xcassieeex to josodf August 23, 2008 23:21:16

not saying that your teens are included in this, but teens that are involved with sports a lot seem to be the majority of the teens doing drugs these days, between partying and trying to seem 'cool'. all the peer pressure gets to a lot of teens these days.
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josodf to xcassieeex August 30, 2008 17:56:13

Can be so very true depending on the crowd they hang with on & off the field. Luckily my daughter is active with the brainiacs on campus and my son with Alpha Omega. Both have strong groups outside their sports that keep them busy and focused in a positive manner. We can only hope they will continue along this path. Seeing first hand how distructive drugs & alcohol can be is also a good deturrant.

My daughter has a friend from her HS Varsity Soccer team who received a full ride at a midwest colleg for soccer.....unfortunately, drugs, alcohol & the party scene changed her perspective on life. Now she's home after less than a year away with a new baby and the father of the child in jail. My daughter is both sad and disgusted with her friends poor life choices and the opportunity she has wasted.

A family friend has a son who was an outstanding baseball player, college material...... He too has made very poor choices and his entire family is suffering along with him both emotionally and financially.

My husband who had his run in his early teens with drugs & such has never kept his past issues from the kids. Instead has been very open about his challenges and getting over them before they became overly distructive to himself and his family.

There is no magic to protect ourselves...

Can be so very true depending on the crowd they hang with on & off the field. Luckily my daughter is active with the brainiacs on campus and my son with Alpha Omega. Both have strong groups outside their sports that keep them busy and focused in a positive manner. We can only hope they will continue along this path. Seeing first hand how distructive drugs & alcohol can be is also a good deturrant.

My daughter has a friend from her HS Varsity Soccer team who received a full ride at a midwest colleg for soccer.....unfortunately, drugs, alcohol & the party scene changed her perspective on life. Now she's home after less than a year away with a new baby and the father of the child in jail. My daughter is both sad and disgusted with her friends poor life choices and the opportunity she has wasted.

A family friend has a son who was an outstanding baseball player, college material...... He too has made very poor choices and his entire family is suffering along with him both emotionally and financially.

My husband who had his run in his early teens with drugs & such has never kept his past issues from the kids. Instead has been very open about his challenges and getting over them before they became overly distructive to himself and his family.

There is no magic to protect ourselves or our children from the dangers of peer pressure. The best we can offer them is knowledge of the possible concequences to themselves and loved ones and instill them with confidence to set themselves apart as a role model opposed to falling victum to peer pressure and poor choices.
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[[cHanArOo]] August 23, 2008 20:05:25

Answered: Undecided
ALL Of ThE aBOVE
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marmar154 August 23, 2008 20:05:06

Answered: Germs and illness from other children.
at least thats what my mom worrys about.
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Zeri August 23, 2008 19:59:16

Answered: None of the above
If they are going to pass or not.
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Jac August 23, 2008 19:38:30

Answered: Undecided
all of the above
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cutter66 August 23, 2008 19:38:20

Answered: None of the above
outside influence...I am very particular about what type of things influence my child. There are certain values I'm trying to instill in her. Releasing her into "the wild" is scary for me...
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Butterfly August 23, 2008 19:23:00

Answered: Germs and illness from other children.
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Icedragon1969 August 23, 2008 18:28:48

Answered: None of the above
I worry about whether my kids are going to get an education or will further legislation by so called "educators" render it even more into the intellectual equivalent of pasty, gruel. I mean I get to see what's put forward by the State of Georgia for grade school curriculum and it's a -joke-! No wonder the teachers can't teach these kids anything: they're hamstrung by these "educators" and politicians. Let teachers teach!
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Alice to Icedrag... August 24, 2008 15:40:53

THANK YOU! I'm tired of being told what to do by people who have never stepped into a classroom. I've been teaching for 22 years and it's getting worse not better. If I were young, I would never even think of going into teaching.
Icedrag... to Alice August 24, 2008 16:47:33

Sadly, considering the entire State of Georgia graduated -3- physics teachers last year - the whole STATE-, and the entire nation graduated approximately 400 when the need is for 1200....I'd say that there are a lot of young people that are taking exactly that option.
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Don - K.M.R.I.A. August 23, 2008 18:08:11

Answered: None of the above
How much is "No Child Left Behind" going to hurt our children's education this year?
Alice to Don - K... August 24, 2008 15:42:56

NCLB is ruining education. It's leaving more children behind than ever. I am all for accountability, but NCLB is a faulty law that is going to have horrible effects on our kids. DON'T BLAME THE TEACHERS!
I've been teaching for 22 years and education was much better before NCLB. AND, teaching was much more fun.
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Don - K... to Alice August 24, 2008 17:04:35

Oh believe me, I don't blame the teachers. I blame the people running (ruining) our country.
I work for our local school district, and see firsthand how terrible it is. I hope it's something that can be reversed soon; lest it ruin us completely.
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Seth August 23, 2008 17:31:18

Answered: None of the above
" Why cant my kid stay there ALL WEEK???"
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judeee August 23, 2008 17:01:52

Answered: None of the above
I hate to even talk about this but innocent Children have been killed or injured by Drive By Shootings in our High School and Jr. High areas... We have these punk ass kids that get their hands on guns and usually don't go to school and just target a Kid for no reason or for a stupid reason....
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NZArkie08: In God We Trust. August 23, 2008 16:30:10

Answered: Undecided
All of the above! At least that is what I worried about when all my children were in school.
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Malibulorie August 23, 2008 16:08:42 (edited)

Answered: Bullying.
A teacher has the most dangerous job in the world!
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Icedrag... to Malibul... August 23, 2008 18:30:37

And the most thankless. Everything's blamed on the teacher when they're hamstrung by the fact that they have to teach what they're told by the schoolboards and departments of "education".
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Alice to Icedrag... August 24, 2008 15:43:47

You are so right. Don't judge a teacher til you spend a week in his or her shoes!
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Hinata August 23, 2008 14:23:54

Answered: Undecided
I think all of the above, even though I'm not an adult yet.
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marquise August 23, 2008 14:17:49

Answered: None of the above
I don't worry at all...maybe because they are still very young...
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Luna August 23, 2008 13:36:52

Answered: None of the above
moderated...
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littlebit August 23, 2008 12:37:45

Answered: Bullying.
This day and time kids can be cruel, They don't fight like they did when I was in school, now they use guns and knifes and whatever they can get there hands on.
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*~JENNBEAVER~* August 23, 2008 12:15:57

Answered: Teen drug and alcohol use.
There is probably about 4 of those I would choose....but I'm not a worry wart...seriously...lol....good question lil!
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Gramma Lil to *~JENNB... August 23, 2008 15:23:22

Thanks!!
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ಌMiss Ranaಌ August 23, 2008 10:18:04

Answered: Germs and illness from other children.
Can't be catching them cooties... Dangerous stuff those boy germs! LOL
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PigsOnSoma August 23, 2008 08:11:38

Answered: None of the above
Not getting an education, but going through the motions.
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Eager Beaver August 23, 2008 06:20:00

Answered: Bullying.
autumn is a smart girl but she doesnt stick up for herself she will let anyone be mean to her. im hoping that changes. but only enough to where im not getting phone calls to pick her up for fighting lol