“It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are.” – Matt Lauer

An obnoxious, foul-tempered, noisy child is every teacher’s nightmare. Additionally, if this bratty child is backed by equally bad-mannered parents it creates the worst possible situation. It would be too easy to simply dismiss such behaviour as unruly and get rid of such students - and the parents along with them as soon as possible. But as a true teacher, you cannot often do that. Partly, because such parents usually hold some position of authority that makes it difficult to do anything against them and also because a good teacher should be able to handle such a child, and help him to grow to be something more.

No child is born well-mannered or inherently evil. It is only their parents, their guardians, the society and they are surrounded by which diverts them towards bad behaviour. The bad behaviour might also be gradually developed by them due to the friend circle. With some patience and the right tactics, some of the naughtiest kids can turn into docile and well-mannered students.

The curiosity drive is generally a rather strong drive in most children.

By effectively holding onto this curiosity and their instincts can be extremely helpful in drawing their attention. Get them hooked to what you are teaching in the class - through interactive lessons, exciting discussions and attractive presentations. Show the children that you can be fun and interesting; show them that there are so many exciting things to learn in the class. Build common ground with them, show them you care, that you understand their point of view.

Set expectations for them. Standards that they can try to reach. Casual statements like “You’re such a clever child, can you read this book in a week?” can go a long way in instigating their self-esteem and helping them become more enthusiastic about learning.

When it comes to dealing with parents, on the other hand, it is a whole different perspective. In this situation, you are not dealing with a mischievous child instead you have an ill-mannered adult to deal with. Your words need to be careful and considerate. Listen to their complaints, queries, and suggestions, no matter how abhorrent they seem. Show them that you care about their views and opinions; that you are trying your best. Show them the improvements their child makes, compliment their child (they tend to like that) and calmly respond to their questions.

Dealing with parents is naturally way harder than dealing with children. This is the reason a more thought out approach is required. KidsChaupal identifies and manages class scheduling, parent counselling and allocating learning/study materials to respective students and teachers with the highest level of precision. What is also necessary in many cases is to alert the school management, if possible, of unruly behaviour from the parents. After all, there is a limit to what a teacher can bear.