One of the main socio-behavioral learning concerns for me is the lack of involvement of parents in their child’s life and the impending effect it has on the child. Over the past couple of years that I have been a teacher, I have seen a good number of cases where we notice social and behavioral issues with a child and trace it back to the family.

I have worked at a school for the underprivileged and at a top private school, and in both scenarios, I’ve noticed that the issues that students face due to family are pretty much the same.

A couple of the common issues are parents spending most of their time at work and hence not having any time to spend with their children, no proper ground rules being set up at home, parents expecting the school to have entire control of their children since they are paying the school and hence parents do not take any interest in their child’s life, parents preferring one child over another and so on. These issues could lead to children not being instilled with the right values and skills, children feeling lonely and unwanted and thus exhibiting concerning attention-seeking behavior, parents blaming the school for any behavioral issue they see with their child without realizing that the home environment could be a factor too.

Like how it is known that teachers play a very important role in a child’s life, the home environment and their rapport with their family is equally important. It is extremely important for schools to try and make it a norm that parents are constantly involved in their child’s life. This can be done through weekly updates from the school, monthly unofficial meetings with the family to keep them up to date on the happenings at school and with their child and a general practice of understanding the importance of a strong rapport between a child and his family.

The main concept that should be focused on is the importance of having a good support system and how a lack of one, in any environment can seriously affect a child’s development.

Works Cited

“Social, Emotional and Behavioral Challenges.” NCLD, 21 Nov. 2019, www.ncld.org/research/state-of-learning-disabilities/social-emotional-and-behavioral-challenges/.