When your child gets in trouble for being the class clown with Lori O

Lori's 11 year old son has always been a fun-loving class clown who likes to mess around in class. Now that he is in middle school his teachers find his behavior to be disrespectful. Since this only happens in school, Lori is wondering what strategies she might be able to suggest to her son so he can better judge when his humor and interruptions are okay and when they are not. If you have a child who's having trouble controlling inappropriate behaviors this podcast may help.    This week on The Parenting Mentor: Effective tips and tangible tools for your child to express their humor and thoughts without creating disruptions at school.  Supportive brainstorming exercises and scenario role playing to teach your child the lesson of when and where.   Changing your perspective to focus on your kid's gifts and having empathy for their experience rather than having judgment.  "First thing I would do is, I wouldn't worry too much. Like oh my god this is going to affect his whole life? The only thing that's going to affect his life is that he has the ability to make people laugh and that's a great thing."   Meet the Parenting Mentor If you want to reduce the everyday stress and anxiety that inevitably come with parenting and learn to be a happier and more relaxed parent, then this is the place for you. Here, you can listen in on real sessions with parents who open up about the specific challenges they face with children from 2 to 22. Listen along and gain perspectives and strategies to help you parent with sanity and joy. Visit theparentingmentor.com for notes on this show, more episodes, and all the ways to subscribe, and don't forget to pick up my book, Parenting with Sanity and Joy: 101 Simple Strategies, which includes my Nine Golden Rules of Parenting. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts! Spotify I Stitcher I Apple Podcasts I iHeart Radio I TuneIn I Google Podcasts