5 Common Reasons Your Kid Is Acting Out In School And What To Do About It

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African American elementary student crying on a class while his teacher is consoling him.

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Struggling with the content

Sometimes, children misbehave in class because they’re frustrated and struggling to understand the content being taught. Children don’t always know how to advocate for themselves in educational settings. If you’ve noticed an uptick in negative behavior and a decline in your child’s grades, it’s possible that the poor grades are causing the misbehavior and not vice versa.

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