DEAR ABBY: Teacher Suspects Parents' Phone Habits Affect Kids

Dear Abby: Teacher Suspects Parents' Phone Habits Affect Kids

<p><b>DEAR ABBY:</b> You sometimes ask readers to share their pet peeves. I am a public school teacher, and here is mine: Parents wonder why their children misbehave, argue with them and act out with attention-getting behaviors. My advice to them: Put down those cellphones and pay attention to your kids!</p><p>I just had a conference with a mother whose children argue, pout and scream when they are told to do something at home. These children ha…

Dear Abby: I’m a frustrated teacher — parents need to put their phones down and pay attention to their kids

Dear Abby gives advice to a teacher who believes their is a link between her students misbehaving in class and their parents not paying enough attention to them.

Dear Abby: Teacher asks if parents who text during conferences should be called out

Dear Abby: You sometimes ask readers to share their pet peeves. I am a public school teacher, and here is mine: Parents wonder why their children misbehave, argue with them and act out with attention-getting behaviors. My advice to them: Put down those cellphones and pay attention to your kids!