Dear Abby: Teacher Suspects Parents' Phone Habits Affect Kids
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!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 have no special needs and don't demonstrate those behaviors at…
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