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Private school sense of entitlement

29 replies

Amore2010 · 02/04/2023 09:32

We are two terms in and have picked up on this kind of behaviour from DS and are far from impressed. Otherwise very happy with the school and everything that it offers. Just wondering if his sense of entitlement is a specific school thing or whether other parents sending their kids to private secondary have noticed a growing chip on their shoulder?! DS was at a small prep and this was never an issue before, although he was a sweet loving little boy and now a wanna-be cool, pre-teen in a secondary school environment. I’m really on it from a home perspective but I really do think this behaviour is coming from the school. Help!

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Passerillage · 02/04/2023 09:45

Strongly suspect he’s just being an entitled, annoying tween!

Littlecamellia · 02/04/2023 09:45

I doubt it has anything to do with the school. Far more likely to be pre teen hormones kicking in.

AnnaMagnani · 02/04/2023 09:43

Is it private school or just that he isn't a sweet primary boy anymore but a stroppy preteen?

pbdr · 02/04/2023 09:37

Can you give examples of the kind of behaviour you are seeing? It's very common in the pre-teen/ early teen years for children to have a phase of being selfish and entitled, no matter where they go to school. They have not reached full social/emotional maturity yet, and their changing hormones can cause irritability and impatience, alongside a growing awareness of social status and a desire to fit in. My state schooled sister was an absolute horror at this age, thought the world should revolve around her.