What's your view on a parent approaching you about child's behaviour

[Beavers9]

I'm intrigued to know! I had a parent approach me at the school gates saying my child is not very pleasent to hers and some other stuff that's going on.

But from what I see and hear from my kids and other parents it's her child that's doing this to most of the class. I was taken quite aback by it and found this incredibly awkward specially as I've seen this child's behaviour by self as I work within the school environment
That was a interesting conversation and I honestly don't know where to go from here.

Just say what you’ve posted here to her.

ignore- school behaviour is sorted out within the school, with the school contacting parents when necessary. No parent should ever approach another parent, or even worse, a child!

Keep a cool head, first of all.

And then meet up with her away from school if possible.

Let her, or ask her, to lay out what it is that's "the problem" and let her speak. If she says it's a problem with your child, take it on board but do not commit, be sympathetic

And talk to your child.

I think people speak a lot of sense on here when they say speak to the school not the parent when there's a problem in school.

Thank you all

It depends on her tone, was she just letting you know her kids version or being accusatory? Maybe she was just keeping you in the loop? I think school issues should usually stay in school. However, while I would never be forward like this, I was in a tricky situation recently where DS former best friend was bullying him and it had been going on for some time. After a meeting the school said they were calling his parents and it was all going to come out so I had to approach the parent and explain. I felt it would have been more awkward not to say something and it would have appeared two faced.