Q: My 8 yr old daughter has anxiety relating to the way her teacher constantly raises her voice when giving instruction to the class how do I tell the teacher to stop shouting
Thank you for your question and welcome to AnxietyConnection.com.
I am not a medical professional and would not be able to give you medical advice.
From your question it sounds like this is the only time your daughter is anxious. Does she show any symptoms of childhood anxiety at other times? (See:
If your daughter is not showing signs of anxiety in other situations, there may not be much you can do. Is this teacher yelling at the students or does she just talk loudly? Has this teacher ever threatened a child? Does she berate children or insult them?
On one hand, we must learn to deal with all different types of people and having different teachers is one of our earliest lessons in this. We cannot tell others how loudly or softly to speak but must be accepting of all.
On the other hand, school should be a safe and secure place for our children to go. They should not feel threatened, bullied or afraid while they are there.
The first thing I would do is set up a time to talk to the teacher. If she is just speaking loudly, she may not realize how this sounds to her students. She may not be trying to intimidate the students and may try to change how she speaks in the classroom.
You might also want to speak to some of the other parents. Do any of the other children feel this way?
If nothing works and your child's schoolwork is suffering, you might want to consider speaking with the principal about the situation.
Eileen
Hello Sabina
I guess the first thing I wonder is....does your daughter have this reaction to other people when they raise their voice as well. Perhaps your daughter is simply aversive to loud sounds including tone of voice. How does your daughter's anxiety manifest? Is she coming home to complain about the teacher? Is your daughter interpreting the tone of voice as anger?
In addition to getting some more information from your daughter, I would have a talk with the teacher and just tell her outright that your daughter is experiencing some anxiety due to her loud tone. She may be totally unaware of the distress she is causing. Chances are if your daughter is upset about it, other children may be too.
Let us know how things go.
Thank you for your question.
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