With the return to school also returns something that, although it originally emerged as a support tool, sometimes turns out to be more cumbersome or annoying than useful: the WhatsApp groups of the school.
We know that they have a purpose: to facilitate the organization and communication between parents and teachers. However, it is possible that without realizing it, we will fall into bad practices and become the heavy mother or father of WhatsApp. Therefore, today we share 11 things you should definitely not do in the school's WhatsApp group.
Touch sensitive topics
The first and one of the most important: avoid talking about sensitive or sensitive issues in the school's WhatsApp group. The fact that the communication is mainly written makes it lose the tone in which things are said, and lends itself to misinterpretations, which could generate conflict or problems.
In addition, if it is a sensitive or controversial issue, the best is always speak it up front and only with the people who really care, thus avoiding the spread of gossip and the creation of frictions or tense moments within the group.
Talk about things that are not related to school
As I mentioned at the beginning, the school's WhatsApp group has a very specific purpose: to talk about school-related issues and the activities of our children. Avoid talking about others unrelated things, such as news, politics, sports or gossip.
Send memes left and right
You could say that memes are part of our day to day, who does not like to receive any image that makes him laugh? Surely nothing will happen if one day someone shares a meme in the parent group, but Avoid sending them right and left at all costs.
Remember the objective of the group and take into account that others may be busy at work or with other activities to be checking their notifications. Further, fill the group with other things, can make important information get lost. Avoid spam at all costs.
Have one-on-one conversations
The WhatsApp group is that: a group with relevant information for everyone who is there. It's normal for you to be interested in knowing about some of your children's classmates, but avoid falling into one-on-one conversations within the group. If you wish to continue the conversation with a mother or father on a subject that does not involve others, send a direct message.
Talk about personal or personal topics
Similar to the previous point, with this we do not mean that you should not talk about particular and specific issues or situations within the group. Some examples are: your child's particular concerns (which you should deal directly with the teacher) or problems they may have among their children, are situations that should not be treated in this way.
Ask the same thing over and over again.
We know that in the rush of everyday life, it is not always possible to read all the messages that are sent at the moment. However, we recommend that Before submitting something, review and read what they have shared, to make sure that they have not touched on the topic you want to talk about and thus avoid repeating the same questions over and over again and do not end up becoming the group like one of the viral fun, where it is shown that we have left of the hands
Answer without contributing something
Something very common in these groups is sometimes asking for lost items, borrowing something for their children or having doubts about any data that is needed. If you don't know the answer or you don't know how to help, don't answer anything. Otherwise, the whole group will fill up with a lot of "I do not/I dont know"and we will only be saturating the mobile phone of others.
Create an alternate group
Personally, I consider this to be one of the worst things we can do about the WhatsApp groups of the school: create an alternate group where not all of the original group are. In addition to being something dangerous because it can cause confusion between the two groups, it is disrespectful to the people they have excluded.
Complain about something (and also without the desire to find a solution)
It is one thing to share some concern that interests or concerns the other fathers and mothers, but another very different is simply to come in to complain about a particular situation. If something bothers you, whether regarding a classmate or the school, Talk about it with the right person.
Talk bad about the teachers
Never talk badly about teachers in the WhatsApp group, and they can fine you for injuring yourself by disqualifying a person, it is an immature and responsible way of dealing with whatever problem you have with that teacher. If you have any discomfort or something you don't think, it is better to speak directly with the teacher or the school address.
Ask for everything and expect to be answered immediately
Another thing to avoid is to be the typical person who expect absolutely everything to be resolved through the WhatsApp group, such as asking for homework every day, asking if you have to take something to class or asking questions that are surely reported by the school through other means, such as the time or day of the meeting, leaving aside the responsibility of being informed properly and abusing the chat.
In addition, with the ease and practicality that mobile phones allow us to communicate, it is sometimes easy to forget that not all people have it in their hands all the time and that they may be busy in other matters. Respect the times of others and never demand that they respond to you all right away.
We know that with the daily coexistence and perhaps the trust that is generated between mothers and fathers within the group, it is possible to fall into some of these bad practices, but remember that for everything there is a time and place, and that the fact that we have the practicality of using the WhatsApp does not mean that this is the best means of communication for everything.
The original goal of WhatsApp groups is to make things easier for us by having better communication, helping in the organization of school events and relying on parents in that aspect of their children's lives. Let's try to maintain a positive environment, avoiding doing these 11 things in the WhatsApp group of the school.
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