In Suniya Luthar’s student surveys, she has found that one critical area that negatively affects a student’s well-being is when they feel the fracture between their parents and school. Students who perceive that collaboration is low between the adults in their lives consistently report the highest numbers of stress. If school is really a second home, Luthar notes, then the acrimonious relationship between parents and teachers is like throwing kids into the stress of an ugly divorce. It forces kids to choose sides and adds to the pressures they already feel.
