Questionnaire to Identify Bulldozer Parents
- How often do you intervene in your child’s school assignments or projects?
A) Never
B) Rarely
C) Sometimes
D) Frequently
E) Always - When your child faces a problem with a teacher or classmate, what is your usual response?
A) Encourage them to handle it themselves
B) Give advice but let them resolve it
C) Talk to the teacher or classmate
D) Directly involve school administration
E) Demand immediate action from the school - How do you handle your child’s failure or poor performance in a subject?
A) Allow them to learn from the experience
B) Encourage them to try harder next time
C) Seek additional help for them (e.g., tutoring)
D) Contact the teacher for special consideration
E) Insist the school changes the grade or assignment - How often do you communicate with your child’s teachers or school administrators?
A) Only during scheduled parent-teacher meetings
B) Occasionally, when necessary
C) Monthly
D) Weekly
E) Daily or more frequently - If your child has a disagreement with a teacher, what is your first step?
A) Let your child resolve it
B) Advise your child on how to handle it
C) Discuss the issue with your child and the teacher
D) Directly intervene and speak to the teacher
E) Escalate the issue to school management
- How involved are you in your child’s extracurricular activities?
A) Not involved at all
B) Supportive but not involved
C) Attend events occasionally
D) Frequently attend and participate
E) Directly manage or organize their activities - What is your approach if your child does not get selected for a team or activity they want?
A) Encourage them to try again next time
B) Help them improve for next time
C) Ask the coach or organizer for feedback
D) Challenge the selection process
E) Demand their inclusion - How do you react when your child receives disciplinary action at school?
A) Discuss the reasons with your child
B) Let the child face the consequences
C) Seek to understand the school’s perspective
D) Challenge the disciplinary action with the school
E) Insist on reversing the disciplinary action - How much autonomy do you give your child in making decisions about their education?
A) Complete autonomy
B) Significant autonomy with guidance
C) Shared decision-making
D) Limited autonomy
E) No autonomy, you make all decisions - How do you handle your child’s complaints about school?
A) Listen and let them figure it out
B) Offer advice and support
C) Discuss with the child and give them suggestions
D) Contact the teacher to address the issue
E) Demand immediate changes from the school
Please see the answer /indicator below
Answer indicative of bulldozer parent
1 D) Frequently, E) Always
2 D) Directly involve school administration, E) Demand immediate action from the school
3 D) Contact the teacher for special consideration, E) Insist the school changes the grade or assignment
4 D) Weekly, E) Daily or more frequently
5 D) Directly intervene and speak to the teacher, E) Escalate the issue to school management
6 D) Frequently attend and participate, E) Directly manage or organize their activities
7 D) Challenge the selection process, E) Demand their inclusion
8 D) Challenge the disciplinary action with the school, E) Insist on reversing the disciplinary action
9 D) Limited autonomy, E) No autonomy, you make all decisions
10 D) Contact the teacher to address the issue, E) Demand immediate changes from the school