Time for a serious sit down with this parent. Also, I tend to ask parents to drop their kids off, go do some shopping, take a nap, or anything else. Mostly for the younger kids, because, the kids tend to look to mom and dad to see if they are watching, and then want to show off rather than doing what they should. It's a simple distraction issue.
It isn't wrong or bad to ask a parent to back off, or take off, but figure out how to be tactful about it.
Also, as new students join, make sure to include the parents from the beginning. If they feel they have the correct info from you, or the head instructor to start with, they will know enough to ignore loud-mouths anyway.
I'd be interested to know how it turns out,
Brian
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