Would you allow your child to be talked to this way or am I just being crazy? - Page 3

[mammastar2]

NOT overreacting! That is so inappropriate on so many levels.

And what an obnoxious class description - sadly there seem to be a lot of boot camp-y activities to 'prepare' kids for school at earlier and earlier ages. A friend of my daughter's was enrolled in 'Get Ready for School Camp' last summer when he was 4, and the big feature of his fun-filled week seemed to be getting daily time-outs for not listening or sitting on his appointed spot on the mat. : Unfortunately, his mom was pleased that he was being prepared for school expectations....Ick - and even worse when you're talking about a babe under 3 years old. Completely developmentally inappropriate. Whatever happened to just having fun with the mats, balls, hoops, and some moving to music???

[newmommy]

No you are not crazy. I have ZERO tolerance for ANYone speaking inappropriately to DS and they will feel my wrath.

[charmander]

That is crazy. You did exactly the right thing.

[MountainLaurel]

Originally Posted by MammaKoz

Why on earth is a child of 22 mo already being built up for the expectations of the schooling system, that is if the parent even decides to go the route of an out of the home education system? :

You've got to begin the indoctrination early, or else they might get wacky ideas about thinking for themselves.

[the_lissa]

No I don't think you are over reacting. The only classes we've taken have been swim classes, and the instructors have been great about not forcing kids to do stuff, talking to them with respect, etc.

[marybethorama]

Originally Posted by Jokerama

[I]Mom & Tot: Age 22 mos. – 3 yrs.
(parent/guardian must accompany child)

Before your kids can go to school they still need to learn to interact with other children, listen and follow directions and take turns, while developing some basic coordination and balance.

Oh gag (is there a smiley for that?)

There's no way my older two could have handled that class at that age and they have never had a problem behaving at school.

[MelMel]

how terrible. do you think the instructors were unnessesarily harsh with ds and you because of what you told them right off? Like you then had a bullseye on your chest? it seems so since she seemed to of made a point of grabbing your ds's hand first chance she got.

how completely unprofessional.

[Zach'smom]

Thats crazy.....

I have been going to YMCA classes with DS since he was a baby. The kids were always encouraged to try the activity, but if they don't... Oh well. I always thought at that age it was just something fun to do and a way to get out of the house for awhile.

What obnoxious teachers. You did NOT over react!!!

[karlin]

No way I'd let someone talk to my DS that way. We don't do punishment, so the corner thing would have confused the heck out of it. That was completely out of line.

[PennyRoo]

Siding with all of the previous posters - - you were not overreacting, mama!

It's eerily similar to a gymnastics experience DD and I had - she is painfully shy in new situations and despite discreetly telling the teacher that beforehand, the teacher continued in a far from gentle way to hound her to speak up, try certain things, speak loudly to her, etc. I could see DD drawing further and further into her shell and feeling more and more intimidated by the teacher. It was a free class; we had not paid but were there to see if DD liked it and we wanted to continue. There was other wierd stuff - several kids were given time-outs, the teacher seemed unnecessarily harsh, etc.

In the car outside after the class she said to me, "mummy, that teacher was not very respectful or gentle when she talked to the kids." Bingo!

I think you did the right thing by pulling out of the class. You do not need to pay money to have your DS be made to feel shamed and uncomfortable!

[a-sorta-fairytale]

I taught gymnastics for years. When i taught the mom and me classes the kids were ENCOURAGED to explore if they didnt like the activity at hand. The parent had to go with the child but if they found circle time boring then they could try something else. They will eventually want to do what the group is doing. I had to work on the parents and let them know that it was okay to explore this cool gym and they dont need to be forced to do the activity. Now once the kids got to classes alone (3+) they needed to stay with the group for safety reasons but usally by then the kids are used to the gym and can handle it. If they were new then i had the parent stay in the class to help so they didnt get hurt or left out.