Need opinions on preschool incident

[frlcb]

Feb 5, 2015 17:13:03 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

Feb 5, 2015 13:37:11 GMT -5 frlcb said:

Just know that you will become 'that American' when you complain. I always found that me being outspoken and complaining in the UK brought eye rolls and comments of how American I was.

Totally uncalled for, by the way, and I would complain regardless.

I think I'm actually the only parent who has NOT complained yet.  And for what it's worth, the overall school has a LOT of Americans in it, although their particular location does not.  Hell, there is even a PTA at the school (apparently a completely American concept).

That's good, then you won't stand out

[egishere]

Feb 5, 2015 17:11:15 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

Feb 5, 2015 13:18:31 GMT -5 egishere said:

I would be pretty pissed. I know my trips are about the same age as your twins and no way would one of them be able to be the peace maker between a sibling and another kid at this age...well maybe my one daughter.

My son generally is the more logical one.  He understands consequences, whereas she is as stubborn as a mule (must get it from her father) if she doesn't want to do something.  Although I don't like that he was brought into the situation, I'm impressed that he actually got her to apologize.  I can't usually.

For the record, I'm okay with them telling her she needs to apologize to the other kid.  I make my kids do it to each other. 

I make mine apologize to each other too but I just cant imagine them telling one of their siblings to apologize to another kid.  I think they would give the teacher a WTF look lol  Mine are in three separate PS classes too which is a pain in my ass but that ios what the school wanted.  I'm hoping next year to have them all together or split in two classes. 

[UnderProtest]

Feb 6, 2015 11:41:06 GMT -5 egishere said:

Feb 5, 2015 17:11:15 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

My son generally is the more logical one.  He understands consequences, whereas she is as stubborn as a mule (must get it from her father) if she doesn't want to do something.  Although I don't like that he was brought into the situation, I'm impressed that he actually got her to apologize.  I can't usually.

For the record, I'm okay with them telling her she needs to apologize to the other kid.  I make my kids do it to each other. 

I make mine apologize to each other too but I just cant imagine them telling one of their siblings to apologize to another kid.  I think they would give the teacher a WTF look lol  Mine are in three separate PS classes too which is a pain in my ass but that ios what the school wanted.  I'm hoping next year to have them all together or split in two classes. 

Oh, they didn't make him apologize for her.  They made him come over to coerce her into apologizing.  So the 3 year old is supposed to do what the trained nursery school teachers couldn't do.

[egishere]

Oh I understood what you meant. I didn't write that well.

[auntie]

It is never appropriate for a 3 year old sibling to act in loco parentis around discipline.