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[quote=Anonymous]So, this is not about pods or pandemic tutors - just regular tutor (one on one) issue.

My 6y old has been going to a tutor for the past 6 weeks or so (3x/week). The tutor is an specialist for the type of problem my child has. Some days are better than others and I am ok if the tutor comes to me and says: "we had problem with X listening to directions today."

Then I talk to my child about needing to listen to the teacher, needing to focus, etc. But it is a work in progress give child's specific issues. As I said, it is a work in progress as we are trying new medication, dosages, etc.

That said, after our last session tutor came to me and said child didn't listen well and was insisting on drawing. Tutor would not move forward before child finished the assignment - ok, I agree with this and child need to do as told.

However, she then proceed to say: "child was talking a lot about youtube videos and evil - things that should not be in a 6y old mind. A 6y old should not be watching these type of videos...should be reading Mother Goose rhymes and watching appropriate videos."

At the time, I just explained that child is allowed to watch video of a group playing Minecraft and Roblox and there are "creepers" on Minecraft and they are what my child considers "evil."

Anyway, I have watched these videos with my child many times and there is NOTHING inappropriate on them - no foul language or gore. It is literally just a group playing minecraft or roblox (same group) and giving strategies. My child loves to watch these (and to play some of it as well).

Child also likes to watch superhero cartoons and there are bad guys on them.

But I am feeling a little salty because the more I think about it, I don't think it was tutor's place to tell me how to parent my child regarding what child is allowed to watch or what should be read to (as in, the only thing child should be exposed to).

Tutor had told me child need to be exposed to rhymes and I have been doing that - that tutor telling me this is ok since it is pertaining to child's advancement on phonics/reading. But to tell me what child SHOULD not be watching on tv/youtube or read to?

I mean, we read D"Aulaires book of Greek Mythology to this child (child showed interest in Greek Goods and mythology) and we also read Horrible History books - child specially likes the series.

All these things have a component of "evil" and cruelty.

I am just annoyed that the tutor felt it was her place to tell me HOW to parent my child regarding what child is allowed to watch and what type of material child is exposed to.

I mean, it is not like child is talking about Game of Thrones or Silence of the Lamb here![/quote]

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