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[quote=Anonymous]That’s absolute BS. Kids can tell their parents anything they want. To have a teacher tell them otherwise is dangerous and I would address it immediately with the director.

We had an incident at our preschool where a substitute let 4yr olds watch a cartoon on her phone “as a treat” - the school is normally no screens. Then she told them not to tell anyone. We had to have a social worker come in and talk to the kids about the difference between secrets and surprises, how you can always tell your parent / care taker anything even if it might “ruin a surprise”. That no adult should ever ask you to keep a secret and you should tell a different adult immediately if someone asks you to keep a secret.

Teachers can also work with kids at age 3/4 to learn the difference between tattling and telling a trusted adult. They should be coached in social skills to work out some disputed themselves.

I can understand a teacher discouraging tattling to her. Since the source is a preschooler, it’s possible they did not understand the difference between tattling to a teacher and telling a parent about what happened at school. It’s also possible that the teacher does not understand the rules surrounding threats or injuries. It’s true the school won’t write on the form or tell me who bit/kicked/hit my child, but my child can tell me themselves.

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