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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The comment that the teacher is "sad" about kids not listening is fine.

Your comment, parent, that children shouldn't be "responsible" for adults' emotions is wrong. Children should absolutely be made aware when their behavior has an impact on adults' emotions, whether that impact is positive or negative.
-- From the time my children were infants, I told them when their smiles, hugs, kind words, etc., made me happy,  brightened my day, etc.
-- From the time my children were infants, I told them when their hits, bites, screams, etc. made me feel sad.
-- From the time my children were toddlers, I told them when their help cleaning up toys, their gentle touches with animals, etc. made me feel proud.
-- From the time my children were toddlers, I told them when their illnesses, injuries, lying,  etc. made me feel worried.

I agree with you that controlling bathroom breaks is ridiculous. [/quote]

You're entitled to parent as you like.  I tell my children to clean up their toys because we need to live in an orderly house and toys need to be in their places.  I tell them to be gentle to animals because only assholes hurt animals.  I tell them not to bite because biting is painful.  I don't want my children to calibrate their world based on what makes people happy.  That's a slippery road to nowhere.  There are rules and there are natural consequences to not following them, and they have nothing to do with making me sad. My sadness or happiness doesn't rule the world.  The consequence of not following directions in class is not learning something and getting a bad grade.  The teacher's sadness? Nah.[/quote]

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