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[quote=Anonymous]I've had 2 in Lafayette pk so far and have never seen what I would call verbal abuse. I have seen firm or sharp corrections on occasion but not any different than your average cranky parent. I actually think it's a good thing when adults say what they mean to kids. I'd rather my child be overcorrected instead of being left to mess up and not take criticism because adults are scared to offend a child or parent. I don't want my kids to grow up with limited ability to self correct and an overability to take offense and overanalyze.

As an example my dd told me this year the aide kept telling her to put her head down during nap time. She did an impression of her and it sounded sharp in that dc kind of way. My kids have all given up napping by 18 mos so far, and they know naps are for adults to regroup so they know to just use their imagination to fill the time till the adult is ready. So my response was to ask her why her head was up. She told me she couldn't breathe because her nose was stuffy (tail end of a mild headcold, no fever). I told her to tell her aide and we packed a pillow pet in her bag which I don't even think she remembered to use. It's my job to give her the tools to deal with all types of situations and people.

The aide just wanted her to fall in line and not be distracting to others. She wasn't being a jerk.

Report what you see if you think there's a problem. I haven't had to do this though.

Oh and i do remember a substitute teacher for my ds kindergarten class who seemed OVER being with the kids all day. She was a lot older and I used it as a learning Op for my ds telling him that some people are cranky or get annoyed easily when people don't listen or when you have to repeat yourself.... Was his day like that? And he said she was always like that.

So that's when I told him some people want to retire because they are old and sore and everything bothers them or need to find a new job especially if they work with people or kids. And it's his job to be a good kid and not contribute to someone else's bad day. Since then he would make little jokes with her and I'd see her smile at him.

Kids will deal with all types. Better to arm them early.[/quote]

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