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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I agree with the posters who say don't make this confrontational. Just say you were not aware of the trade and will send the toy back and ask for your son's toy back.

My DC (in K) also had a trade with another child - mine gave a toy (one that DC received just 2 days before) for a piece of paper that the other child gave. The other child was the one who encouraged the trade and my child thought it was just for a day and decided to share. Next day they exchanged the paper and toy back to their respective owners..Few days later same trade happened. My child thought they would again swap back the following day but the other child didn't bring the toy back and said it was at a friends house. Went on for a week and my child was getting upset. I finally asked the teacher if she could ask the child to bring it back. Teacher spoke to the 2 of them and said that the other child thought it was theirs now since it was a trade. It never came back and my child stopped talking to the other child for some time. But missed being friends with the other child. I then encouraged my child to let it go. They are friends again now lol..But we had a talk about not taking anything that was important to school.

I did not send an email to the other parent for the exact same reason you describe, [b]and asked the teacher to find out what happened instead[/b]. An email come across as accusatory even if you don't mean it. Be wise in choosing your words when emailing back. You don't want your child losing a friend over a toy. Maybe the other child thought it was fun at first but changed his mind now.[/quote]

You're the worst. The teacher is not your personal problem solver to handle issues that you're too lazy to deal with. Do you also ask others to handle your personal issues for you in other facets of your life, or just parenting?

Here's the email you could have sent instead:

Hey Mrs. X,

I think the kids had a little mix up with toys they traded with each other. Apparently my kid Larlo didn't clearly communicate that the trade was supposed to be temporary and he is really missing his Widget! Can you please send it back to school tomorrow and I'll have Larlo bring Gadget as well so they can trade back?  Next time he'll be sure to be more clear about the terms of the trade :).

Thanks and have a wonderful winter break!

Mrs. Y

So hard, right?[/quote]

Thank you O almighty One. You have opened my eyes as to how to deal with a situation such as this. I am sorry you find my parenting skills poor. I promise to correct it in the future.

Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! :D [/quote]

I don’t know about you, but I’d hesitate to take etiquette advice from someone who leads with “you’re the worst” over a disagreement. ;)[/quote]

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