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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, I teach a class of 2 year olds, and I completely agree. On a daily basis, I have parents bring me their problems. 
He wouldn't put his shoes on. Can you get him to?

He wouldn't get dressed today. (Hands me clothes and shoes and a kid in PJs)
She insisted on bringing these home yesterday (hands me three pieces of artwork they ripped off my walls)
She bit her sister last night. Can you talk to her about that?
and my favorite...
We decided to potty train last night (hands me a kid in wet underwear, a large bag of extra clothes, a jar of m&ms, and tells me that he stays dry if you put him on the potty every 10 minutes)

I have a class of 14, and I love every single one of them with my entire heart, but I am not their parent. I can't override poor decisions and discipline at home when the kid runs the household, I can't dress the kids every morning, and I can't devote my entire day to a toddler in underwear who has no bladder control and no clue what a potty is.

Every parent thinks that I exist only for their child. I wish that could be the case, but somewhere along the line, someone thought it would be a good idea to raise children in same-age groups of 10-20...so we have to do the best we can with what we have. [/quote]

And just in case you think this PP teaches somewhere special, I'll say that this happens at our preschool all the time. I'm so frustrated by the shoe thing, you can't believe![/quote]

Why can't parents parent anymore? 
Kid won't put their shoes on? We're not going to the park/birthday/store/school until he does. 
Parents are afraid to deal with the situation because it may take time and be inconvenient, but the reality is, after the first time or two they miss a trip somewhere good because they won't put their shoes on, it won't happen again. 
If you keep playing this game, it's going to happen forever. [/quote]

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