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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 16 2012, 02:30 PM (64 Views) | |
| bluecitygirl | Feb 16 2012, 02:30 PM Post #1 |
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Lots of primary school teachers, who are supposed to be learning children to read and write. Are finding they are spending more time. Cleaning up 5 year old children mess after them soiling themselves, or even changing their nappies. Due to parent not toilet training them before school age. Children are taking baby bottles to school because they cannot drink from a cup. Don't know how to use a knife and fork, undo buttons or zips on their coats. Children don't know about books or how to treat them with respect, how to count to 10 or know their colours, how to hold a pencil or paintbrush. Even the basic nursery rhymes. These children spit and hit each other, because they have not been told its wrong. O.O O.O These children come from the rich and poor family. I have seen children come out of nursery school. While picking up my grandchildren, with dummys in their mouths and put into a pram. These have been 3 year olds. We have always sat and read to the little ones, learned them numbers and colours, how to write their names, and nursery rhymes before they started school at 3. Have all been toilet trained from 2years old. Sat with them doing jig saws, painting, colouring and making things with glue. We also took them to playgroups, so they could mix with other children before school. :D I done all this with my children, so did all my friends. What has happened to some of the parents these days. :roll: |
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| Hieronymous | Feb 16 2012, 03:01 PM Post #2 |
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I read about this elsewhere. Lazy parenting isn't in it!! It seems a number think that the school/state should do what, after all, is a parent's job. |
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| bluecitygirl | Feb 16 2012, 03:09 PM Post #3 |
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When children come in from school they get put in front of the TV. Instead of sitting reading, or doing other activities with parents. Nobody listens or talks to children theses days. |
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| Pam | Feb 16 2012, 05:10 PM Post #4 |
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its hard to believe what parents expect teachers to be responsible for :O |
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| Daphne | Feb 19 2012, 11:44 PM Post #5 |
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Simple................they can't be bothered to spend time with their kids. They just stick 'em down in front of the telly or give them video games to play. Extremely lazy parenting and the sad thing is they don't realise how much they're missing by not getting involved in their everyday activities. These are the best days or your life, when your children are little, and learning something new every day. They are so interested in everything that's around them and an absolute joy. I could take and shake some of these parents and point out to them exactly what they're missing. These years go by too quickly............and then they're gone. They should be enjoyed to the full in my opinion. I spent as much time as I could with mine when they were little and I did the same again with my grandchildren and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Sorry, ranted on a bit there but it gets up my bliddy nose. :oops: Edited by Daphne, Feb 19 2012, 11:44 PM.
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| bluecitygirl | Feb 20 2012, 12:01 AM Post #6 |
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Don't mind you ranting Daphne. I feel the same. It's good to talk and listen to the little one. I have been in the supermarkets with my grandchildren, sat in the trollys, I get some funny looks when I am sing nursery rhymes with them, and we have been talking about what we are buying at the shelves and tills. O.O :wink: The things that they say to, surprise, and make me laugh. :lol: |
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| Daphne | Feb 21 2012, 09:28 PM Post #7 |
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I used to have conversations with my little grandchildren before they could even talk. I talked to them and they answered in their own language and I didn't care where I was or who was listening. I did it because I loved it and so did they. Maybe I did look like a bit of an eccentric old bird at times but I can live with that. :D |
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| Hieronymous | Feb 21 2012, 09:49 PM Post #8 |
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It starts before school of course. I have vague recollections of sitting on my Mother's knee whilst she read me 'Noddy' books. She tells me that I asked for her to point the words as she was reading. I guess I learned a lot from that without really realising it. |
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