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A bad mummy re child starting school :(

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Hellodarknessmyfriend · 13/06/2024 23:57

My little one is due to start school in September. We have been given a list of 11 days relating to the transition in; stay and plays, meet the staff, home visit, staggered start times etc.
The issue is they are all (naturally) over the course of a school day and I am primary teacher.
Literally the only one I can attend is an evening Welcome Meeting.
This makes me looks like a rubbish parent, doesn't it?

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HelloMyNameIsElderSmurf · 14/06/2024 00:00

Not to me. It just makes you look like a normal parent. I remember being exactly the same as you, and DS is 19 now by the way. It's a lot. Just stay chirpy when you're talking to your wee one about it and cover it as best you can.

SeatedattheVirginals · 13/06/2024 23:59

Well, as the teachers who will be teaching your child are, by definition, if they have children, working parents operating under similar constraints, no!

DappledThings · 13/06/2024 23:59

Of course not. Loads of parents can't make all of that. Sounds like loads of overkill on transition anyway.

Are you a single parent? Is the other parent around and going to any of these sessions?