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Nursery hand over comment. Would you complain?

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Evelyynn · 13/07/2025 00:11

Btw I’m not the parent. Or the nursery practitioner.

If your child was handed over to you, and the practitioner said ‘’we’ve had to have a chat with childs name today, as she hasn’t been using kind words to staff and has had a bit of an attitude’’. Would this be something you’d complain the manager about, the use of the word ‘attitude’? The child is 3.

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WearyAuldWumman · 13/07/2025 00:16

Evelyynn · 13/07/2025 00:15

It’s my friends child. She’s basically said that she’s put in a complaint to the manager about the wording. And has scheduled a parents evening with the room leader as she’s not happy about it at all

Oh dear.

She's making a mountain out of a molehill. I've never worked in a nursery - my experience is secondary education - but the entire staff will now be made aware that she's one of those parents.

Catherine3436 · 13/07/2025 00:16

No.
a bit of an attitude is fair.
a bit of a dick, not fair.

Viviennemary · 13/07/2025 00:15

Well it's a bit kinder than annoying brat.

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Evelyynn · 13/07/2025 00:15

It’s my friends child. She’s basically said that she’s put in a complaint to the manager about the wording. And has scheduled a parents evening with the room leader as she’s not happy about it at all

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WearyAuldWumman · 13/07/2025 00:14

I take your point about the child's age, but I don't see that there are necessarily negative connotations intended in the use of the word 'attitude'.

TesChique · 13/07/2025 00:13

I see where she gets it from.

Ponoka7 · 13/07/2025 00:13

I'd want a more detailed explanation, rather than 'attitude '. Then I'd address the behaviour.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 13/07/2025 00:13

I can't see the problem, 3 year olds can have a fuck ton of attitude!

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