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Tricky one - something a parent has asked me nnot to do

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ACMDowding · 04/03/2011 08:16

"please don't let my son play with the buggy"
"I don't appreciate sitting in my living room and seeing him wwalking down the street pushing a buggy with a doll in it"
"I'd appreciate if you could hide it away"

Answers on a postcard pleaseGrin.
Seriously though, what do I say? I said initially that I had toys for all ages and genders and that I didn't make a child play with any toy, they choose what ones to play with. that's when he said the above comments.

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MogadoredMemoo · 04/03/2011 09:04

Tell him Ofsted have told you it's a vital part of the Childs development and that to not allow him to play with them would stunt his emotional development.

HSMM · 04/03/2011 09:02

You could show them your buggy in public risk assessment?

HSMM · 04/03/2011 09:00

What would they like you to say to him? You can't play with that, because Daddy doesn't like it?

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ACMDowding · 04/03/2011 08:26

I have a girl part time, although haven't had her this week. I have the boy full time. The toys get rotated, as he'd have every toy box emptied, so the buggy and doll and kitchen etc were out Monday and yesterday. We went for a walk and I saw no harm at all in letting the boy (3) push buggy. Dad saw us from house window and wasn't happy.
The mum doesn't mind and has told me she wants to buy a kitchen for the 2 brothers but the dad won't let her.

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HouseGirlfriend · 04/03/2011 08:22

Was this mum or dad saying it? Talk to the other parent? Do you look after girls at the same time? Can you say you can't hide it because of them?

I suppose as its their child and they're paying you you've kind of got to go along with it..But I would try convince them to let him play with whatever. You see dads pushing pushchairs around while mum is at work or sleeping. These very helpful men may have been brought up pushing buggys as young children and I'm sure their partners aren't complaining!

Agree its a tricky one..!