to think this Facebook boasting every Paren's Evening is pointless?

[eachpeach11]

So every parents evening we get the "... is a very proud mummy". Ok so perhaps with older children this is valid. However, I have never know a Primary school child to have a really negative report. (Although I am sure some do).
So surely this boasting really doesn't mean very much.

I don't like this kind of boasting and the old happy birthday to my princess/little man when they can't actually read is a bit but who's to say they haven't told their dc's how proud they are of them as we'll as posting it on Fb?

I have boasted on FB and I hope I will again.

Doing a bit of proud parent boasting on FB doesn't mean I don't tell my children how proud I am of them, it just means I want to share with my family and friends that would be interested and proud too.

I also don't care if people don't like it.

Anyone is free to 'unfriend' me.

I have told my son many times over how proud I am of the steps he is making, also spoken to his teacher and thanked her for her hardworking and encouragement that is obviously helping him. Facebook is as well as, not instead of telling him!

I work in year 1 and 2. To see the "mummy so proud of her ickly man" parents evening gushes makes me laugh ... None of the kids get bad reports, its all constructive if veeering towards negative.

That was precisely my point. You put it much better than me. Don't mind proud updates when justified but lets face it primary school parent's evening/reports are rarely really negative.

I disagree with that.....I have had a number of negative reports for my older DD....she's not naughty but struggles. So it's often "Well she needs to catch up on this or that....or She's very self contained and doesn't mix well."

That's hardly positive is it?