Hi, when picking up my 18 month old from nursery the baby room manager said that they are asking all of the parents to write a letter to their children, saying why they love them. The nursery staff are then going to read it to the kids and put it in their learning journals. The thing is, I tell my boy I love him all the time, but I don't understand why I have to write it down for the nursery staff to have a look at! And isn't it a bit weird that they're going to sit the children down and read out the reasons their parents love them? If I don't write something gushy enough, would my child feel less loved than the other kids? The children are all under 2 so I'm tempted to think that this is actually for the staff to enjoy rather than them. I'm private by nature and don't think it's appropriate to put me in a position where I have to spell out my feelings to a room full of strangers (even if half of them don't understand!). What's going on here? Is this normal behaviour for teachers? I think I'm going to have to politely decline... Or should I get over myself and do it?