sure start women so rude

[Happypenguin2014]

Poped into the local sure start centre today with an old school friend, who we've recently been back in touch. She has a gorgeous 8 month old daughter who's teething.

Df had to fill in a form so I held baby. She started crying, not major but a grumpy cry.

The women from sure start said " aww poor girl, she needs socialising "

ERM no. Baby was teething and wanted her mummy.

Aibu to think she's a muppwt.?

Ours is pretty good in lots of ways, but yy to patronising staff who think they know a lot more than they actually do. But then where I live, the majority of mums going to the toddler/baby groups are highly educated. I remember sitting in one session on playing with your baby or suchlike and thinking 'yeah, there's a consultant paediatrician on your left, and a child psychologist on your right, and it'd be much more useful if you shut up and let them run the session instead.' Even consultant paediatricians can feel isolated and in need of support after having a baby, and for all of us those sessions were a lifeline. But only for the support from other mums. Being forced to sit through the ridiculous official advice sessions was a complete waste of time. The session leader once told me the reason babies caught so many bugs where we live was because we live in a dip, so the wind can't blow the bugs away!!!!!

Oh and another classic, that yogurt wasn't dairy.

We pay for sessions about 1.5£ and there is no creche. But also no real parenting advice. I would get annoyed at being to to play with dd more as im trying to get her used to playing by herself/with other people and children so she is ready for her free nursery hours.
I do have the problem with my toddler running around during story/song time. And it is starting to become an issue. Though i cant just make a 2yo sit down, when surrounded by toys etc.
on the whole dd and i enjoy going.

Had DS1 too long ago, so missed on all the baby stuff and I was buggered if I was taking developmentally delayed DS2 along to have head shaken at by mums of babies half his age doing twice as much as he could, so I missed out on all that.

I had to go into the centre everyday, though, as it's attached to the nurery part of the local school. I was offered cookery lessons (I can cook perfectly well, thanks) and I was offered GCSE maths lessons. I asked if they needed any help with teaching those.

Also asked if I wanted to join a craft group - I'd be perfectly welcome to take DS2 along. Eventually agreed to pop in one afternoon, as I had time to kill before some event for DS1 and they were busy making some Christmas decorations. By the time DS2 had tipped everything out and raked through a few cupboards, while I was being talked at, I didn't get asked back :o

Well don't write the whole place off because of one offhand comment by one woman, she obviously misjudged it, it happens.

My local surestart is great, and it's a sorely underused resource which we might end up losing if David Cameron gets his way if not enough people use it. I've been to mine on shit sleep deprived days and found them to be really useful, one lady is so nice she'll have a chat with you then play with your baby/toddler for a bit so you can chat to another mum or read through the new courses available etc.

And of course they can do lots of messy play there so you don't have to get your floors painty at home!