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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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and mean not to let DS take his DS lite into school tomorrow for last day of term ?

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CaptainUnderpants · 17/12/2009 16:37

Last day of term tomorrow, usual thing bring a toy in . DS age 9 would liek to take his DS in , I have said no and gave him the reasons that I dont want it lost , I dont want it broken , I dont want it stolen . Concrened about all three happending , we certainly cannot afford to replace it.

He is in a right old strop about it - AIBU ?

He lost his coat the other week - not his fault really - left in his classroom and it goes - name in it, never returned .

If I let him take it do I give him some guidleines - keep in locked in his locker when not using it or is that a bit OTT .

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sdr · 17/12/2009 16:47

YANBU - too valuable, could easily get broken or stolen no matter how careful he is. He's only 9, a bit young for that responsibility.

ChickensHaveNoTinsel · 17/12/2009 16:49

YANBU. I don't let mine take anything valuable or precious into school, full stop. It's not worth the tears if it ends up broken/lost.

Mandy1966 · 17/12/2009 16:49

There is no way Id let my 2 take theirs, we go to a small village school, aprox 160 pupils, it would probley 'get lost' somehow!!!

Hulababy · 17/12/2009 16:50

I would say no too.

It was last day at my school today and we told the children in advance they were not to bring in anything like a DS type toy. They were told games and small toys only, nothing valuable and nothing will small parts.

The teachers will have no time to help him find it if it went missing, esp ont he last day of term, and many will be wanting to just get away at the end of the day. So another reason - if it went missing, he wouldn't have it over Christmas.

santaschristmascakeywakey · 17/12/2009 16:51

No YADNBU, they're not cheap. If it did get stolen or broken, would he be able to take it on the chin as having been his decision to take it in? And understand that it can't be replaced?

Even if you give him guidelines, there's no guarantee that he'll stick to them. On the flip side of course, it may be fine and there'll be no problems. I guess you can't tell unless he takes it in.

If you can ignore the strop, I'd still say no. If you think that it's worth the risk and he'll take full responsibility if anything happens to it, then cross your fingers and send him in with it. Sometimes He might have to learn the hard way

claw3 · 17/12/2009 16:53

YANBU and id be surprised if the school would allow it. By 'toy' i think they actually mean toy, not expensive electrical stuff.

gobsmackedetal · 17/12/2009 16:53

I feel completely out of the loop. What's a DS?

Hulababy · 17/12/2009 16:55

If one of our children had brought in a DS and we'd noticed early enough it would have been sent home with the grown up there and then. If noticed later the teacher or I would have looked after it, and not allowed it out, for the day and returned it at the end of the day.

gobsmackedetal · 17/12/2009 16:57

oh, ok, worked it out. Don't.

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CaptainUnderpants · 17/12/2009 17:01

In his previous school they used to send out a note about toys at the end of term and no electrical ones were allowed.

This time I only have his say so that toys are allowed and so no guidelines as to what they can bring in. I hve had 'but all my friends are brining their DS ' I suppose my DS will have to be the odd one out !

He is not taking it.

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natsmum100 · 17/12/2009 22:31

Better to take something he could play with his friends imo.

islandofsodor · 17/12/2009 22:48

YANBU, I wouldn't let dd take her ds lite or ipod shuffle in yesterday. (She told me that she was the only child without one of the two items and I beleive her having seen lots in the past)

However I think they are too expensive to risk.

SE13Mummy · 18/12/2009 00:09

Taking a DS/similar is a disaster in the making... the school I teach at specify that any toys taken in shouldn't be battery/mains operated. If everyone else is bringing a DS then he'll have plenty to play with!

Personally I hate toy day with a passion (I'm a teacher and I have a similar dislike of class parties) so always try to brain-wash my classes into bringing board games that we can play in groups or, failing that, don't let them bring anything in and bring in my own collection of board games, Bop-it etc. so we can have a bit of fun as a class. I love board games and love the opportunity to teach them to my classes but it's a lot less stressful when the 'toy' is mine and I'm not going to have to worry what will happen if something goes missing.

mrsgrumpygruffalo · 18/12/2009 08:25

YANBU I have a 9 year old son too and he would love to take his DS to school but I wont let him.
Our general rule is if he would be upset if something was lost or damaged then it doesn't go to school.

piscesmoon · 18/12/2009 08:27

YANBU and I am very surprised that the school allow it.

clam · 18/12/2009 08:34

God no. But I was the Bad Guy yesterday with my class as I told them all (again) that there were to be no electronic toys at all. They were outraged. Dunno why, as it's always been the case.

But immaterial now anyway, as we're all stuck at home with 8 inches of snow. They can play on their DSs all they like now.

secretgardin · 18/12/2009 08:35

YANBU - mine isn't even allowed to take his ds on sleepovers at his cousins. they are already on their 2nd and 3rd ones and although ds would be careful, they wouldn't. i think toy day should have some limits. board games to play with other people instead of sitting there on your own glued to a little screen, might as well keep them at home.

piscesmoon · 18/12/2009 08:36

Perhaps the teacher just assumed that they knew it didn't include electronic toys-it never has in the past and would be a nightmare!

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CaptainUnderpants · 18/12/2009 13:27

Well he didn't go to school with it and after carefully rummaging through his cupboard he found a mechcano motor bike that he hadn't yet built and was happy to take that.

he ho they finish in 15 mins better go and get them !

Merry Christmas

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yummyyummyyummy · 18/12/2009 13:51

I have this dilemma too but literally every child DOES take in their DS etc so I can hardly make mine the odd one out.never been one stolen or broken but lots of frustration last term when my then Y6 let a reception child play and he accidentally reset the game

happyharry · 18/12/2009 14:05

Yanbu. we were told no expensive or electronic toys. That covers both.

islandofsodor · 18/12/2009 19:43

I get the impression that to most of dd's classmates a ds lite or a shuffle would not be classed as an enxpensive toy.

Dd came home saying that none of her friends took shuffles they all had nanos or the one with a big screen!!!

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