To think that the nursery nurses getting my 10 month old daughter to make a mother's day card is pointless

[Reallytired]

Well she is a baby. She is more interested in crawling and eating bits of card board. She is perfecting her pincher grip by eating small bits of lego/ power rangers/ transformers off the carpet. (Not this precise second as she is asleep)

I have a mother day's card "made" my daughter. It just seems a total waste of time. I am sure there are better activites that they could do with her to improve fine motor skills.

Suppose you will be equally unhappy with the gift she 'buys' you aswell because she didn't crawl to the shop on her own and use her hard earned pocket money to buy it.

You ungrateful, ungrateful mother.

SS, rest assured, I have never, ever slated NN's

The nursery wouldn't let her play with small bits of Lego because they're a choking hazard. Maybe you should copy them.

MorrisZapp, think you were on the money with your first post here.

Bumnoise - it is mean that none of the parents said thank you. I would have. At least the kids enjoyed themselves!

reallytired I am concerned about you. entirely seriously, if this isn't a wind up post, do you think you might have pnd or pn anxiety?

lol... TiggyD. When you have more than one child the second child often gets into things they shouldn't. Ofcourse I stop my baby eating lego or her brother's toys.

I think that art and craft is great when the child is old enough to appreciate it. The UK pushes children too hard. Our children start school too young and formal learning reduces play in year 7 at the age of 6!

The nursery that my daughter goes has to teach the pre schoolers phonics every day by law. I think three years old is a far more appriopate age to make mother day cards. Children enjoy activites when they are ready.

I remember my son at 10 months old and he utterly no interest in anything like watching me make a card. He was permamently on the go building up his muscles during the early years. He hated sitting still art and craft activies until the age of six.

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They won't have forced her to make a card though - you said she had little input yourself.

Today in my nursery the older babies (10-16 months) made daffodils. This involved one nursery nurse sitting at a table with the craft stuff - some of the kids really got stuck in, some sprinkled a bit of glitter then got bored, some were on the other side of the room listening to a story.

Your dd won't have been made to sit still and do an art and craft activity if she didn't want to.

Actually I do see your point Reallytired, I just don't think it's worth bothering about one way or the other. I think all nurseries feel under pressure to produce some kind of "proof" and end results. Mother's Days cards etc. are easy wins.

Lol at the idea of phonics being the law for pre-schoolers. [http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/eyfs/taxonomy/33660/33695/0/46384 EYFS]
From the same document (ie the law) "When children are ready (usually by the age of five), provide systematic regular phonics sessions. These should be multi-sensory in order to capture their interests, sustain motivation and reinforce learning."

Re the card making [http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/eyfs/taxonomy/33698/33659/0/46384 EYFS for 8-20 months] says "Encourage babies to make marks and to squeeze and feel media such as paint, gloop (cornflour and water), dough and bubbles."
So as well as being miserable and unreasonable, you are possibly not as clued up about child development as you could be...?

Really tired said: "The nursery that my daughter goes has to teach the pre schoolers phonics every day by law."

Which country are you in?

Bugger - forgot square brackets again!

Lol at the idea of phonics being the law for pre-schoolers. EYFS
From the same document (ie the law) "When children are ready (usually by the age of five), provide systematic regular phonics sessions. These should be multi-sensory in order to capture their interests, sustain motivation and reinforce learning."

Re the card making EYFS for 8-20 months says "Encourage babies to make marks and to squeeze and feel media such as paint, gloop (cornflour and water), dough and bubbles."
So as well as being miserable and unreasonable, you are possibly not as clued up about child development as you could be...?

YADBU - I am still waiting to receive a mother's day card - and I have been a mother for nearly 5 years!

Definitely not Scotland. They're barely allowed to mention the R word up here before the age of 5 or 6 (as far as I can tell).

I don't see what is worth protesting about. With or without help, it would have taken about 10 minutes of the day. What about all the activities they do that you do not see any output from? Are you happy with them?

...nothing to worry about

oh you miserable bitch so and so

what harm has it done? flog the bastards!

AnyFucker - fortunately it's not the majority of posters on MN that go in for NN bashing. Actually the majority of posters are supportive of the work we do and the time spent with other people's children for shit money.

There just seems to be a minority on here at the moment who are never satisfied with anything we do.

SecretSlattern - I think you're all saints. Honestly. I could not do your job for any money, let alone the hours and wages you're all on.

i love NN's

ok im a bit pissed tipsy, bit tis true, you do a wonderfull job

I was a NN for a while and my sister is a career NN..and i will tell you this..it was one of the best and most rewarding jobs i have ever had..and I loved and was loved by those children in a way i had never experienced apart from my own DDs..i cannot speak for anyone else..but my sister and I loved our children and encouraged them..no matter their age or ability...they just wanted to get your DD involved!...dont be upset

I think all us NNs deserve a statue in our honour. Maybe a Nursery Nurse week too. How about exemption from law for a day each year as well?...

[Imagines sewing Piers Morgans's face to a pigs arse]

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