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Banned from art club...

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slfk3 · 10/07/2021 16:08

I have 3 DS, 9,8 and 6. I heard about a lady in town who did a Saturday art club/class from another parent and the boys have been going for a few months now. On the whole they had been enjoying it, my middle son can be a bit up and down about things if he feels neglected/ignored but was keen to keep going.

Over the weeks I'd had the odd thing with the lady, ie we arrived five minutes early one morning and she told me off, apologizing later and i made sure it didn't happen again although left me feeling a bit odd as surely someone who claims to have loads of experience teaching art to children would be able to communicate better with children and their parents rather than being rude. Anyhow, boys kept wanting to go and they aren't sporty so we are limited with extra curricular things.

Today I get a call two hours into the three that I need to collect them all and it isn't working and they can't come again as they'd been rude, that second son had been really good and third is just too young. I was so shocked I was shaking. I collected them and all three boys seemed confused and sort of shaken. Asked them in the car what happened and as far as I can make out youngest had made a boat and put screws in last week which she had then removed which had upset him and eldest had been trying to cheer him up.

I feel so odd, there school reports were glowing about their behavior and manners. I texted her to apologize and she then went on to say how she couldn't have them being rude to her or the others and that it wasn't the first time. She'd never said anything before so I don't understand where it's all coming from.

Anyone else have anything like this happen before? I feel like someone has punched me in the stomach, not sure how to shake it off and let it go. I've never ever had any issues with my children before and my husband and sister think she's probably just got a screw loose.

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DonLewis · 10/07/2021 16:09

Sounds well weird. Sometimes, there's just a clash, I'd chalk it up as that.

Hellocatshome · 10/07/2021 16:12

Sounds like the kids are better off out of it. I know finding non sporty extra curricular can be a challenge. Have a look at what your local churches have on, I find they are usually good at arty, crafty, nature things for kids and don't tend to make it too religion based.

FoxVillage · 10/07/2021 16:13

I teach a class with brothers and it can be quite hard as they can distract each other and sometimes play around in ways the other students wouldn't.

Whether your sons are at fault or not doesn't really matter. It isn't working. Maybe just do craft time at home.

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slfk3 · 10/07/2021 16:32

Thanks, yes, I think they just don't gel, I just don't get why she couldn't have said in a different way rather than telling them they are not allowed back for being so rude, the youngest needed to get his scooter to go home but was too scared to go and get it because of whatever she had told them.
I'd get them distracting each other but that wasn't the case and the "class" was so unstructured that it wouldn't have been possible as all the kiddies just roam about doing what they want to do.

Thanks for the reassurance! Horrible how someone can say something and just pull the rug out from under you.

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