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Who can beat this for pushy parenting?

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dilemma456 · 23/01/2009 19:58

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QueenFee · 23/01/2009 20:00

LOL my 4 year old is far too tired and grumpy by the weekend to do any classes.

nickytamoshantertwotimes · 23/01/2009 20:00

You are not missing anything!
That woman sounds insane.

Mooseheart · 23/01/2009 20:00

The woman sounds like she needs to get a life... of her own.

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pleasechange · 23/01/2009 20:00

Wow she's got a busy day on her hands! Does the mum work? - not much of a day off for anyone!

PinkFurryStripeyTiger · 23/01/2009 20:02

No I don't think you are, but it sounds to me like that child is missing out on some free play and down-time, and the mother needs to chill-out.

lulurose · 23/01/2009 20:02

What!!

DD1 (4) and DD2 (3) do a very low key church hall type ballet class each week and DD1 has just started swimming lessons once a week....I feel that that is too much. My two will be still in their PJs at 9am tomorrow....can't wait!

Northernlurker · 23/01/2009 20:03

Japanese???

Chatkins · 23/01/2009 20:03

plus she obviously has more money than sense !

MrsMattie · 23/01/2009 20:03

Jesus, what happened to the days when kids spent all Saturday watching Swap Shop / Going Live / Live & Kicking (or whatever the show of the day was) and eating coco pops in their PJs

chocolatefudgebrownie · 23/01/2009 20:03

Her poor dd, must be exhausted!

LadyPinkofPinkerton · 23/01/2009 20:05

Poor child. She can't possibly enjoy all those activities

DorisIsAPinkDragon · 23/01/2009 20:06

Keep thinking I might start ballet for dd1 she's 3, but I'm just too knackered being pregnant atm.

Heated · 23/01/2009 20:07

I have a lovely friend just like this. She's a sahm whose dcs go to a class every morning and afternoon, leaving her no time for housework or cooking

Chatkins · 23/01/2009 20:09

MIne both do ballet/tap saturday mornings, have done since age 3, and just this year we started dd1 swimming lessons on a tuesday eve - I sometimes feel this is too much ! But the dancing has given them so much confidence, which is why I did it, and obviously they need to learn to swim well. They would like to do other things, but I don't see how we would have the time or the money ! They are tired enough as it is.

Sidge · 23/01/2009 20:11

Well my DD1 is 10 and our Saturday schedule is:

0800 swimming class
0930 gymnastics
1100 cantonese lesson
1200 lunch in the car on the way to the stables for
1300 riding lesson
1500 campanology class

She gets pretty knackered but I tell her it's for her own good.

Naah, not really, we loaf around in our jammies and watch tv and eat toast

quint · 23/01/2009 20:13

I remember working for a family whose diary was like that. Every night of the week they had something going on and then the weekends were packed too.

Oh and when we went skiing, the kids were exhausted and I suggested that they maybe take a day off ski school and was told they're not hear to play, they're here to work and learn!!!!!

And Kumon every singly day, even Christmas and Birthdays

gonaenodaethat · 23/01/2009 20:18

Sidge You just made tea come down my nose.

quaranta · 23/01/2009 20:20

Was she having you on? DS1 ( 3.5) goes to nursery 5 mornings a week and 2 days til 3. That's it. He also hangs out with me, his Dad, his Granny, his nanny, his brother and does several playdates with me and his little brother.

BUT nothing else.

DS2 ( 17 mos) has a 'friend' round once a week, does ONE class i pay for and a church singing group. Both my boys are happy, like other children, like going to anywhere we take them, museums, galleries, mainly sleep well, enjoy food, love toys, love books ( and a bit of telly) and seem to be developing just fine. Their lives are similar to mine as a child.I don't think I did any classes, tried ballet and hated it, was rather unsporty, went to school, played a lot at home, learned to love reading, worked quite hard and went to Oxford and then had a very enjoyable career in marketing and the civil service - so don't believe it really hindered my progress. I find this whole pushy parenting funny/curious more than anything else. Good luck to her and - please, don't let it bother you.

dilemma456 · 23/01/2009 20:22

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NancysGarden · 23/01/2009 20:22

Good grief. This person sounds very misguided. That's all I can say without sounding condescending

southeastastra · 23/01/2009 20:23

i wonder if we will have a generation of children who can speak fluent cantonese and japanese.

i really can't see it

NancysGarden · 23/01/2009 20:25

Well maybe we will, if they are allowed to do normal things like PLAY during their (early) childhood.

plonker · 23/01/2009 20:25

Wow. She's going be one disappointed mother when her dd tells her to stick the japanese where the sun don't shine ...

NancysGarden · 23/01/2009 20:25

oops said I wasn't going to do that...

WeeBitOfFun · 23/01/2009 20:27

Feck me Sidge, I've never been more relieved to scroll down