Does your reception child hold their teacher in more respect than you?

[dilemma456]

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Of course !

I get this a lot from dd referring to her CM She did tell me not to snatch, for example.

I also find she will take instruction from her teacher that she will not tolerate from me.

The most effective threat for DS1 is 'Well what would Miss Lovely say if we were to tell her that you won't stay in your own bed / dropped Cheerios all over the carpet / made a whingy fuss about your cauliflower?'

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As a teacher i have had parents on the phone at 8.45 saying "Mrs Openbook will you tell darren to put his shoes on - he won't do it for me" usually to a soundtrack of wailing child in the basckground.

Oh yes, we have regular conversations about the fact that we, as parents, deserve more respect that the lovely Miss Carroll, not less.
It's really annoying though, particularly as her teacher is a bit of a twit and I really don't have that much respect for her.

Oh yes.

I remember DD being convinced that her reception teacher was 21 as thats what Mrs X had told them.

In fact Mrs X turned 40 the same month as me

I firmly beieve that good relationships between school and home are the best foundation for a succesful school career so grin and bear it.

It was years before ds1 would drin coke because of what his teacher said!

Yes, it's great. I just tell ds1 what Mrs X thinks. "Mrs X wants you to tidy your room now!".

Norbert - my dd's teacher is 21 too. The school cook, however, was alive at the same time as the dinosaurs.

The teacher is also as beautiful as a lovely princess, unlike me!

Definately here. I am often heard saying to DD#1 "Would you talk like that to Miss X?" (no) "Then don't talk to me like that!"
Somehow her behaviour with me is terrible recently. She used to be so good and my easy child. Heaven help me when my "difficult" DD starts school then!! (she's not so bad really)

Yes.

Mrs X is always right. I am wrong. He also thinks I go to school to be taught, as I couldn't possibly be a teacher like Mrs X is.

Yes, quite definitely - in fact worse because now my child has a Burnley accent and we live nowhere near Burnley. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I guess.

Yup.

Same with DS and preschool. I have taken him in several times now and handed over a pair of pants as he refused to put the things on (would wear the trousers), and they can get him to do it instantly

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