Guides - revisited

[Walky62Talky]

i recently posted something about the way in which my daughter was being disciplined at Guides. She was taken into a cupboard and shouted at for 45 minutes, that was after she was made to sit in the corner of the room facing the wall.

It was first time I had visited Mumsnet so was unsure what to expect. The responses I got were aggressive and really made me feel awful, to be honest.

It transpires that other girls attending that evening were so upset about the way in which my daughter was treated that their parents have complained.

I would just like to say that I was shocked at the response I got and to those of you that have blind faith in guide leaders just because they give up their spare time should think again.

I won't be using this site again.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/teenagers/1429807-Guides

Didn't seem too bad to me either, just posters offering possible alternate scenarios and reasons for events.

Where the heck did the 45 minutes come from?You do sound rather odd OP.Anyway I hope that your daughter is not to traumatised to go back to Guides.

The original thread said nothing about either shouting or 45 mins (the later seems highly unlikely given the length of most sessions and the relatively high child to guide leader ratio). Or indeed being made to sit in a corner facing the wall.

I also don't see that any of the responses were in any way aggressive. That said it does sound like Mumsnet is probably not for you. There are other 'fluffier' sites you might prefer.

What an odd thread.

SO if others have complained, you now have "justification" for seeking advice through guiding UK - possibly speak to the district commissioner for your area and explain what actually happened (I think you are exaggerating a tad...45mins? REALLY??) and then leave it to the DC to deal with.

If your DD doesnt like guides, then she doesnt have to go. If she cannot behave herself, then she should not be allowed to go and disrupt everyones evening with aggressive and disrespectful attitudes.

Maybe have a good look at how your DD is behaving at guides and accept that maybe its not the right organisation for her. Maybe look at Scouts, where the activities are different and the discipline more attuned to boys.

I have just read your thread and tbh nobody was aggresive to you and tried to offer other options in what could have happened , I think you need to take your daughter out of guides and put her somewhere else , with what you have said you are not happy with her there , and fwiw I dont think she was locked in a cuoboard the guider probably took her aside as not to embarass her infront of other guides ,