Mom at Tumbling class made me sad...

ChicagoBaby · May 2009

DH and I took DD to her Tumbles class tonight-I sat and watched because I'm not quite feeling well enough to be in the class sitting on the floor, etc. Anyways, its a new session so there were some new parents/kids in the class.

This one mom took her child out of the class and sat him outside for a time out because he wouldn't sit in the circle time.

Towards the end of class (10 minutes until it was over) she grabbed him and left class because he wasn't paying attention during the next circle time. He was upset and wanted to go back to class and she pulled him away and told him they were leaving.

Mind you, we're talking about a class intented for 19 mos to 3 years. They do not expect all the kids to actually sit through the circle time- they do it and hope the kids will learn to do it, but it's not like there's a pass/fail grade! This kid looked like he couldn't be older than 2. More like 22 mos or something.

I felt so bad..the poor child totally didn't get what he had done wrong. And there were other kids not following instruction either-it's not a big deal.

sarahgcapecod · May 2009

That is sad. He is going to have some serious problems when he is growing up.

kylara111 · May 2009

That's really sad. I hate seeing things like that. Makes you feel helpless.

Congratulations on your DD. She's beautiful! I have a Zoe Catherine. ;-) Your DD was also born on what would have been my due date. What a coincidence.

MrsSledge · May 2009

That is really sad. It's so hard for them to sit still at this age.

belle204 · May 2009

That's sad. I saw a mom one day last week who made my heart hurt when I was listening to her talk to her son. :-(

Congrats on your dd! She's so cute.

veloelle · May 2009

We've had to take DD home early for not following directions at tumbling. Actually, every child in DD's class has left early at some point in time for not doing what the parent or instructor asked. I wasn't at your class, but from our experience, it's pretty normal. I'm not talking the first few classes they attend-they are always nut balls, and we're always quick to assure newbie parents it's totally normal. But once they're in a routine, it's like acting out anywhere else, you know? Consequences to not listening are the same for us - time out, sometimes a second time out, then we leave.

ChicagoBaby · May 2009

Yeah, our class is pretty free form, so I've never seen anyone else pull their kid for not listening to the instructor. It's very casual and there is a lot of stuff for them to play with and to be tempted by. Of course, parents still discipline their children for things like taking toys or not waiting their turn, but not for not sitting perfectly during circle time. I think the expectations just are different.

DandelionMom · May 2009

Eh, we all have our moments. I would just assume the mom and kid were having a rough day and it was just better for them to go home and relax.

dnagal · May 2009

I think it's a learning process for everyone, I'm sure she'll figure out that it's more "free form" and will be able to deal later one.

marrymemylove · May 2009

sarahgcapecod:
That is sad. He is going to have some serious problems when he is growing up.

Oh way to over-react - you sound worse than the mom in question!

How do you know what her day was like? Maybe this was the one time in the day she thought she could relax and NOT chase him/watch him constantly...and he just continued to need constant supervision. Sometimes you just long for them to what they're supposed to do..

As for saying he's going to have problems...I suspect its the moms who let their kids run riot and never check them who end up with the unruly teenagers.

Give her a break!

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