AM, I, in the wrong??

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I'm absolutely mortified Tandraig - I've agreed with loads of yours recently too!

scotsbob

It's not compulsory for another child to like your daughter. What exactly has the father done wrong and what relevance is the hospice to this situation? Talk about over protective parents, sheesh.

Anthillmob

i see it from both side3s and therefore cant form an opionion. when i was small and @ dance classes i was bullied by the teachers pet [silent bullying, scratching mainly] so i can feel your anger. maybe you didnt approach it correctly bu i would probably have done the same if it was my kid being victimised. but i see it from the other side also.

so i beAR NO OPINION

perplexed.com

mrcow wrote: »

Erm - sorry to burst your bubble, but did you even read the title of the thread?

Even if she had just posted to sound off is was pretty obvious from the outset that the OP didn't think that there was anything majorly wrong with upsetting a 5 year old and then tearing a strip off her Dad.

Just to be clear - it is not anyone's place to upset a child in this way. Especially over something so trivial.

Of course I did. Things are not always what they seem. I am sorry this confused you.

shellsuit

perplexed.com wrote: »

Of course I did. Things are not always what they seem. I am sorry this confused you.

What is a question then, if it isn't a question?

Did I just ask you a question?

mrcow

perplexed.com wrote: »

Of course I did. Things are not always what they seem. I am sorry this confused you.

It's not me who's confused.

MrsE_2

liney wrote: »

Your daughter is now old enough to be taught:

Some people aren't very nice.

Not everyone will like you.

The little girl didn't want to hold her hand; that's not the crime of the century, and did not deserve questioning over it by a "strange adult".

You cannot control her behavior, but you can have your daughter stay away from her, or at least stop being so persisitant (repeatedly trying to take her hand, repeating herself loudly to get the girl to speak to her) when people clearly don't want to do xyz with her. A life lesson.

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fatpiggy

Could it be that the "nasty little girl" has some form of learning difficulties? An austistic child for example, might not want to have physical contact with another child or adult. I think, on balance, I would apologise to the class teacher, and to the other child's father saying that you were upset that your daughter was crying and you just want her to enjoy the dancing. Unfortunately, many children can be quite nasty to each other, deliberately or otherwise, and it is part of growing up to understand that.

domestic_goddess

OP - Did you get everything sorted?

aylithuk

Children are horrible to each other - FACT

It hard on you as a parent when you little one is upset when she's not liked - FACT

Every single parent think their child is wonderful and can do nothing wrong - FACT

I have to agree with the main posters and say you should of gone to the Dad but chances are he would of been dismissive of this anything see the 3rd fact above.

All you can do is explain to your DD that some 'people' are not worth their time or effort to be friendly with.

Bullying is alive and well because children are cruel but this is down to teachers and parents not handling things - FACT.

Tootsiepops wrote: »

my eldest has had a few problems with one of the other girls, she made all the other little girls ignore her in rehearsals and has been quite horrible to her, but my girl still trys and be friends with this child and does try to play with her.

This is a form if bullying

I'd be surpirse if any parents would admit to their child being a bully?