After school club making son share his PSP!

shegirl

[quote=[Deleted User];33010783]Yes, but I didnt ask for opinions about the rights and wrongs of letting a 6 yr old play on a PSP but some people seem to think its their right to to give them.[/QUOTE]

But you did ask what we would do,so we answered!Stating why is just a logical progression from a statement saying what we would do.

adouglasmhor

[quote=[Deleted User];33010413]LOL. OK Fair enough... :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Is that like a City and Guilds??? (joking!)[/QUOTE]

No, not as good

My GF is the one with the advanced quals in education but she is at work in a different place form me.

gremlin

[quote=[Deleted User];discussion/2480955]Son broke into tears this morning because he said he was banned from playing his PSP in after school club.

Hes been taking it for years. He knows not to play it in school but hes likes sitting there quietly and playing while he waits for one of us to pick him up after work.

Anyway, phoned the school and they told me that they'd told him not to bring it because the other children were squabling over it !!! and that there were arguments about who lends it next !!!!

Thing is school is constantly telling me its not their responbibility if it gets broken but their trying to make him share with other children. Who could break it !!!

So annoyed with them, not least because they told this to a 6 year old but didnt tell us the parents about this. We've not told them that if hes happy we're happy for him to sit in the corner quietly and play and not lend it to anyone....

I've got a feeling its one particular kid causing the hassle. Son says hes constantly trying to snatch it and when I turn up this other kid always runs up to tell me that my son wont lend it to him !!! (I always say hes not allowed).

What would you do? Have a quiet word with this other childs parent?[/QUOTE]


shall I paraphrase?

The people I entrust my child to every day have in their wisdom asked that we dont send in an expensive gadget because the other 6 year olds dont understand that there is a toy that only one of them is allowed to play with and for all others its off limits. (flaming 6 yr olds eh?) causing aggro and it might get broken.

How do I go about wingeing about it and getting my own way.

Only people who agree with me are to reply or I'll start getting !!!!!y.

Have I got the jist ?

claireac

adouglasmhor wrote: »

EDI Level 4 Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (QCF)

and yours?

Sorry op - had to giggle at that......:D

Ok - you ask what would I do?? Well I wouldn't be letting the psp go to after school club. It's causing a problem, and an unnecessary one at that. The after school club should be occupying your son, that's what you're paying your had earned cash for.

My two eldest (now 19 & 20) went to an after school club for a while and the rules were always changing. They were always banning the next new thing. I remember the boys being very annoyed that they couldn't take their Nintendo cards in to swap.... they got over it though.

What I do think is very wrong, is that they're communicating these messages via your son, and that is what I think needs sorting out.

Any

gremlin wrote: »

shall I paraphase?

The people I entrust my child to every day have in their wisdom asked that we dont send in an expensive gadget because the other 6 year olds dont understand that there is a toy that only one of them is allowed to play with and for all others its off limits. (flaming 6 yr olds eh?) causing aggro and it might get broken.

How do I go about wingeing about it and getting my own way.

Only people who agree with me are to reply or I'll start getting !!!!!y.

Have I got the jist ?

Pretty much:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

JodyBPM

I wouldn't let a child of mine take ANY expensive toy to school. That said, if I did it would only be on the proviso that they DID share, and on their head be it if it got broken. Therefore I'd strongly recommend that they left it at home.

I HATE children that won't share, and I cannot believe that a parent is actively encouraging their six year old not to share! If your son doesn't want to share his toys, don't let him take them to school. If he does share his toys he has to be prepared that they might get broken. Best solution all round - leave it at home.

[Deleted User]

gremlin wrote: »

shall I paraphase?

The people I entrust my child to every day have in their wisdom asked that we dont send in an expensive gadget because the other 6 year olds dont understand that there is a toy that only one of them is allowed to play with and for all others its off limits. (flaming 6 yr olds eh?) causing aggro and it might get broken.

How do I go about wingeing about it and getting my own way.

Only people who agree with me are to reply or I'll start getting !!!!!y.

Have I got the jist ?

oh er! You sound annoyed... :D:D

patchwork_cat

Agree with Claire if there is any criticising over this it is that one of the staff didn't come and talk to you about the PSP, however with your attitude on here I can see why they didn't they aren't paid enough!

Idiophreak

lucylucky wrote: »

Is there a four year old playing as well now?

Kid is six and has been playing for "years" - so fair to assume they were playing at four...

the_cat

claireac wrote: »

My two eldest (now 19 & 20) went to an after school club for a while and the rules were always changing. They were always banning the next new thing. I remember the boys being very annoyed that they couldn't take their Nintendo cards in to swap.... they got over it though.


What I do think is very wrong, is that they're communicating these messages via your son, and that is what I think needs sorting out.

Your boys learnt a valuable lesson there though. You have to play by the rules, even if you don't agree with them. It may be petty and stupid, but at the end of the day, it's up to the after school club to decide what does or doesn't go on there.
OP - which laws don't you agree with? Is it OK for your son to learn that as long as you don't agree with them, you can ignore them too and do whatever you like?


I can understand why the school would prefer not to deal with the parents. The 'agree with my point of view or else' approach puts the op in the category of 'nightmare parent':rotfl: