My son's nursery teacher thinks....

siren13577

Dead_Eye_Jones wrote:

why do you have to be a doctor to understand basic ailments, in this day and age we all have access to information and to assume a nursery school teacher isnt intelligent enough to make basic observations is a bit unfair. Hmm I have a sore throat, a cough, and a runny nose - geesh whatever could be wrong with me - only 7 years of study can save me!

fyi my teaching partner is briefed by those on high on certain things to look out for. Its funny, parents are fast to blame schools when they fail to diagnose conditions but get upset when they try to be helpful. I think we need to draw a clear line, lets ensure schools are there to educate and leave welfare to parents for better or for worse. Where that leaves the kids of parents who dont care, I dont know, but hey its clear from these posts we dont want it both ways.

I guess this is whole other debate at secondary school level, but these days its all about parents getting their naughty kid to get diagnosed with attention deficit disorder so that they are allowed to do what the hell they like for the rest of their lives - its ok, they arent naughty, its an illness :S

If you are concerned surely the answer is obvious- go talk to a gp.

Hi DEJ,

I said I was going to take my son to the gp or hv, I'm sorry you never read the original post, also the teacher is not very pleasant and is condescending and that is the problem, I felt she also made a decision that was not hers to make. All I wanted to know was can you diagnose something from the way a child got up, after she is not a gp or a hv and was tactless when it came to talking about how big this other child was, implying that my son was 'massive'. Also I don't think thyroidism is a basic illness so would need tests to diagnose it.

Thanks for everyone's contributions

apples1

Did you see the GP/HV yet? Just wondered how you got on. If not please post when you do. Good luck.

consultant31

Dead_Eye_Jones wrote:

why do you have to be a doctor to understand basic ailments, in this day and age we all have access to information and to assume a nursery school teacher isnt intelligent enough to make basic observations is a bit unfair. Hmm I have a sore throat, a cough, and a runny nose - geesh whatever could be wrong with me - only 7 years of study can save me!
I.

My Mum always told me 'sarcasm is the lowest form of wit'!

Thyroidism is hardly as basic as a common cold is it?

liney

My opinion of this is that maybe the teacher didnt want to say 'excuse me Mrs X, but i think your son is overweight - what do you feed him?' But mentioned a thyroid problem to promp Mrs X into seeing a doctor who may say the above without being linched.

I really don't mean to offend, but maybe that it the reason behind it. /ducks and leaves timidly.

Poppy9

Dead_Eye_Jones wrote:

why do you have to be a doctor to understand basic ailments, in this day and age we all have access to information and to assume a nursery school teacher isnt intelligent enough to make basic observations is a bit unfair. Hmm I have a sore throat, a cough, and a runny nose - geesh whatever could be wrong with me - only 7 years of study can save me!

fyi my teaching partner is briefed by those on high on certain things to look out for. Its funny, parents are fast to blame schools when they fail to diagnose conditions but get upset when they try to be helpful. I think we need to draw a clear line, lets ensure schools are there to educate and leave welfare to parents for better or for worse. Where that leaves the kids of parents who dont care, I dont know, but hey its clear from these posts we dont want it both ways.

I guess this is whole other debate at secondary school level, but these days its all about parents getting their naughty kid to get diagnosed with attention deficit disorder so that they are allowed to do what the hell they like for the rest of their lives - its ok, they arent naughty, its an illness :S

If you are concerned surely the answer is obvious- go talk to a gp.

I'll go with your signature!:rolleyes:

Rachie_B

Scarlett1 wrote:

yes half term next week..

or the week after for some, mon 30th oct - fri nov 3rd

elona

It took me ten years and several blood tests as well as other tests to be diagnosed as hypothyroid.

If only this woman's miraculous diagnostic powers were more widespread!!!

Sarcasm,I am afraid but I could not resist it. lol;)

I would love to know how you get on with your visit to the g.p. and will be amazed if your son is hypothyroid after a blood test.

I would be strongly tempted to get a letter from the g.p.stating whether or not your son is hypothyroid and also whether your son has a weight problem. Then contact head teacher , saying how worried you have been as a result of this woman's comments.

The very best of luck to you and to your son.

bestpud

asandwhen wrote:

Sorry to hijack your thread - but can those with underactive thyroids tell me how much medication they are on - my wife is on 175mg of thyroxine is that a high dose?

I take 200mcg daily and I believe 150mcg or above is quite high - can't remember where I've got that from though.

To the OP - I don't get up bottom first and it wasn't a symptom I had when I was diagnosed either! lol

It's not the teachers place to decide what he can and can't eat so I would definately have a word with them about that if he were my child.

It seems odd that she would question his weight if he's in proportion though. My three are all tall and are heavy for their age, but not their height, and they wear bigger clothes too, but they have never looked overweight - just older than they are. You could check him yourself using the chart in his personal book with all his health details and centile charts etc in it.

Bestpud

siren13577

apples1 wrote:

Did you see the GP/HV yet? Just wondered how you got on. If not please post when you do. Good luck.

Hi apples,

I have an appointment for thursday and will let you all know, thank you to everyone for your kindness.

:A :beer:

Poppy9

I think we all know children who are fat but it's not always due to poor diet. Some of the plumpest kids I know eat decent healthy food with treats in moderation but they have bigger appetites. Is it that easy to deny a young child food if they are hungry? DD (9lb born but a long skinny minx!) eats like a sparrow (worrying so at times). Friends come to tea and some can eat 3 times the amount of food as her. i.e. 1 large spoon of pasta and 1/2 spoon of Bollie sauce is plenty for dd but some friends can eat the same portion as me (3 big spoons of both!!) and still be hungry. They will then devour fruit, low fat yogurts etc until finally declaring they've had enough. This isn't junk they are eating so can you really deny them the food if their body is saying MORE??

I have also posted before about my nephew who was a big baby and always looked older than his age. He ate well (as my mother would say). Throughout his teens he was a real Billy Bunter and had the nickname of Dumper as he was short and fat. Anyone looking at his parents for clues would have been stumped as mother is 5ft 10 and father 6ft and both normal weight. My nephew tried to keep fit and played rugby every week but he did find exercise like running difficult due to his weight. Until he was about 18 he was short and fat and suddenly (and I mean suddenly) he was 6ft 4 and skinny. He's 23 now and still tall and lean. No change in diet, no change in exercise.

Then there is the otherside. I was in the Cinema recently and the Fat family were in.
2 parents fat, 2 boys fat. Their cinema eats consisted of a large bucket of popcorn each (yes that's 4 buckets), a few bags of maltesers, starburst etc and a large coke each. They had so much food each that they had spare seats in between them to pile it up on.

Contrast with myself, OH and DD. 1 small bag of popcorn each and 1 medium coke between 3!