Has anyone ever had to leave a baby and toddler group because of their child's behaviour?
I think my 2 year old son was just tired today but he was rolling around, throwing things, running off and it became so stressful that I just left the group.
Felt like quite a bad parent even though he's usually fine and enjoys it.
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He's 2, it happens. Sure every parent has experienced that in some way.
It has not happened to me (yet!) but it could and there is absolutely no issue with that! Honestly, don't worry about it, you did well to leave today but go again next time and hopefully it'll all be fine. You're absolutely not a bad parent, they have their bad days, just like we do! xx
Thanks!
Totally normal. Keep going! All parents go through it.
Yes. It's also important to teach them that some behaviors are not ok. Once my son was acting very bad (he surely had reasons to be but yet these behaviors were unacceptable) I took our stuff, said goodbye and left the place. Once in the car I asked him if he understood the reasons why we left so early? And explained to him that the behaviors were not ok and that if he behave this way we can't keep playing. He was a bit sad but never happened again. I mean a bad parents to me wouldn't do anything about their child's behaviors justifying it like "kids will be kids" or worse "boys will be boys"... To me a good parents knows when to leave and also work it through with the child
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Has anyone ever had to leave a baby and toddler group because of their child's behaviour?
I think my 2 year old son was just tired today but he was rolling around, throwing things, running off and it became so stressful that I just left the group.
Felt like quite a bad parent even though he's usually fine and enjoys it.
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