Blog Week 3
I have worked with a child that came from a family of two
mothers, the Mothers were always talking about we should have things that
reflected all types of family. The
owners of the school told them that there were not photos of any family types
posted in the classroom. We did have
books that showed different family types.
The Mother’s for some reason decided that their little girl needed to
pass the message of how she can to be, to any little girl that would listen to
her. In this case we tried to get her play with everyone, she was told to stay
away from boys. When the Mother’s came
in asked that she not play with boys, I had to tell her that was not
possible. The little girl started
telling the little boys that they were the devil. After that time she was asked to leave the
school. In this case it was the lesbian
couple that caused the conflict. The
parents of the other children did not their children to play with her, after
the name calling started. I felt really bad that these parents would push their
child in that way; within a few weeks none of the children would play with
her. I met with Mothers again and
explain how the little girl was pushing the children away, that she needed to
take time to make friends instead of pushing them away. The child left the center saying we did not
work them.