Off topic, but I need some input!!

[Disney Brat]

Hi everyone!! I know this is off topic, but I would really like some of your points of view!

My DD 4 goes to preschool four afternoons a week. Today Dh and I dropped her off, and dh played a quick game of what time is it Mr. Wolf with DD and some of the other kids. We didn't interupt 'class' time, class starts at 12:30, and it was 12:20, and half the class was just getting there. We made sure to tell the kids to use their 'indoor' voices and not to run, just walk. So after DH caught one of the kids, she became the wolf and dh and I left. Fast forward to when DH and I came to pick DD up. We are on our way home and DD told us that after we left the kids were told to stop playing the game and play a 'big girl' game. DD is so upset as she thinks that What time is it Mr. Wolf is for babies, and not her. We told her that of course she can still play it.

DH is pretty frustrated, we have had a few 'issues' with this preschool, and this kind of send him over the top....if that makes sense. So I guess what I would like to know is do you think that What time is it Mr. Wolf is too babyish for 4 and 5 year olds??

Thanks again everyone!

 

[megveg]

i played what time is it mr fox and red light green light and things with my cousins prob till I was 9 or 10! 4 and 5 is perfect!

 

[mommy-on-the-move]

4 and 5 isn't at all too old for it- my eldest is nearing 11, she and her friends are fashionable girls and THEY still play games like that in the school yard!

Could it maybe be the school has a policy on games that single out a child as the one who is "on" (playing the wolf or whatever) as some kids are sensitive to being singled out (even in games?) I play an active role in our primary school and you'd be really shocked at some of the politically correct rulings being bought in on every element of the day- right down to sports and playtime, removing the element of competitiveness (which personally i find a really bad idea as kids don't learn to deal with emotions if they avoid them)

For what it's worth my DH is the type of dad who will get all the kids playing games too (and, as i said, our eldest is ten and her friends think he's the coolest parent on the planet LOL)

 

[Aliceacc]

Could it be possible that your daughter mis-interpreted what was said? Perhaps the teacher wanted them to play some "school games"-- with a particular educational goal in mind-- and your daughter translated that into "only these games are appropriate for big girls like us"???

I think the school gets the benefit of the doubt here unless there's more to go on.

 

[WDWorBUST]

Okay - I feel really dumb - but what IS "What time is it Mr. Wolf"??

 

[Emma's Dad]

I, too, am one of those dads that get the kids playing games. If I were in that situation and my daughter was upset with what was said, I would take the time to talk to the people at the school. I would definitely make it known to them how I felt about their words/actions.

I don't feel that game is too old for 4-5 year-olds

 

[DISNEYFOS]

If it were me, I would talk to the school and see what was said... I wouldn't want my daughter to be discouraged from playing any game at 4...

Just for the record, I would think its a perfectly age appropriate game as it teaches counting?!? Seems educational to me

 

[Beehn]

Okay - I feel really dumb - but what IS "What time is it Mr. Wolf"??

I have no idea either...anyone?

 

[fortheluvofpooh]

I have no idea either...anyone?

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[dunbarfamily]

Not sure what Mr. Wolf is, but it sounds like maybe the person (I"m assuming the teacher) was having a rough day or maybe she/he wanted to distract the children and direct them to a quieter game. I can only guess. Maybe it was just a bad choice of words.

Most games have no age limits. My 6 year old still crawls around like a baby sometimes, and my 15 year old half sister, my 17 year old half brother, and my 21 year old half brother still like to play Simon Says!! Here they are, high schoolers (and a high school grad, in the 21 year old's case) with a ton of friends and sports to entertain them, and they still like Simon Says!!

Since you've had other issues with this preschool, maybe a quick check with the teacher would be appropriate. Something simple like, "Gee, little Suzy was really hurt to find out one of her favorite games, Mr Wolf, was for babies. Do you know what was said? I'd like to help her realize its ok for her to still play it". Or just brush it off, tell dd she can play whatever she wants, go home and round up all the neighborhood kids and have a great big game of it!!