Q: In what circumstances can staff members be tempted to judge parents?
A: It annoys the staff when parents complain that they cannot afford to pay their fees and yet they have a new car and nice clothes from high street shops. Staff also find it hard when they have built up a good relationship with one parent and then the other parent starts coming to the nursery and is a much more difficult person to deal with.
I have heard staff complain that certain parents seem to have 'attitude problems'. Also, we have some parents who are very anxious about leaving their children, and that anxiety can rub off on staff.
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