Nursery World - Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... pushy parents

Parents who want to dictate the learning agenda for their child at nursery are something every practitioner has to deal with. Annette Rawstrone spoke to practitioners at a private day nursery. Illustration by Claire Nichols.

Q: What experiences of pushy parents have you had?

'Since I have been working in pre-school I have had a lot of parents asking about education - what kind of education we do, do we read books and are their children writing? They seem to be focusing on education very early.'

'Parents can get very competitive, such as asking each other if their child knows what colour something is or can write their name. They do not look at the other things they are learning, such as social skills and learning through play. A lot of the time they just want to see an end product, like a worksheet.'

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