I've just remembered that during the meeting with school nurse and acting head, they kept offering Maia the opportunity to go next door and play in the nursery. I'd already asked her before we went in if she wanted to go to the nursery whilst I was in the meeting and I'd pick her up after. So I already knew she didn't want to go. She kept saying no to them. To each thing they suggested or offered throughout the meeting as a way to entice her into nursery she stood up for herself and said no. There were possibly about four maybe five different things (maybe more, it was said in a lot of different ways)
They are playing party games - They are singing - Ooooooo doesn't it sound fun - don't you want to go? La la la la la la la what else can we say to make you go away ♪♫ ♪♫
I'm ashamed to realise now that even I got caught up in the whole thing and when she started doing her I'm hungry I'm hungry I'm hungry repetition game she SO loves to do I suggested she could go get a snack at the nursery. So thats when they were impressed when I said to Maia 'you can either sit here quietly or you can go through to the nursery'
I can't believe I used nursery as a threat and punishment (since we all knew quite clearly that she didn't want to go) and that was ok!!!
There is something ironic or funny about it. I think. Somewhere in there. There must be. Otherwise it's just sad. Almost as sad as Ellie's introduction to nursery
Meltdown - none its the weekend
Losing the Plot - none its the weekend
Breastfeeding - all weekend!
