There's a little girl at Gymboree, she has to be under 16 months because that's what the class is for. She walks really well, runs really well and apparently is being raised by her grandparents. Her father is in a wheelchair and while that doesn't exclude him from proper parenting I think that her grandparents play a major role in her development. Today, she walked over to Parker and took the toy that Parker had in her little hand. This, to me, is expected. They're little, tiny kids. They need to learn. It was when her grandmother came over, flicked her on the forehead and grabbed the toy back from her I realized what the real problem was. Later, I overheard said grandmother asking the teacher when kids learn to "play better with others." I wanted to answer and say "when their role models stop flicking them for learning!" If you don't play well with others that are at least 50 years younger than you and your flesh and blood, how do you expect your granddaughter to know how to do it?
Also, this is the same family that I witnessed poor little girl's grandfather pick his nose and then eat it. Didn't try to hide it or ANYTHING. I'm going to vomit just typing this. I changed days today after class. I'd rather not witness anymore flicking of children or eating of boogers by the adults at the class.
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