And they are worried about unlicensed daycares??

[playfelt]

But it also tells us some things about children in general in the sense that a 4 year old is supposed to still be at an age when they obey the adults around them meaning if I say sit I expect them to sit, etc. Unfortunately kids are not being raised to respect any kind of authority. What was happening is for sure wrong but it has to make you wonder exactly what we are supposed to do with children that do not cooperate. with infants and toddlers I have more control because I have ways to restrain them such as in a highchair, stroller or playpen - ie tied into time out of sorts. But with an older child we are at their mercy - another good reason to stay with the little ones.