It bothered me for a couple of reasons !! One , she was a " helper" aka parent , no training at all , two, we both had children in the same class , who had been in the same activities since toddlers , three , because I didn't send my son , at the age of 3.5 to "school" for any academic reasons . Under the advice of my sons physician he was sent for his speech issues . He's a big guy always was so by sight no different than any of the children . Understanding that he wasn't as capable in his skill level with his peers was a constant , daily issue with her !!
She finally called him special needs , and I pulled him and demanded my tuition payment back !!
If he was special needs , so be it ! I have no problem what's so ever !! But continually explaining to a parent helper he was 3.5 years was frustrating !!
Back 22 years ago , ADHD was not accepted really , but bad parenting and bad children were ! You had to fight for your child !!
My dd , who is 5 def has some characteristics of her older brother , but I am older , wiser and calmer ! I'm also not feeling pressure to conform to "normal"!!
I will give you an example of this lady , the kids painted pics of drawn oak trees , they were put on the wall , each child had painted green leaves and brown trunks , they were lined up in a row , my son had painted his black trunk and orange leaves , his was hung by itself ! I overheard her tell another parent , " isn't that funny ? "
I mean who cares what colour the tree is ?!! So that is why I didn't want or value her opinion in the least !