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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