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The case of my child being carried like a scarecrow and refusal of the centre head to acknowledge that it was inappropriate of her staff to lay hands on my child was not \"blown out of proportion\". My child cried in the first week of school. How can this be deemed as atypical? What is atypical is the centre head condoning the restraint of a child. Kindergarten staff are not prison guards. They should at least calm my child down first before using brute force. Any parent would be upset watching their own child being grabbed by two adults and dragged into a centre. Wouldn't you?

“Brute force”, “drag”, “like a scarecrow” make it sounds like the teachers have held her by the hair or restraint her aggressively, coupled with violent shaking and screaming / shouting. Your original description suggests that the teachers merely lifted (carried) her up by her arms under the armpits and into the school. There’s nothing inappropriate with that.

Some children cry in the first week of school. Some cry until the second week of school. Some continue to cry well into the second month of school. Yes, it’s typical. It’s called separation anxiety. Most children will get it out of the system eventually.

Is this your first child and has she attended childcare prior to MK? Has she been separated from you for long periods of time? Here’s a https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/separation-anxiety-and-separation-anxiety-disorder.htm to help you and your child manage separation anxiety.

Good for you that you had a positive experience with your children's kindergarten. However, I beg to differ that it is \"appropriate\" for two larger adults to lay hands on a child against a child's will. Whether it is a child or adult, no one should be physically restrained (e.g. forcefully carried under the armpits against one's will) unless they are causing harm to themselves or others.

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Aiyo why so many complaints abt MOE kindergarten....... Think they really need to relook at the ways things are being done

It’s often the isolated cases that get blown out of proportion. My eldest was in MK, my second is in MK, my youngest would be going over next year. I’m not atypical. Most of my eldest classmates had their younger siblings in MK and there were many who switched over from regular childcare.

And from experience (my eldest cohort is P3 this year), I can safely say very few of her former classmates (which still maintains a very strong network) are struggling from the perceived weakness of the MK syllabus.

The case of my child being carried like a scarecrow and refusal of the centre head to acknowledge that it was inappropriate of her staff to lay hands on my child was not \"blown out of proportion\". My child cried in the first week of school. How can this be deemed as atypical? What is atypical is the centre head condoning the restraint of a child. Kindergarten staff are not prison guards. They should at least calm my child down first before using brute force. Any parent would be upset watching their own child being grabbed by two adults and dragged into a centre. Wouldn't you?

Do reconsider when you apply for the MOE Kindergarten at Huamin Primary School. My child had a traumatizing experience there when the centre head Jamie Tan and two of her staff members grabbed my 4-year old by the armpits and airlifted my crying child like a scarecrow with force to enter the school during the first week. Imagine how upsetting it is to see your own child being handled like a scarecrow. How can they treat young children so aggressively? I requested for a formal apology from the centre head and staff members but they were adamant that it was what needed to be done. Unfortunately, I had no choice but to pull my child out of the school. No child should have to face such abuse even if it is a government school.