Penny Tassoni advises on the tricky situation of a parent working in the nursery their child attends.

I am working in the nursery that my daughter attends. Last month when she turned two, she started in the same room as me. She is very clingy and is often attention-seeking. She tries to stop me from talking to other children and is a real handful. We decided that I would not be her key person, but in reality she rarely spends time with her key person. She also calls me 'mummy' in front of the other children which doesn't seem fair as she is then getting special treatment. My manager is supportive, but I am finding the situation very stressful.

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