Nursery World - Positive Relationships: Working with Parents

Practitioners should always be prepared to acknowledge that parents are experts on their own children's enthusiasms, writes Helen Bromley.

I attend Premier League football matches on a fairly regular basis. At every game there are young children with their parents, decked out in club kit, lifelong fans in the making.

At one particular game earlier this season, a little boy aged about four sat next to me, accompanied by his Dad. It was a testimonial match, so players from the club's illustrious history were on the pitch. The little boy named every single one as they ran out to warm up.

Impressed by his knowledge, I turned to his Dad and asked if his son's footballing knowledge was recognised at his school. 'Not likely, love', his Dad replied. 'They're not allowed to talk about it there'.

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