My 5-year-old son was part of this team for nine months. Our experience with the coaches was mixed. We genuinely appreciated how patient and kind the Professor was, and for a long time we allowed that to offset his wife's consistently off-putting behavior. She is extremely quick to harshly correct children for the smallest things, and we recently learned she feels equally entitled to admonish adults.
After working an overnight hospital shift, my husband needed to clarify the holiday schedule but didn't want to wake me, so he sent a simple message: "Good morning Coach ******. What does the holiday schedule look like this week?" Her response: "Did your wife not take a look at the holiday schedule I put out like three weeks ago?"
My husband responded respectfully, expressed how much we had valued the team, and gently reminded her that he was not a misbehaving child and didn't appreciate being spoken to that way. Instead of acknowledging her tone, she insisted we had "misinterpreted" her words, an obvious attempt at deflection.
When the Professor addressed it, he sent multiple paragraphs about "building a team and community," but then stated that customer service was not something we were paying for and that, effective immediately, our five-year-old son was removed from the program. A child who had absolutely nothing to do with the situation.
The level of emotional immaturity displayed was shocking. Explaining to my son why he could no longer attend a place he loved was one of the hardest parenting moments I've had.
I do not recommend subjecting your child to an environment where adults respond to feedback by punishing children. read more