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@joel120193.substack.com

Speaking with a primary school teacher who mentioned that students are coming to school in nappies, a lack of both fine and gross motor skills, not able to hold things for long periods of time, struggling to see, and is having discussions about what a book is. It's dark times.

6/2/26, 6:41 am0 reposts1 like

Kimberley Evans

@nourishworkplce.bsky.social

6 Feb

It's causing so much extra work and creating a huge burden on wellbeing of staff. But is anyone pushing back and speaking to parents about this?

Joel Kenyon

@joel120193.substack.com

6 Feb

I agree, the shift does need to be back on parents, but if they haven't done it in 4/5 years, what is a school telling them going to do? They would just hate us for moaning at them.

Kimberley Evans

@nourishworkplce.bsky.social

6 Feb

I think, for the sake of the children, we need to accept that they might hate on us.

Teaching with my eyes shut

@eyesshutteacher.bsky.social

6 Feb

I think in some cases they expect their daycare provider to toilet train their child. I know there are a whole lot of sensory issues with toilet training autistic children but that doesn’t cover all the nappy wearers presenting at the school. Maybe health visitors are the answer?

Kimberley Evans

@nourishworkplce.bsky.social

6 Feb

Good point, what we're not hearing about in this big, important discussion, is what the pre-schools are doing about this. Are the chn who are coming not toilet trained and with no basic manners not going to preschool? Is that what the issue is?