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I LIKE this kid! He reminds me of ME!! (As spoken by John Wayne). I truly wish I could raise this one myself! He has MORE GUMPTION at 3 than many today have at 30! Another question, what in the world is a 2 year old and 3 year old doing in school? They should be PLAYING! ENJOYING their lives. It will be out of their hands soon enough. He sent a REAL MESSAGE to his mother/parents. HE LEFT and came home. Too bad they missed the obvious. Security at the schools is NOT the problem, being away from home at that age IS!! Give 'em hell kid! I pray you win!

Preschool Escapee Makes Solo Trek Home​

An intrepid toddler in England took matters into his own hands when he decided on his first day of class that preschool was not for him.

Samantha Aldridge, 27, dropped her 3-year-old son, Alfie, off at the Knoll Mead Primary School in Surrey on a recent Monday morning for his first day of nursery school and then headed home, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail. The school called her 40 minutes later to let her know that her son was doing just fine.

So when her doorbell rang less than two hours later, she was shocked to see little Alfie standing in the doorway.
“When I opened the door and saw Alfie standing there, I didn’t know what to think,” Aldridge told the Daily Mail. “A wave of emotion came over me.”

To make the 10-minute trek home, Alfie walked out of his school building, scaled a 3-foot wall and crossed a busy street.
“Thankfully, I was home to answer the door,” Aldridge said. “It makes me feel sick to think of what could have happened. It’s a terrible thing for a mother to go through.”

Aldridge was upset that Alfie had managed to escape from the preschool unnoticed. She said that when she went back to the school with him, the staff hadn’t even realized he’d been missing, according to the Daily Mail.

“I was happy and relieved that he was OK, but I was also angry and upset that staff at the nursery had let this happen,” Aldridge said.

The school apologized, but Aldridge enrolled Alfie and his 2-year-old sister, Lexi, in another nursery school that has higher security.



Preschool Escapee Makes Solo Trek Home - Yahoo! News

 

[EnglishLady]

This is a play school/Nursery (Day Care ) that is within the school grounds.

Very poor one at that !

 

[layoutshooter]

This is a play school/Nursery (Day Care ) that is within the school grounds.

Very poor one at that !

Kids of age 2 or 3 belong at home, NOT in "play school" , Day care.

Kids that age SHOULD be cared for by PARENTS! Parents SHOULD raise their own kids or not bother to have them. I am VERY old fashioned.

 

[layoutshooter]

Problem solved.

Bars or a loving family. Some choice.

 

[EnglishLady]

Kids of age 2 or 3 belong at home, NOT in "play school" , Day care.

Kids that age SHOULD be cared for by PARENTS! Parents SHOULD raise their own kids or not bother to have them. I am VERY old fashioned.

Sometimes its needs must to have both parents working

May not have started out that way when baby was born, but circumstances, sadly, can change ....

 

[layoutshooter]

Sometimes its needs must to have both parents working

May not have started out that way when baby was born, but circumstances, sadly, can change ....

From what I see these days this is the norm , NOT the exception.

Having children is a CHOICE. One should not chose to have them if one cannot raise them without pawning them off at age 2 or 3. It seems to me that kid has more sense than his parents. I truly wish I could raise him. That much gumption at that age, amazing. Kinda prove that genetics does not dictate everything.

 

[EnglishLady]

From what I see these days this is the norm , NOT the exception.

Having children is a CHOICE. One should not chose to have them if one cannot raise them without pawning them off at age 2 or 3. It seems to me that kid has more sense than his parents. I truly wish I could raise him. That much gumption at that age, amazing. Kinda prove that genetics does not dictate everything.

If this had been a private nursery I would wholeheartedly agree with you, but .........

I was in that situation where I had to go out to work - no if's and but's ........ I didn't want to go on welfare.

I ended up bringing up two young boys all on my own - and they have turned out upright English gentlemen - rather proud of them actually

 

[layoutshooter]

Your situation is NOT the norm. I will not to argue. This kid has more sense than the adults that created him. I wish him God's speed.

 

[EnglishLady]

Your situation is NOT the norm. I will not to argue. This kid has more sense than the adults that created him. I wish him God's speed.

Hmmm .... I wish his parents luck

 

[Ragman]

they have turned out upright English gentlemen - rather proud of them actually

 

[EnglishLady]

Ermmm ....... what are drinking tonight?

 

[EnglishLady]

How about this one ....

 

[AMonger]

Sometimes its needs must to have both parents working

May not have started out that way when baby was born, but circumstances, sadly, can change ....

apparently not. She was home when he got there.

I disagree with LOS a lot, but he's certainly right this time: children that age belong at home with mom, not being raised by strangers, and especially not the state.

As Dr. Laura would point out, better to be poor, raising your own child, pinching pennies and doing without, than to have mom work for a little extra if it means having Junior raised by strangers. Only the children of horrible parents are better off raised by strangers, which is the true purpose behind Head Start.

 

[cheri1122]

"The kid has more sense than the parents" - huh? Would that be true if the 3 yr old got hit by a bus/truck/car while walking alone? What if he were snatched by a pervert and killed?
No 3 yr old should be outside unattended, precisely because they DON'T have enough sense to know what could happen. This little guy [and his parents and the preschool] were all very lucky.
Also, leaving a child with caregivers [family, friends, or paid] for part of each day while parents are working is not 'allowing them to be raised by someone else'. I left both daughters for some time most days, but I raised them, not 'strangers' or anyone else, and I'm proud of who they are today, same as English Lady.

 

[AMonger]

"The kid has more sense than the parents" - huh? Would that be true if the 3 yr old got hit by a bus/truck/car while walking alone?

If it's possible, it would be MORE true.

Ever hear the routine by comic Emo Phillips, in which he told of borrowing the car one night and wrecking it? He says his father gave him a backhanded apology by saying, "Son, I'm sorry. I apologize. I thought you were responsible enough to use the family car."

To which Emo replied, "You silly ninny. You could've killed me!"

If you leave your children with Michael Jackson, can you be surprised at what happens?

Likewise, if you leave your children with caretakers who can't love them as much as you, or who are also watching 17 other children, and the child wanders off, you shoulder some of the blame for whatever happens.

 

[cheri1122]

Nobody can love your kids as much as you do - so you can't ever leave them with anyone, lest you be guilty if anything happens? Was my friend Cari guilty for leaving her little ones with her inlaws while attending a wedding, when the 18 month old didn't survive a fall? I don't think so - accidents happen, even to the most loving and good parents.
Preschool is [one hopes] licensed, insured, and responsible for the children in their care. But like school bus drivers, teachers, & even loving parents, caregivers can get distracted, and miss something they ought to see - stuff happens. If the facility is understaffed, or the staff is underqualified, that needs addressed, but to applaud a 3 yr old on the loose in the city is just nuts, IMO.

 

[layoutshooter]

I would LOVE to raise that kid! What GUTS!! More than many of the adults I know.

NO ONE can raise your kids better than you. Warehousing them 5-6 days a week is not good. That kid KNEW where the best place for him is, AT HOME. He went there. GOOD for him! That kid could go on to do wonders!! IF the schools and he parents do medicate him out of it. He will likely get a "ADHD" label and put on ritalin.

 

[AMonger]

<font color="Navy">Nobody can love your kids as much as you do - so you can't ever leave them with anyone, lest you be guilty if anything happens?

The Bible has something to say about even this, saying that a hireling caretaker doesn't have the same love that a parent does. If a mother and child are walking in the woods and a bear jumps out at them, the mother is likely to do anything, whatever it takes to defend her child. A hireling may defend the child to a point but is more likely to eventually flee to save his or her own life.

I'm not saying a parent should never leave a child with a caretaker, no, but one should keep in mind the difference between themself and a hireling. So when something bad happens, there reason might be that the hireling didn't take the same level of care that the parent would. Had that mother not foolishly turned her 3 year old over to strangers to raise, do you think anything remotely similar would have happened?

Three year olds don't belong in school or daycare. No way. But the British are accustomed to sending their children off for someone else to raise, though I hear boarding schools are on the decline over there.

If you want a funny look at English boarding school, Mr. Bean does a hilarious bit called "Fatal Beatings," co-starring one of the Monty Python guys. It's on youtube.

 

[cranis]

Kids of age 2 or 3 belong at home, NOT in "play school" , Day care.

Kids that age SHOULD be cared for by PARENTS! Parents SHOULD raise their own kids or not bother to have them. I am VERY old fashioned.

I disagree. My 6 yr old grandson went to preschool 2x week and now in kidergarten. My 3 yr old grandson is in the same type of preschool( they moved) and he is doing fine. This helps with the socialization with other of their own age. They are taken care of along with their little sister, by 2 loving parents. They are not angels but they are kids being kids. Socialization is a main key to having a future with others You learn to get along and at the same time you get some education.

 

[cheri1122]

The Bible has something to say about even this, saying that a hireling caretaker doesn't have the same love that a parent does. If a mother and child are walking in the woods and a bear jumps out at them, the mother is likely to do anything, whatever it takes to defend her child. A hireling may defend the child to a point but is more likely to eventually flee to save his or her own life.

I'm not saying a parent should never leave a child with a caretaker, no, but one should keep in mind the difference between themself and a hireling. So when something bad happens, there reason might be that the hireling didn't take the same level of care that the parent would.

And they might have taken exactly the same level of care as the parent would: when my daughter was 3, she disappeared from my sight in a department store [I didn't leave her with a sitter to shop!] among the many racks of clothing. She thought it was great fun to play 'hide & seek', and kept silent while I frantically searched and called her name, until she decided she'd won, and crawled out from her hiding spot. 'Love', no matter how great, is no guarantee of a better outcome when toddlers do the things that make them appear to be [as in Shawn Morey's song] 'suicidal elves'. They don't know what could happen, and frankly, I'd take a conscientious caregiver over a lazy inattentive parent [and many are, even just sometimes] or a distracted parent any day.

Shame on Dr Laura for her attempt to make mothers feel guilty over needing to work - wonder if she ever needed to get a job to keep her kids properly sheltered, fed, dressed, doctored, etc. - I bet she has no clue how THAT feels.
Had that mother not foolishly turned her 3 year old over to strangers to raise, do you think anything remotely similar would have happened?

Answer is right there - and 'foolishly' is a value judgement we have no right to make, IMO.

Three year olds don't belong in school or daycare. No way. But the British are accustomed to sending their children off for someone else to raise, though I hear boarding schools are on the decline over there.

If you want a funny look at English boarding school, Mr. Bean does a hilarious bit called "Fatal Beatings," co-starring one of the Monty Python guys. It's on youtube.