Is it okay for your kid's teacher to hug them?

Connonym

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Sun Aug-10-08 01:21 PM
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Poll question: Is it okay for your kid's teacher to hug them?

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davsand

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Sun Aug-10-08 01:43 PM
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1. Hug, Handshake or High Five

Best solution I've seen yet was the Kindergarten teacher. "You did a great job. Do you choose a hug, high five or handshake?" The kids loved it. I think the kid being able to choose made all the difference to them.

Laura

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femmocrat

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Sun Aug-10-08 09:20 PM
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2. It's generally the students who initiate the hugs!

When they do that, I just give a little light pat on the back of the shoulder. I don't give them a big hug back. I'm talking about little kids, like K-3.

Some middle schoolers like to hug too... but I can usually fend them off with a high-5. Maybe I'll try fist bumps this year! LOL

We are told to never touch a child, but you have to use common sense. The little ones are just happy and excited and you don't want to make them feel like that is wrong, but you can't encourage it either.

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Midlodemocrat

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Sun Aug-10-08 09:21 PM
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3. Yup. As a matter of fact when I volunteer

as soon as I walk in the door I get mobbed by the kids. Kids are a very good judge of character it seems. :P

Seriously, it might just be that they know I am happy to be there helping them.

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Danger Mouse

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Sun Aug-10-08 09:22 PM
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4. Depends on the age of the kids.

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Sun Aug-10-08 09:24 PM
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5. As long as the kid wants the hug...

I don't see why not...unless it's an effort on the part of the teacher or the student to seduce the other.

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npk

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Sun Aug-10-08 09:31 PM
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6. It's my prediction by 2015 all physical contact will be illegal.

Edited on Sun Aug-10-08 09:32 PM by Nasprin

Including contact with your spouse, or should I say especially.

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Sun Aug-10-08 09:44 PM
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7. I doubt that...

There have been too many studies that prove that touch is healthy...and that lack of touch is unhealthy.

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CreekDog

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Sun Aug-10-08 09:45 PM
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8. my teachers hugged me

i like teachers.

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npk

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Sun Aug-10-08 09:56 PM
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9. If I was a teacher

I would be leary to hug another child. Especially if you are a man and the child is a female. I'm sorry but we live in SUE HAPPY USA and some parent will always be waiting to take advantage of an innocent hug.

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bluesbassman

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Sun Aug-10-08 09:57 PM
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10. I'll say yes with a qualifier.

I have a 12yr old girl going into 7th grade. I don't think her male teachers need to be standing at the door waiting to hug their female students as they come into class. Get my drift? OTOH, when it's appropriate, I don't have a problem.

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