De Vere - Slaley Hall - Near Hexham, Northumberland.

[LFC Muppet]

Me, my Wife and Daughter went to Slaley Hall last Thursday and Friday night - 2 nights for price of 1, B&B in a queen bed room.

We had a very relaxing time and enjoyed it immensly.

When we got home on Saturday we noticed that we had left my 2 yr old daughters favourite teddy 'Roo' from Winnie the Pooh. She doesn't go anywhere without it (normally) and especially bed time. My wife managed to get her over to sleep with great difficulty.

We rang the hotel and Lost property was closed, so had to ring on Sunday morning. The woman said she had it and would post it out on Monday, so we had to go and purchase another on Sunday.

Roo was received this morning, addressed to my 2 yr old daughter. It was in a box wrapped up with 2 kinder eggs.

I think this is really nice of them and thought I would give it a mention on here.

(Not sure if it should be in here or the dog and duck).

[Nibb]

Thats a nice touch!

[CzarJunkie]

Great customer service by the Hotel, but poor parenting on your part. Can't believe you actually went out and bought another in the knoewledge the Hotel were posting the other back. No wonder kids grow up to think the world revolves around them..........

That's just my opinion of course.......

[Nibb]

You got kids CJ?

Shes a 2YO FFS you try reasoning with them!

[CzarJunkie]

You got kids CJ?

Shes a 2YO FFS you try reasoning with them!

Sowing the seeds m8, at 2 they are old enough to start learning that you can't always get what you want. To give in is the path of least resistance and poor parenting in my book.

The sooner you start teaching them that life isn't always going to be kind the better they will be equipped to handle life once they fly the nest.

The old cliche, 'being cruel to be kind' seems lost on this generation of parents.

[LFC Muppet]

Sowing the seeds m8, at 2 they are old enough to start learning that you can't always get what you want. To give in is the path of least resistance and poor parenting in my book.

The sooner you start teaching them that life isn't always going to be kind the better they will be equipped to handle life once they fly the nest.

The old cliche, 'being cruel to be kind' seems lost on this generation of parents.

See where you are coming from mate, I was brought up getting things when it was Crimbo and Birthdays, my wife was really spoilt.

She didn't ask for another 1, we just thought it would be easier to have another 1 as back up.

[neo2810]

I agree with CJ (even though his tact is minimal as always )...

My 3 year old wants to do everything (open all doors, strap himself into his carseat, take the photos when daddy is on a shoot, turn on the telly, turn off the telly, watch FUCKING CBeebies 12 hours a day, etc, et infinitum)... My wife lets him, so he thinks it's ok, but it extends our trips out by nothing getting done fast.
I've started telling him no now for everything and he screams each time. The screaming doesn't bother me, but the wife telling me off for it does. She's heading for a clip around the earhole herself

[Nibb]

Sowing the seeds m8, at 2 they are old enough to start learning that you can't always get what you want. To give in is the path of least resistance and poor parenting in my book.

The sooner you start teaching them that life isn't always going to be kind the better they will be equipped to handle life once they fly the nest.

The old cliche, 'being cruel to be kind' seems lost on this generation of parents.

IMO thats nonsense mate ......a 2YO missing a treasured toy that they have come to recognise as a comforter is way different from having a tantrum at the checkout in Tesco because he/ she wants a bag of sweets or summat they have seen on the TV!

In the latter cases I totally agree with you!

[Nibb]

I agree with CJ (even though his tact is minimal as always )...

My 3 year old wants to do everything (open all doors, strap himself into his carseat, take the photos when daddy is on a shoot, turn on the telly, turn off the telly, watch FUCKING CBeebies 12 hours a day, etc, et infinitum)... My wife lets him, so he thinks it's ok, but it extends our trips out by nothing getting done fast.
I've started telling him no now for everything and he screams each time. The screaming doesn't bother me, but the wife telling me off for it does. She's heading for a clip around the earhole herself

As I say above thats different...the case of the toy above is something that the child is used to....having it taken away/ lost is not something you should punish the child over!

In the other cases you have mentioned I totally agree....my 4yo was like that, I just put him in his room once he started the screaming with no tv anything, I didnt shout at him, and he wasnt locked in or anything only when he had calmed down and stopped the tantrums could he come out.

It worked he listens now.

[LFC Muppet]

IMO thats nonsense mate ......a 2YO missing a treasured toy that they have come to recognise as a comforter is way different from having a tantrum at the checkout in Tesco because he/ she wants a bag of sweets or summat they have seen on the TV!

In the latter cases I totally agree with you!

Couldn't have put it better, I tried above but this makes more sense.

[CzarJunkie]

IMO thats nonsense mate ......a 2YO missing a treasured toy that they have come to recognise as a comforter is way different from having a tantrum at the checkout in Tesco because he/ she wants a bag of sweets or summat they have seen on the TV!

In the latter cases I totally agree with you!

If kids get want they want they expect it, like I said, sowing the seeds. And don't get me started on comforters, that's another disaster waiting to happen.

I'll probably lose some of you here, but a swift kick up the backside is whats required when they get unruly, they'll soon forget about the comforter when they're black and blue............

[LFC Muppet]

Pointless saying anymore, u don't understand the situation and how we are with our Daughter.

I was posting this thread showing my appreciation for the Hotel, not to get a parenting lecture, but thanks for your views.

[BBK]

And don't get me started on comforters, that's another disaster waiting to happen.

Well, as a parent of two young girls I actually wholeheartedly agree with what you are saying. Neither of my children had any sort of comforters, and oddly enough we never had any issues with losing "valuable toys" or - as a recent thread on the work parents network db covered - what happens when the "valuable toy falls to pieces". However, as with everything its personal choice, and I can totally sympathise with those parents who do encourage a favourite toy, its not a crime. No parent is perfect, and we all have to follow our own paths. We have always encouraged our daughters to really speak their mind, and now I have an almost 8 year old daughter who is constantly rude and pushing boundaries because she thinks she's older than she is. We all make rods for our own backs in one way or another.