Comments on: Nursery Etiquette, or, What I Wish Others Knew About My Calling

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By: Katya

Katya — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:53:46 +0000

>56.

Well, this is my third Primary program, so I’ve learned a few things along the way.

>60.

As far as I know, males can’t teach Primary (or be nursery workers?) solo. They can, however, team teach with another person, male or female.

By: JennS

JennS — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:27:51 +0000

ad hoc Nursery Leader: the actual leader was a very sweet and dear elderly lady who was physically unable to move around. It was difficult for her to get the toys off the shelves let alone keep up with energetic toddlers!

By: Sparky

Sparky — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:50:41 +0000

Amen again to men working in primary. Our ward has a tradition of excellent male primary choristers and primary teachers. Also, both of our nurseries are entirely staffed by male workers. My son loves them.

Incidentally, my MIL was surprised about the male nursery workers. She had thought it was against the handbook to have males alone in there with the kids. Is anyone else aware of this rule?

By: LCM

LCM — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:39:05 +0000

I second, or is it third, about the men being in Primary. My husband was a convert and he is currently teaching the 8 year olds with another man. He missed Primary the first time around and is enjoying teaching and learning in Primary. Also, when I was Primary pianist, I worked with a male chorister and he was tons of fun and the kids really liked him. I think it just depends on the person.

By: Ziff

Ziff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:14:43 +0000

Amen, Stephanie!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:57:36 +0000

Cub Scout Leader: please don’t assume that just because I accepted the calling means that I will actually buy and wear the shirt. I will be happy to teach and play and learn with the boys, but I will NOT wear that stupid shirt.

By: Cinderella

Cinderella — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:40:40 +0000

Katya,

I laughed when I read your comment about turning a Christmas song down flat. I accepted. hahaha. I shouldn’t have, though. Oh well. I figured that teaching the kids the song is much less stress than dealing with the woman who picked the song without consulting me first.

By: Stephen M (Ethesis)

Stephen M (Ethesis) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:17:25 +0000

Please remember that like all other church workers, we’re essentially volunteers who didn’t even volunteer, and we’re doing the best we can.

We all need to remember that about each other.

I enjoyed my time in the nursery and teaching my children in primary, those who lived long enough to make it.

By: laughing

laughing — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:33:27 +0000

I laughed out loud when I read the nursery leaders complaints. I had my best nursery experience in a tiny branch. My husband was the EQ Prez and ES, I was in the RSP and a GD Teacher. I was approached by our nursery leader when my son was 15 mo. She laughed that she could hear my son every week during my lessons. I wasn’t laughing. She graciously offered for him to come to nursery. She had only one 20 mo old. I accepted. Little did I know that the other child’s mother would throw a fit and make some very nasty phone calls because we weren’t following the handbook. She had moved in from a big ward in Utah. I guess there must be more of those strictly by the book folks than I realized. I’m guessing they must come from wards with more than 8 kids total.