I pulled my daughter out of nursery after the teacher wouldn’t stop cuddling her – she hated it & I know I was right

AN ANGRY mother has told how she pulled her three-year-old daughter out of daycare because staff didn’t obey her ‘do not touch’ rule.

The anonymous mum shared a post on Kidspot, explaining that her daughter “DOES NOT like cuddles” unless they’re from her mom, dad or grandma – and never has.

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As she began her new daycare, the thoughtful mom alerted staff to her little girl’s “dislike of physical contact” and instead noted other ways to soothe her — like using her favorite toy.

But much to the mother’s “absolute disgust,” they didn’t listen.

In the post, the frustrated parent wrote: “I will never forget looking through the window at the outside area where all the children are playing and saw the teacher pick up my daughter and try to hug her.

“My daughter was completely beside herself.”

She went on to share how she initially gave staff the leap of faith when in doubt, gently reminding them of the no-touch rule.

However, she kept repeating her daughter’s boundaries and felt like she was “fighting so hard” to make her toddler feel safe there.

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“It shouldn’t be that hard to help every child feel safe?” She wrote.

“It didn’t feel right to me.”

A month into school, the mother said her daughter told her she didn’t like the teachers or if they tried to cuddle her, so she removed her from kindergarten for good.

She goes on to share how her toddler opened a new nursery shortly after – adding that the teachers were much more supportive and even set up a “quiet room” to help the little girl feel comfortable.

The post has since divided opinion online – with some social media users deriding the mum’s “rules” and others jumping in her defence.

“Shame on the workers who didn’t respect the child and the mother’s wishes!” wrote one.

“As carers, it is our job to make sure every child feels safe and secure! If a child in my care is not happy, I will ask what I can do differently or what I am missing!!”

A second wrote: “The child doesn’t like being touched.

“Mom knows best, stop trying to cuddle the kid, that’s why the kid isn’t there.

“You are to take care of said child as the mother wishes. You did the right thing!!

“As you well know because she tries her best at the other school that respects her boundaries!!”

A third commented: “I can’t understand all the people laughing at this.”

Others, however, were not quite as sympathetic.

“You know the daycare doesn’t care that you took your child out,” one remarked.

“They already had a child who replaced them.

“You should get a nanny and a camera and watch them interact, like you would probably sit and watch the nanny while you’re at work. Some parents, I tell you.”

Another added: “The trick wasn’t to coddle and try to shape the environment around the kids, it was to teach the kids how to deal with it and deal with what’s going to happen in the real world.”

“Once your child is left to their own devices in situations, the world will bend no more.”