Daycared dudes disruptive Tom Smith

This new study suggests kids who spend a substantial amount of time in day care are more likely to be disruptive in school, an effect that persists through the sixth grade.

Our three year old Mark has been a little disruptive in pre-school.  Apparently sometimes during circle time he prefers to run around the school, being chased by a teacher’s aide.  When our nanny picked him up the other day, the teacher said to Mark, “Now please tell Theresa that you are going to stay seated during circle time.”  Mark replied “Actually sometimes I like to run around during circle time.”  Of course, we all found this highly amusing.  This is the parents-getting-lazy-with-the-fourth-child syndrome.  We are now shooting for complete potty training by the beginning of the fifth grade.  Alternatively, nanotechnology may eliminate the necessity altogether.