Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland has the same mentality to improve and score goals as Lionel Messi and warned the rest of the Premier League that the striker will be even better in his second season at Manchester City.
19.04.2023 - 02:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Supernanny Jo Frost has come under fire from parents over comments she made about children's behaviour in school.
The TV nanny, famed for her no nonsense approach to parenting, shared posts on her social media forums stating how 'absurd' it is to suggest that children refrain from being themselves at school.
She said: "This notion that kids are 'Holding in' from being themselves all day as if schools are some form of punishment is absurd. Have you ever sat in a pre-school? Learning is fun, playtime is fun and socialization is fun. Children are unapologetically themselves... Who are you fooling?"
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But the post has not gone down well with parents of children with special educational needs and those who work with neurodivergent children.
Hundreds responded to the posts on Twitter and Instagram, including one mum, who said: "This is such an insult to SEND parents. Neurodivergent children DO mask - all day sometimes. School can often be trauma for some of them.
"This is clearly not your area of expertise and whoever put this on your socials really needs to be had a word with. Perhaps do not post about autistic and ADHD needs without actually having some factual correct information and a little heart…shocking post."
Another said: "Many children can’t be ‘unapologetically themselves’ because their true self will not be accepted. Learning is therefore not fun. School is not fun. Children burn out when they have to work hard to mask in school - irrespective of how hard they/parents/teachers try."
After receiving so many complaints, Jo elaborated on her original post to explain that it was not aimed at the neurodiverse community.
She said: "For children with
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