A NURSERY notice asking parents to put down their phones when collecting their children has divided opinion online.
The poster was shared by a mum in the US on Facebook who spotted it while collecting her child from ‘daycare.’
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It read: “You are picking up your child! GET OFF YOUR PHONE!!!! Your child is happy to see you! Are you happy to see your child??
“We have seen children trying to hand their parents their work they completed and the parents is on the phone.
“We have heard a child say ‘mommy, mommy, mommy…’ and the parents is paying more attention to their phone than their own child.
“It is appalling. Get off your phone!!”
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The post was originally shared back in 2017, but has recently resurfaced, with many parents reposting it on social media.
And while many agreed, some were outraged by the nursery admitting that they were sick of being told how to parent.
One wrote: “You people realize they’re taking the kids home with them, right.
“Where they’ll tend to homework, dinner, and all the important things. Perhaps worry about your own self and I’ll worry about mine.”
Agreeing a second added: “A place of business should be professional and not try and school you on how to parent. You don’t know a stranger’s reason for being on their phone.”
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While a third wrote: “As a Mom, I have heard quite enough of other people’s opinions on how to raise my kids, what I should and shouldn’t be doing with them and generally every ones opinion on if I’m doing it right or not.”
However, many were quick to praise the kindergarten, encouraging others to spend quality time with their kids.
“When it’s time to give your child attention dedicate yourself to it. Do it with passion” wrote one mum.
Another added: “I’ve seen a lot of this myself, and it’s truly disheartening! Hopefully parents take heed of the message!”
This isn’t the first time parents have been asked to put down their phones with a hospital previously urging mums to do so while breastfeeding.
Posted on the wall of the maternity unit at Yeovil District Hospital, the sign reads: “Mummy & Daddy…. Please look at ME when I am feeding.
“I am much more interesting than your phone. Thank you xxxxxxx.”
The sign sparked fierce debate on Twitter – where mums argued that phones are a “lifeline” in the early days of parenthood.
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