For two years, my little boy, Janosch, loved kindergarten. Then suddenly, he cried every morning, clinging to me, begging not to go.
At first, I thought it was just a phase. But when he whispered, “I don’t want to eat there anymore,” I knew something was wrong.
So I went to the school unannounced and watched through the window.
What I saw broke me.
A teacher I’d never seen before was forcing food into his mouth, yelling at him to eat while he cried and choked.
I rushed in, shouting, “Don’t touch him!” She told me I couldn’t be there—I told her she had no right to treat a child like that.
I reported it. Things changed. The staff changed. And slowly, so did my son. He started smiling again. Playing. Trusting.
What I learned:
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Always trust your instincts.
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Kids don’t cry for no reason.
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Forcing and yelling is not teaching—it’s damaging.
💬 Please share this. Listening to your child is not overreacting. It’s protecting.
