While it is the responsibility of the teacher to tie shoes if necessary, it’s still the kind of skill parents should at least try to teach their kids at least by the time they start pre1A.
BUT. I still want to take the opportunity to vent that after two summers of being a counselor for two and three year olds, I am fed up with Converse. And Lelli Kellies. Look, moms, you might have time to put your little angel into her shoes every morning and take them off at night, but I don’t have time to do it if the other sixteen kids are jumping off the walls waiting for me to take THEIRS off to go swimming. You KNOW I have more campers than just you cutie pie, though you may not fully want to realize it. I’m already changing sixteen kids with diapers and Pull-Ups and Gucci bathing suits that aren’t allowed to get dirty (TRUE STORY). I have NO problem whatsoever with laces, though I think that seichel over cuteness should really be used when it comes to toddler shoes. But if I need to use a shoehorn to get your kid’s shoes on, it’s time to do like the poorer but definitely smarter mom does- send your kids in crocs.
/endrant. Though I’m not doing it again this year- I just want to raise awareness for the benefit of my fellow preschool counselors.