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Daily Mail
17-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Outraged mother reveals unusual method daycare staff used to discipline her toddler
A furious Tennessee mother claimed daycare staff disciplined her young daughter by spraying her in the face with a water bottle. Samantha Cuzzort said her three-year-old daughter, Elowyn, was 'inappropriately disciplined' at the Shiny Penny Child Care Center in Chattanooga, about 130 miles south east of Nashville. The outraged mother wrote on Facebook that she was asked to pick up her daughter on July 7 'due to one of her meltdowns.' She said that Elowyn told her the teacher had sprayed her in the face with water and the young girl repeated the claims the next day when she didn't want to go back to daycare. 'I was talking to her about what happened and what I could do to make her feel safe, because she seemed a little scared to go to daycare,' Cuzzort told WTVC. 'So I asked her again, you know what happened? And she said that she sprayed her while she was crying, and I got very frustrated.' Cuzzort said she and Elowyn's father asked the daycare to provide surveillance footage of the incident, but management refused and the parents filed a complaint with the state. She also shared a copy of the daycare's newsletter that said the staff is trying to get the kids outside as much as possible and that they use spray bottles to keep cool. 'We do have spray water bottles that teachers use to cool children down. The children absolutely love being spritzed with water,' the letter said. 'Of course, we ask them if they want to be sprayed before we spritz them with cool water.' The daycare said if parents would like their child to be opted out of the spraying, they can contact their teacher or management. 'She wasn't outside when this happened. When I picked her up from daycare that day, she was laying on the carpet where she was when I left her,' Cuzzort said. 'When I saw that, I thought it was immediate defense and deflection to validate what they were doing.' contacted the Shiny Penny for comment. DHS confirmed to that they are investigating the matter. 'We are aware of an incident that occurred at The Shiny Penny Child Care Center and the agency is currently under investigation,' a DHS spokesperson said. According to a copy of the daycare's newsletter, the staff is trying to get the kids outside as much as possible and that they use spray bottles to keep cool State child care licensing requirements prohibit potentially shaming, humiliating, frightening, verbally abusive and injurious discipline methods, according to DHS. Cuzzort said her daughter is afraid to go to daycare now and she hopes the DHS investigation will provide answers as to what happened to her daughter. 'She would start crying and kind of tucked down behind my leg, and I would have to actually crouch down and try to talk to Elowyn and help her go to class, but she got to where she couldn't acclimate herself, she just wouldn't go,' the mom said.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Husband Says He Doesn't Want Wife Using Baby Name He 'Secretly' Hates Because It Sounds Like a 'Forest Fairy'
A man says he "hates" the name his wife wants to use for their future child, but waited so long to tell her that she is now mad In a post on Reddit, he writes that he held off on telling the woman he dislikes the name, "because I didn't want to kill her vibe" But now, he feels he has to offer up his opinion, adding, "I want our daughter to have a name that'll command respect in a boardroom, not at a Renaissance Faire"A man says he "secretly hates" the name his wife wants to use for their future child, writing in a Reddit post that the name sounds like something out of a "Renaissance Faire." "We've both been throwing around names for a while, but there's one she's been dead set on ever since we found out we were having a girl: 'Elowyn,' " the anonymous 35-year-old writes in the post. "She says it's 'magical and lyrical' and reminds her of a forest fairy or something." He continues: "I've been nodding along because I didn't want to kill her vibe, pregnancy hormones and all, but honestly, I can't stand it. It sounds like a name someone would give their Dungeons & Dragons character. I want our daughter to have a name that'll command respect in a boardroom, not at a Renaissance Faire." He writes that last week, he finally told his wife that he isn't comfortable with the name. "I suggested alternatives that are still beautiful but more grounded (like Claire or Julia), and she got really upset. She accused me of 'waiting too long' to say something and said I'd been 'deceptive.' I told her I was trying to be supportive and avoid unnecessary stress, but that this is my child too," he writes. Now, his wife isn't speaking to him, other than to say she is 'mourning" the name. "I get that pregnancy is emotional, but that feels a bit theatrical to me," he writes. "I told her we still have 21 weeks to decide and that maybe this is a sign to keep looking." He then asks if he's wrong "for holding my ground and not wanting to name my daughter something that sounds like a Tolkien side character?" Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. While many commenters agree that the name is not their favorite, some are also chiding the man for not being honest sooner. "Why would you not just be honest from the beginning? That makes no sense to hide your feelings from your partner, especially about something they seem dead set on and you are adamantly against," wrote one. Added another commenter: "Naming a baby is like making one: both parties need to agree or it shouldn't happen. The best time to say no might have been earlier, but the second best time is right now. Both are infinitely preferable to never." Read the original article on People
