Wow! Funny timing. We are completely different. Parents are encouraged to stay & watch (the parents of the older kids rarely do as parking isn't great) and we've never had any problems. Parents of the pee wees are encouraged to participate. Some participate side by side with their very shy child & Uncle uses them to hold pads, dangle balls to kick, be jumped over, walked on (depending on the parent) etc. They really enjoy it & I've watched a few who were very shy about encouraging or gently coaching other peoples kids really come out of their shells. I can tell they feel useful.
We've only had one parent problem & this was 2 weeks ago. Uncle failed a kid at a grading because his behaviour was so bad on the morning run (the kids had slept over). The mother wasn't present (never is) but has been calling in tears demanding the boy be graded. It's very sad. She completely disagrees that there should be consequences for the boys' bad behaviour. No wonder he's the naughty kid! She's withdrawing him from training. We're devastated for him. He's a great kid & did a great grading otherwise.
