Ok here is the god's honest truth about this situation. I know this very well since I am an instructor and my students often bring their kids to class because I work at the YMCA. Most recently a pack of boys with baskeballs that wouldn't stop moving around and ribbling entered my class with their mom. Grrrrrrrr!
My criteria for children in the classroom is:
They must take the class.
They have to take the whole class.
There can be no talking or complaining unless they need to ask teacher a question. Then they can raise their hands.
No running and no in and outs of the studio unless for a bathroom break.
No making fun of other students.
I make this known right off the bat. Plus all the other students in the room need to be ok with kids in the class that are under 12.
A child running or complaining can really piss students off. I had one little girl who would stand in front, refuse to dance, and play with her hip scarf knot. Then she would cry when it fell off. Her mom didn't seem to understand this was annoying. So I took the kid aside and basically told her it was not ok.
It is your teacher's responsibility to make the classroom a place of learning. She must tell the kid to get out even if it means losing the mom as a student. Since it seems your teacher won't tell this mom what's up you need to flat out say " you will lose me as a student because of this kid and I will be sure to spread the word that you are not in charge of this classroom." That will get her attention. Don't talk to the mom cause she is obviously clueless.
And if you have to go to a new teacher feel free to ask them right off the bat what their policy is on kids in the studio and for that matter husband/boyfriend lookey-loos. Another of my studio pet peeves!
YOU are spening money on class and are obviously serious so you have a lot of power in this situation. I tend to be a hard liner on this subject. But don't we only have an hour - hour 1/2 class?!!!! Hardly enough time to learn let alone babysit!
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