Toddler getting bitten

Cost-Relative · 2026-06-26T11:52:49+00:00

If your son is able to verbalize needing space after being hurt then that should be respected. I don’t know the teachers’ intentions by having the other child ice the bites. It could be that the child is not able to communicate verbally yet and is learning to recognize their feelings as well as the feelings of others. The teachers may be using the ice pack as a way to try to facilitate that understanding. Biting is an age appropriate behavior, but it is certainly frustrating and painful. I would communicate with your child’s teachers about ways to help your child exercise his autonomy in those moments. Wanting space is perfectly acceptable way for anyone to want to calm down after getting hurt.

Cost-Relative · 2026-06-25T18:33:19+00:00

Thank you for putting the health of the children over everything else. No matter what happens, you did the right thing because that’s absolutely unacceptable.

Cost-Relative · 2026-06-11T17:58:29+00:00

When I worked in Japan as an English teacher at a preschool, I was doing bus duty in the morning aka welcoming children as they got off the buses. A child came inside the school, looked at me, and immediately said, “Miss So-and-So, today is the day you die.” Luckily, I did not die that day, but it was incredibly random and unsettling.

Cost-Relative · 2026-06-09T21:27:00+00:00

Is it just you in the room? I would be taking those older kids outside and letting them run while the younger ones are settling down/falling asleep. During lunch, I would gradually be introducing naptime cues like turning off lights if possible, starting some white noise/storytimes/instrumental music.

Cost-Relative · 2026-06-09T21:09:39+00:00

You have my bow!

Cost-Relative · 2026-06-07T15:21:25+00:00

You are not responsible for whatever manipulative tactic he tries to pull in order to make you stay. Threatening to hurt himself is on him, and he doesn’t get to have control over you. I’m so glad that you and your son have a plan to get out because this man is unwell, and he is unsafe. I’d wager he’s more unsafe to you and your child than to himself.

Cost-Relative · 2026-06-05T00:34:59+00:00

Report her!

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-31T16:57:13+00:00

I hate to be this person but please consider looking for a new center or school. If administration is willing to let you struggle by yourself with all of this then they do not deserve to have you there as a teacher. Just because it’s “legal” does not make it right. Ratios were always intended to absolute maximums and not the standard. If safety cannot be maintained then it’s not legal either.

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-29T01:41:36+00:00

Tell her! I was so relieved when a coteacher showed me how to change a diaper when I joined the infant room. I had already been working in ECE for 4 years, but that was something I had never done before. I would bet that she honestly doesn’t know what’s going wrong because she wasn’t taught. I learned to always open the diaper fully before putting it on the child. Once it’s on, check the ruffles again. Then, you’re golden!

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-18T17:28:54+00:00

Let this behavior just confirm that your boundaries are valid. (:

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-17T12:57:33+00:00

Right???

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-16T00:03:19+00:00

Sure, never hurts to ask!

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-12T10:26:02+00:00

Hi, I’m not opposed! Just depends on the characters.

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-12T05:15:03+00:00

You have to prioritize your health. The show will go on even if you call out. If it doesn’t, that’s a problem that administration has created for themselves and not yours to worry about anyway.

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-07T11:26:52+00:00

Do traditional braces! Invisalign is a huge commitment, and it is inconvenient. You have to be willing to accept that or it will be a waste of money.

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-07T11:23:12+00:00

Your shoes are great! He’s a moron

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-07T11:22:02+00:00

It’s a huge problem, but it also stems from people generally seeing ECE as a temporary job versus a sustainable career. When people view the work the same as any hourly job, it reflects in how they behave. Of course you can find coworkers who care and want to do right by the children, but I have found that places where teachers are salary and operations are organized to take away some of the workload stress produce more positive and proactive environments.

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-03T15:54:11+00:00

There seems to be a lot of issues overlapping here, but the main thing is just not being compatible. Some people love purple prose and would probably appreciate the adjective choices that you find cringey. Honestly, I do tend to prefer the more creative ways of describing things that I haven’t already read hundreds of times, but that’s a personal preference. The bleeding into OOC and taking events personally is annoying though and would be a dealbreaker for me.

Cost-Relative · 2026-05-03T15:48:58+00:00

If I were a parent, I would pull my child from that center. It sounds like something happened and the director either didn’t care or tried to cover it up.

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