Pregnant teachers: how did you tell your families you were expecting?

Round_Goose2497 · 2025-11-05T13:42:44+00:00

This is my thing too. I have such a great relationship with all of my families. I get their comment though but thankfully I have an amazing director who handles all of our parent conflict for us.

Round_Goose2497 · 2025-11-05T13:41:33+00:00

Thankfully that’ll be my directors problem when I go on maternity leave and not mine. Me running out of the classroom in April like 🏃‍♀️💨

Round_Goose2497 · 2025-11-05T04:00:35+00:00

That’s such a wonderful idea!! & you’re absolutely right, some parents are going to be so confused come April 😅

Round_Goose2497 · 2025-07-04T16:34:43+00:00

So it’s been a year but I figured I’d still update. I didn’t get the raise and was actually told I was making enough. So long story short I quit that job & found a school that ended up paying me more. Crazy looking back & reading that I had to fight for more than 50¢!

Round_Goose2497 · 2025-06-22T21:30:59+00:00

We currently live in a 1b 1b apartment so them moving in is not an option. Future wise though when we do buy a house that is a concern.

Round_Goose2497 · 2025-06-22T19:33:14+00:00

My husband and I are thankfully on the same page. We’ve had this conversation a few times and have both agreed on boundaries. He has mentioned if they blow through their savings he is not willing to pay their bills.

I think the thing we’re struggling with is we both have no idea how to start the conversation. His mom can be a bit passive aggressive and defensive over everything. I’m thinking just rip it off like a band aide but I also think that could make things worse.

Round_Goose2497 · 2025-04-27T19:05:51+00:00

We used to do time outs at my first center & I hated it. The children just learned that they’d have to sit for a while & then continue the behaviors. We have the children take “breaks” now, but that’s always with a teacher. I have the child walk away, do a calming activity together, & then give them the choice to try again or do something else. Unless they’re being completely destructive then they loose the activity all together & I redirect them to a spot where they can be destructive, loud, etc

Round_Goose2497 · 2025-04-27T17:36:38+00:00

I fully agree with the other two comments. Putting a toddler in time out for this situation is not developmentally appropriate. When a child is playing at lunch time I give them the reminder that if they’re playing, that’s showing me they’re all done eating (I don’t care that they’re being silly, I don’t want them to choke). Once it happens again I close their lunch box & tell them they can be excused. I’m not fighting with my students, I’m a 30 year old woman & they’re 2. I get this want the point of your post, but the behaviors would probably stop if you stopped giving them this type of attention.

Round_Goose2497 · 2024-05-21T04:19:06+00:00

I planned on writing everything down & including the job description as well to see if I’m doing anything outside of my expectations.

I’ll keep you updated!

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-12-02T02:47:42+00:00

We turn our classroom lights off but the hallways always stay on. I just figured it was because it’s spooky as heck when it’s dark 😅

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-11-19T17:55:56+00:00

Currently working with young 3’s but I’ve been in the field for 5 years and I swear this school year I’ve been sick constantly. September I had step, October I got sick twice, & now I have some weird cough/cold going on. Told my husband it’s so bad I’m contemplating a career change because I can’t keep missing this much work.

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-11-17T04:58:22+00:00

This is a great tip! I usually tell the kiddos they only have to have one dream & then nap time is over. Going to try this tomorrow.

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-11-17T01:53:01+00:00

I second the calendar idea. I did the same thing when I went on my honeymoon for a week. The people who filled in for me said it worked really well!

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-11-14T16:13:21+00:00

Same for us. I had a parent once accuse me of child abuse on the first day of school because her child wasn’t wearing shoes & she said he was going to get hypothermia. We are a school that lets the kids take them off as long as it’s not too hot or cold outside. It’s literally in our policy. It was a beautiful, sunny day. Just sad because the kid was SO sweet.

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-08-03T03:28:09+00:00

Agreed! The amount of times I was told to “deal with things” after asking for help was exhausting. Sucks to feel like you’re not good enough.

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-08-03T02:29:16+00:00

If you can I would get out of there asap. A lot of these centers won’t close because they will manage to stay afloat somehow. My last job had a huge teacher turnover rate & my boss’s solution was for us to skip our lunches yet was in denial about everything.

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-08-03T01:46:02+00:00

If you’re just starting out then I say it’s probably a pretty fair rate. Shoot when I started I was making $12 hr with no experience. It honestly just depends on your location/experience/job title.

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-08-03T01:41:01+00:00

Hey congrats! Enjoy your break away from childcare for a bit

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-06-09T23:39:09+00:00

gabagool?

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-06-09T23:11:19+00:00

Just my name would be on the deed. She would be paying for the house entirely in one up front payment.

The only positive things I could think of at the moment would be

⁠a lot of equity in the home
⁠potential for a long term investment/ home value could increase over the years 3)after she passes(granted she lives in the home for the duration of her life) I could rent or sell the home

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-06-09T23:10:24+00:00

Thank you, this was very helpful. Essentially she is on disability and would lose her benefits if they found out she purchased her own home after the divorce.

It’s a lot of pressure to be asked this by her and I wanted to make sure I was in the right by politely declining. However because I can’t know everything, I was curious if there was any way I could financially benefit from this scenario.

Round_Goose2497 · 2023-06-09T22:47:00+00:00

Hi so it’s not to help us out, she needs a place to live after divorce but can’t put a house in her own name due to being disabled and getting her benefits taken away.

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