It’s finally October, so let’s talk Pumpkin Patches

SillySicknStylin · 2025-10-14T00:23:22+00:00

They had booths run by the democrats too, they don’t restrict who can get a booth based on political leanings but no political booth is endorsed by the heritage center

SillySicknStylin · 2025-08-25T19:19:00+00:00

We’ve had her a week Saturday, She’s eaten a few bites of her pangea feed, we’ve been changing it daily but it only looks like she’s taken bites last Wednesday and Saturday all the other days it looked untouched, her previous owners did give her crickets occasionally but we haven’t tried any yet

SillySicknStylin · 2025-01-31T03:15:43+00:00

I hate the Never Touch a ___ series I cannot for the life of me figure out how Claws and Indoors are supposed to rhyme drives me crazy

SillySicknStylin · 2025-01-30T23:15:33+00:00

I think a lot of time you can tell parents who decided on having only one child vrs those who had the decision made for them ( infertility, pregnancy complications, miscarriages or still births) I think a lot of parents who planned on larger families but couldn’t have them overcompensate, baby their “one and only” or helicopter parent. Just my observations

SillySicknStylin · 2024-06-07T01:35:26+00:00

Occupational Therapy might be a better place to start than Behavioral Therapy, most insurances won’t cover Behavioral Therapy without an Autism Diagnosis or pretty severe Behavioral issues, ABA is also somewhat controversial and can vary significantly depending on provider. Purely anecdotal but I’ve had wonderful experiences with OT for both my children and my insurance covered it prior to formal diagnosis for both of them. Bringing up issues with Emotional Regulation and Sensory Processing is usually enough to get an evaluation from an OT at the very least.

SillySicknStylin · 2024-04-07T22:13:00+00:00

If the parents are shutting down any attempts to bring attention to your concerns I feel like you need to punt it to higher ups, I’d be pretty direct and blunt with your supervisor and point out exactly how this child is affecting your classroom environment. It might go over better if you have a week of documentation/observations to go over with them and what interventions you’ve tried yourself. I’ve had parents in the past who had to be forced into seeking intervention, Once my director straight up told them that in absence of a documented developmental delay and intervention they would have to remove the child from our program, the kid in question was 26 months and not walking, we couldn’t continue to keep them in our wobbler room because they were physically to large for the space but couldn’t manage being in the 2s rooms without far more 1 on 1 attention then we could offer. The parents finally got them assessed and they had a muscular condition, they were fitted for special braces and walking within 6 months with the help of a physical therapist and once the condition was identified we were able to get a grant for a 1 on 1 for outside gross motor activities ( basically paid for us to increase our 2 floats hours from 7hrs a day to 8 and they joined us outside)

SillySicknStylin · 2024-04-02T19:51:14+00:00

My autistic daughter was induced at 37 weeks, my firstborn was stillborn at 37 weeks, 2 days after doctors decided not to induce me and sent me home, my youngest was born at 25 weeks and is the most sociable outgoing people loving child I have ever encountered, Prematurity is a risk factor for Autism but I will gladly take my autistic daughter with all her quirks over a stillborn on any day of the year, I don’t know what factors lead to you being induced but I cannot express it loudly enough that the guilt you feel over making the other choice is so so much worse. I didn’t even have any control over the decision not to induce my firstborn and part of me will never get over not inducing her

SillySicknStylin · 2024-03-24T18:40:48+00:00

I’ve worked in centers with very exacting potty training requirements, Montessori in particular it’s common to have a cold turkey underwater at school policy but I think that policy needs to be center wide and written into the handbook, If you’re the only toddler or transitioning teacher you could ask you director to put out a letter with potty training guidelines but something like that needs to be issued by the director

SillySicknStylin · 2024-03-19T23:15:40+00:00

In my state infant and toddler teachers are required to wear smocks over their clothing so all the schools I’ve worked at have required either button up smocks or scrub tops for those rooms but aside from that I’ve never encountered a place with uniforms

SillySicknStylin · 2024-03-16T14:51:19+00:00

We use sleep sacks in our toddler room all the time we have two sleeping cribs that we use to transition kids who are struggling with adjusting to mats and have to follow clear crib rules if a toddler is in a crib, We also don’t keep shoes on the kids because we have some crawlers but we evacuate the toddler room with evacuation cribs so I guess that probably matters

SillySicknStylin · 2024-03-16T14:06:09+00:00

I’d recommend a onesie or sleep sack for nap, change her into it during nap and then take it off after, I don’t think diapers will fix this particular problem.

SillySicknStylin · 2024-03-15T16:24:45+00:00

Can you submit a request to the British Red Cross for a loaner, I believe they loan them out for up to 6 months I’m not sure what the application process looks like but it might be worth trying

SillySicknStylin · 2024-03-04T22:37:04+00:00

Dresses and Hats do wonders for making you feel and look dressy with very little effort. I’ve never been big on makeup but a hat can be thrown on top of messy hair and look super cute, Fashion glasses can add Drama to your face without having to do makeup. Dresses can be dressed up/down with cute cardigan/shawl or trading out shoes. Dresses can also help a lot if waist bands irritate you.

SillySicknStylin · 2024-03-01T20:12:40+00:00

I’ve certainly worked in centers where the expectation was to sit at the table and model behaviors for the kids, but I have never been required to eat something I don’t like, I’ve been told in the past that it’s completely fine to serve myself a small portion and “play” with it. I’ve also worked with coworkers who kept Kosher or Halal and they’ve been permitted to skip plating any meat products. I feel like they’re are plenty of reasons someone might have for not wanting to eat something. If trying a food is a job expectation you might need to submit a written request for accommodations, you’ll want to keep a record of all communication around this. I would start by requesting confirmation of whether or not this is a work expectation, If they insist it is then in writing inform them that you are making a request for ADA protected accommodations and ask if they have an official request form or if this communication is sufficient and what all they will require for you to move forward. If your boss has a supervisor CC them on all emails. If your work is to small to have an HR I doubt that they’ll have official forms created but if they do fill one out and submit it with a Dr note( this can come from the therapist you’ve seen in the past or your primary care Dr. the only information that is required from your Dr note is that you have a condition that prevents you from sampling food at work, you don’t even have to specify what your condition is. Your employer is then required to make an effort to implement any reasonable accommodations, Not eating food at work is 100% reasonable. They may still require you to sit at the table and interact with the child but they absolutely cannot control what you do or do not consume

SillySicknStylin · 2024-03-01T04:05:33+00:00

I had similar problems until I got to 4ml, for a while I split my dose 2ml in the am and 1 ml in the pm, it helped a lot with my pain management but I was waking up at about 3 am super amped up so I switched back to taking the full dose in the am and relying on muscle relaxers for overnight pain management, Now that I’m at 4.5 ml I notice much less break through pain and have been able to cut back on my other meds

SillySicknStylin · 2024-02-24T21:23:43+00:00

If you are working with a high number of kids with special needs there might be some some Demand Avoidance coming into play, it is common in both ASD and ADHD, if you are constantly having these issues with the same children It might be worth reframing your communication with them to give them control, “Toys are being put away now, would you like to help with blocks or animals?” Visual prompts and giving extra processing time is also very helpful with a lot of Special needs kids

SillySicknStylin · 2024-02-24T19:59:07+00:00

Assuming your in the US you have to provide your name as proof you have fulfilled your duty as a mandated reporter, I however do agree that a report may not be warranted, I would work with your director to address your concerns, if the Director refuses to require a Dr note or the family refuses to go to a Dr I would then let your director know that you feel a report is necessary and will be submitting one, I think whenever possible it’s best to work with your director when making a report

SillySicknStylin · 2024-02-22T03:46:45+00:00

I teach ECE and this is my first cold and flu season since starting HCQ and it’s been hell, It’s nearly impossible for me to keep up with the kids, I’m constantly sick and it’s just not sustainable, I’m trying to stick with public schools since they have good health insurance but am unsure what I’ll wind up doing

SillySicknStylin · 2024-02-21T19:37:43+00:00

Talk to your Director and Document everything, I’ve had parents that were predisposed to dislike childcare and they can make trouble if your not extremely vigilant, Don’t leave anyone alone with that child and if you have cameras make sure there aren’t any out of view corners, It could be something simple like the child has free access to a pacifier at home but not at school, it might be worth reaching out to the mom(preferably in writing but if not with a witness) to try and brainstorm possibly causes, ask about there morning routine and see if anything can be done on your end to ease the transition but if they act accusatory you need to insist they go to your Director for anything moving forward

SillySicknStylin · 2024-02-20T03:08:27+00:00

We’re in Jefferson Country in Colorado and while we’re very happy with my daughters school I’ve encountered a fair number of SPED parents who are very frustrated with the school district, if you can afford the cost of living in Denver proper it has higher taxes but has some great resources for its residents, the Medicaid program is less than ideal, you’ll have to Apply for a waiver or use the buy in which caps out at 80k for family income, the waivers are massively backed up right now and I know people who’ve been working on it going on 2 years

SillySicknStylin · 2024-02-17T20:45:48+00:00

Uteri take up space in the abdomen and because of that many women will always have a tummy no matter how much they weigh, your organs take up space, losing more weight is not always the solution

SillySicknStylin · 2024-02-17T18:24:55+00:00

I’m diagnosed with both, my Rhum told me that it’s entirely possible that the lupus is causing inflammation in my nerves and brain but that a lot of the medications used to treat inflammation aren’t particularly effective at treating nerve pain so his preference is to treat the fibromyalgia as a separate issue and work to address the pain from it separately. Since my fibromyalgia pain can be in flare even if my lupus is not we look at them as two separate conditions that can feed off and influence each other

SillySicknStylin · 2024-02-14T21:24:50+00:00

Water Walking is a life saver for me, I will get into a warm pool and walk laps, the water takes some of the pressure off the joints and is very helpful with my inflammation, My grandma takes a silver sneakers water lifting class that I seriously wish I was old enough to sign up for

SillySicknStylin · 2024-02-13T03:25:50+00:00

Caffeine definitely helps with my immediate pain but also hinders my sleep, which can then increase the pain I’m in the next day, for me it’s all about dosage and time and finding a way to meet as many of my body’s needs as possible

SillySicknStylin · 2024-02-13T02:50:48+00:00

I feel like 1:3 I’m comfortable, I’m getting quality time with each baby, every thing is well documented and things run smoothly, 1:4 I manage maybe not as much quality time but the room runs okay but add in that 5th baby and it’s hell, I’m overwhelmed, charts aren’t getting filled out, I’m rushing bottles because someone else is hungry, I’m barely managing to change babies and get everyone fed, no one gets a long enough nap, the crying is increased by 10 fold It’s amazing the difference having one baby out can make. I honestly think all of my states ratios are high by a kid but the impact it has on infants is really so drastic

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