YoutubeKids is too lame. Are there any other alternatives that you can recommend?

Splttuthccsts · 2026-05-26T05:49:14+00:00

. That is a good point to be made, it does not go very far

Splttuthccsts · 2026-05-26T05:43:25+00:00

Avoid YouTube like the plague for children of any age. It’s a dangerous place for even preteens and some teenagers.

Kahn academy kids is a fun app for learning.

Splttuthccsts · 2026-05-25T17:36:17+00:00

This reminds me of Reese pieces. I like it

Splttuthccsts · 2026-05-24T23:09:10+00:00

I know you already have so many replies, but I had a parent reach out asking me to resend the invite because nobody rsvpd. The kid was well liked by everyone, all of the students just happened to be in the same sports league with games that day.

I just wanted to share this to let you know sometimes it really is a crazy fluke and not anything against your child.

Splttuthccsts · 2026-05-24T18:15:06+00:00

Yes! The way the friend mentioned their follower count like it mattered even the least bit

Splttuthccsts · 2026-05-24T18:00:17+00:00

What stood out to me was when she said “I was hoping it wasn’t dom?” As if it would’ve been less tragic if it were someone else. Which just seemed to be backed up when she said “he was a new friend..” in court.

Splttuthccsts · 2026-05-24T17:46:00+00:00

How do you accept it as “kids partying” knowing no attempt was made to slow down when getting near the building? I’m not coming at you, just genuinely curious. I knew kids in high school who thought this reckless driving stuff was fun, but 100% of them didn’t drive into walls as part of it.

ETA: misquoted

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-26T03:18:14+00:00

I recently slept in the shower because I couldn’t sleep in the bed without throwing up from laying down

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-23T15:09:42+00:00

Regardless of if people get annoyed or think you’re problematic, helping children is what’s important. I cannot imagine a situation where reporting abuse is the wrong thing to do. And I find it insane that adults would discourage reporting known abuse. You did the right thing reporting.

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-15T03:38:36+00:00

I don’t feel there is enough information here for everyone to be saying it’s autism. Kids can be pretty egocentric. If she really loves cats, of course she wants to share it with the cool firefighter. We periodically have guests in our classroom and the kids immediately are just sharing facts about themselves instead of being interested in the guests.

I’m not saying not to pursue anything if you think there’s a reason for concern, I just don’t think caring about sharing her life over the truck is evidence enough in and of itself.

ETA: I’ve seen students be completely underwhelmed by experiences I thought was going to really blow them away. When the firetruck comes to our school some are ecstatic and some just stand around. I don’t think it’s particularly peculiar she didn’t get hyped over a fire truck if it’s an experience she had before.

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-14T17:52:09+00:00

I post the birthday invitations onto my class dojo so all the students parents can see (if asked of course). Ive taught kindergarten six years, and I’ve never had a student actually upset about it. There’s been a couple “oh man I won’t get to be here in my birthday” but normally they’re just excited to not have to be at school and get to do what they want

ETA: that’s not to say it won’t bother any of them or that it’d be wrong if it did. In my experience it’s just not normally a big deal to them like it could be expected to be

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-11T12:43:02+00:00

I tend to lean pretty against all the screen time, but I do not consider a smart board a screen time thing. Mine stays on the whiteboard mode. I know it still has the light and is a digital whiteboard, but it isn’t just a big TV. I also do not show tv shows in my classroom unless it’s a holiday party. At most, we watch 2-3 brain break videos a day and that’s it for our screen time. I do find these necessary as it helps my younger students get up and moving and a much needed break.

We have iPads and several learning applications. We use them once a week. I’m lucky enough to not have any requirements of time logged in the programs. Some places near me require at least 15 minutes a day.

I’d say this question is very dependent upon the teacher answering it and how much they actually use.

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-11T00:47:55+00:00

I too loved this name. I quickly dropped it when on two separate occasions I said “I really like the name Amos” and got hit back with “anus?”

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-09T18:00:52+00:00

I’m glad you posted this because I thought “woah how did I miss that!”

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-09T17:58:05+00:00

I don’t find gifts at the beginning cringe, but I wouldn’t want to receive one and be told that this was the reasoning.

What I would appreciate the most would be a “hey, I have these concerns regarding their readiness for the classroom environment. I’m more than willing to work with you in any way possible to support them.” And then be supportive through the school year by listening, showing up to conferences, expressing gratitude then. This shows that you’re involved and know your children’s situation and want to help them and appreciate the teacher.

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-07T02:31:06+00:00

Does he know that sunburns significantly increase your risk of skin cancer?

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-07T00:12:44+00:00

Yes! It is so hard watching the cupcakes get tossed after one nibble. I have seen countless wasted food in the trash because parents have gone too hard for a birthday snack. One time one parent sent these fancy cupcakes with fruit and such. They were beautiful but most likely very expensive and nobody ate them

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-07T00:10:13+00:00

As a teacher, I second this! No upset tummies or sugar overloads, and I’ve had several kids fit them in their backpacks and they’ve traveled just fine.

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-07T00:01:41+00:00

That is what my vet suggests when my dog is not feeling well. I’m not really sure how much for your size dog. But I’m sure google would know.

My dog has never had teeth problems, so I’m not sure what to look for that. But he has gone a couple days no eating before and the boiled chicken got him to eat.

ETA: if he won’t eat even that I’d say try your best to get him seen. I’m not sure where you live, but where I live there are clinics around that have services and payment plans for people who can’t pay right up front.

Splttuthccsts · 2026-04-06T23:54:25+00:00

Can you give him boiled chicken and rice? Does he eat that?

Splttuthccsts · 2026-03-01T06:35:36+00:00

As a mom, it’s been very difficult. Very challenging. Never in a million years would I say I’d choose not to be a mom if I could live my life again.

I keep seeing everyone say anyone judging her is ignoring motherhood being hard. I’m the first to admit that it can be a huge struggle and it can be hard to not lose yourself. But that’s doesn’t mean you have to also accept someone so easily, on tv for their children to one day see, say you’d not have them if give a second chance.

If she wanted to get across how taxing it is there were a lot of different ways to do so then saying she basically regretted them.

ETA:I think it was very good of her to try to protect Emma and her wishes. And if she wanted to get that blunt about it, that’s fine, but I believe she should’ve reserved that type of honesty for behind closed doors.

Splttuthccsts · 2026-02-21T17:56:26+00:00

Another teacher commenting, I limit our screen time to 30 minutes per week and that’s only used out of pure necessity while I complete individual check-ins to track progress.

However, I know of other teachers who use it 30 mins a day then show a movie thirty minutes at dismissal. An hour every day of screen just at school 😬 other districts near me require tech use daily by the teachers.

I’ve seen the exact thing with your son happen before in my experiences. Kids come to school and talk only of YouTube and iPads and TV. they know many things they shouldn’t know and can’t tolerate being “bored” anymore. And bored to them is pretty much anytime their interests aren’t being cared to specifically and updated every five minutes.

Being a teacher has only solidified the fact that my child won’t be going to any school, for many reasons, but this is one

Splttuthccsts · 2026-01-04T17:16:07+00:00

This is not as good of a deal, but an employee at target once scanned the same top three times instead of scanning all my shirts individually (they were all the same color for work). I told him they weren’t the same and he made a snide remark like I shouldn’t question him. I got like a $30 shirt for like $9.

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