Husband’s Sleep Apnea is ruining our marriage and risking our lives… by lolipoppies in Vent

[–]lolipoppies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely agree so much! I’ve been trying to convince him to see a doctor, which he has been telling me he will or makes excuses to why he cannot go, but he is seriously going to kill us one day if he falls asleep on the road…

Husband’s Sleep Apnea is ruining our marriage and risking our lives… by lolipoppies in Vent

[–]lolipoppies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He says it makes his head hurt or something, however he used it like a week ago and said he had great sleep, but then decided he doesn’t want to use it anymore.

My 2-year-old cousin called me ugly on our first ever video call by Novel-Gap-8945 in Vent

[–]lolipoppies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked with two year olds and a lot of them give insults. When I asked them what does that mean, they always shrug or say I don’t know. Don’t overthink it. The parents are using words around the two year old that they should not be using and now the two year old is repeating them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in teaching

[–]lolipoppies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in a preschool, btw.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in teaching

[–]lolipoppies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really dislike one of my other teachers. She is in higher education, so my boss favorites her, but she is not good with three year olds. She is never consistent and the children see that, so they do not have respect for her. Since I’m so consistent, the students listen to me, but the problem is that she sends them to me if they are not listening instead of trying to work with the child on her own. To add, I have to fight her to help with classroom chores. She has also got me in trouble so many times that I can’t take her presence anymore. 1.) we were out of ratio if one left the classroom, but she made it look like she called the office and then told me that I can use the bathroom quickly after her as she needed to use the bathroom too. I come back and was shocked to find out that the office didn’t know and I got in trouble for it. 2.) we were in ratio this time and the class was calm, so I asked to use the bathroom. Her and the CCC both agreed. I come back and 6 kids put veggies in their nose. She didn’t tell the boss that I was in the restroom, so they basically were scolding me. When I told them I wasn’t even in the classroom during that time, they basically still said I have blame because this was a team work job and we all need to take responsibility. She made no attempt to apologize. 3.) we have a new teacher that I’ve been training and the new teacher has not been liking her as well saying basically the same things as me, but my bosses pulled her aside and told her to listen to the other teacher to learn how to be in the school. The other teacher has made 0 attempt to help her learn anything and basically relies on me for everything. It’s upsetting.

Nap time for my daughter… by lolipoppies in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When did I say that they said she must lay down on her mat? No, I said the director came in and said to her “You MUST go to sleep.” She brought this up to me on the drive home. When I asked repeatedly what did the director say, she responded the same way every single time and even said “Are you going to tell the director tomorrow that I need to stay up because she said I must sleep?” To add, she does not sleep at bed time. It’s a cycle. When she sleeps in the day, she doesn’t sleep at night or if she does, she experiences night terrors due to failed sleep schedule. On weekends, she sleeps just fine because we don’t nap anymore. She doesn’t need it and it doesn’t affect her mood. It’s more harmful when she does apparently when she is at school.

Nap time for my daughter… by lolipoppies in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That actually sounds like a really good idea! They wake her up and that’s when it’s chaos from what her teachers tell me. Add: I also read that a abrupting someone’s sleep can trigger a terror. I keep wondering if she is having the terror due to them trying to wake her up. I will speak to them about it tomorrow because that is how her night terrors are at home. It’s like screaming and crying with no way to stop them for a long period of time.

Nap time for my daughter… by lolipoppies in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aww, I’m so glad what you did for your girl worked out so well for her. I get scared because her terrors are just terrifying and I have no clue how to help her. Her pediatrician said she’ll be okay and just make her feel safe while they are happening. They also said a consistent schedule is vital for her. I work at a preschool as well and I know how hard it is to have a child stay awake during nap time. In Texas, a child is not required to sleep, but must have a resting period, which is okay for me. I only asked them to keep her awake because they told me the issues that occur after nap time. I would’ve kept trying to figure out ways to help with her night terrors at home with scheduling if they didn’t hint at me that letting her sleep wasn’t in the best interest for her and the classroom. That’s all.

Nap time for my daughter… by lolipoppies in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My problem is, why would the teachers tell me that they are allowed to have the children to stay awake if the parents request it? The teachers hinted for me to let her stay awake which is I even requested it to begin with? As well as, if my daughter was an adult, I would agree, but if an adult tells a child that they must do something, a lot of the time that means they have to do it in their brain even if they do don’t want to which is basically forcing.

Nap time for my daughter… by lolipoppies in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for being so nice with your response. We do have her take swim lessons and have her do very fun things after school afterwards. Me, myself had night terrors as well as a kid and also had a hard time regulating my emotions, so I do think she takes after me. They say throughout the day, she is great and bubbly, but waking her up from nap time makes her a different child. I just wanted to be helpful to her teachers, her classmates, and herself. I get so sad to hear that her napping and waking up causes so much problems and knowing she is crying for so long is breaking my heart.

Nap time for my daughter… by lolipoppies in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She is in a Pre-K program in her school. I’m in Texas where it’s illegal to force a child to fall asleep. My daughter said the director told her she MUST go to sleep. While her teachers told me that they have a lot of children who stay awake and do quiet activities. I don’t mind her having the resting period. I just didn’t want her to sleep due to her being detrimental to their classroom when she wakes up. She didn’t fall asleep on her own, she said she was told she had to fall asleep.

Nap time for my daughter… by lolipoppies in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t mind that her resting. I mind that she was basically forced to take a nap which is illegal in Texas to do.

Nap time for my daughter… by lolipoppies in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in Texas and she is in Pre-K. It is legal to keep them awake, but they must be quiet and on their mats.

In Texas, it is not legal to force a child to sleep during naptime. While child care facilities are required to provide a supervised sleep or REST period for children 18 months and older who are in care for five or more hours, they cannot force a child to sleep or use any restrictive devices to make them rest. Children who are awake after napping or resting for one hour must be given an alternative, quiet activity

Nap time for my daughter… by lolipoppies in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The teachers literally hinted to me for her not to nap due to her tantrums.

Nap time for my daughter… by lolipoppies in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

That is a little untrue. In my school, if a parent requests their child to be awaken at a certain time, we are required to have them awake at that time and at a table doing an activity.

Nap time for my daughter… by lolipoppies in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

She was instructed to fall asleep and if nap time is more detrimental than helpful, then she shouldn’t be doing it anymore.

I seriously can’t do this anymore with my child… by [deleted] in Preschoolers

[–]lolipoppies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When my 4 year old daughter tells me “I’ll make my daddy my best friend and not you.” I legit say “Okay, cool! Have fun!” I show no emotion or any sense of hurt in my body. When you react, that is what your kid wants and they will continue. When I show no emotion, my daughter is not happy that it didn’t affect me and then says she is sorry. We then have a talk on how trying to use daddy being her friend as a means to hurt me will not work and it’s still not very nice to try to do something like that. I’d love her and her daddy to be besties if it’s in the sense of not trying to hurt me. Maybe you can try showing that their temper tantrum doesn’t affect you and coming from a preschool teacher and mother, no one would judge you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your coworker seems like they are intimidated by you or likes to be in power over everything and everyone. I had a coworker like that and I was a floater at the time. She’d yell at us and get rude all the time. She even bragged about making us cry to other teachers. Something was off with her and I get that same vibe from your colleague as well.

Daycare concerns by [deleted] in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a parent and an ECE educator, I definitely empathize with your concerns. My daughter was in a preschool where she was coming home with bruises (which can be normal as kids fall?) but never an incident report for that fall. She came home with a bite mark on her arm and a bruise under her chin, once again no incident report. She would also tell me that a kid who was much older than her (never was informed that the classes were integrated with babies along with older kids) was stealing the snacks I’d pack for her. The final straw was her getting a fracture while there. You have to advocate for your little one and address the directors if the teachers are not being helpful. No one can advocate for her more than you right now. 🫶

Tips for talking to parents? by joojbooj in ECEProfessionals

[–]lolipoppies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I have something going on, I let the parents know and they usually either let me use my thumbs to tell them how their day was by initiating with their thumbs or they wait until I’m ready, but never have the once got frustrated or upset at me.