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lol, welcome to my world. ive been working in education and childcare for years and have seen it all. The worst to work at are probably family owned and operated childcare centers. as for your situation, i would have laid him on his cot and pat his back. he might have kept screaming or having a fit, but it would be no fault of yours, because you were doing your job. a for policies and procedures, it varies from center to center and every place handles things differently. If I were still a director (thanks all the gods that i am not!), then i would have come and removed the child to keep him from disturbing the other children. and as far as the ratio went in the preschool class, if grandma didnt have more than 11 kid's then she was fine.
I treid the patting his back thing ... didn't work! 
It's the parents and the home situations that get to me! How do YOU deal with that?
It's the parents and the home situations that get to me! How do YOU deal with that?luckily, at the center i work at, if the kid continues to be a problem. the director discusses it with the parent and a 1 week plan is set in place, if the parent does not comply or at least try to make a change, then the child is expelled from the center.
hmmmm sounds like a good plan. I've already made several "suggestions" to the local and regional offices. I don't want to rock the boat too much so soon ... hahahaha But, yes, there should be some sort of behavioral standard or expectation and consequences for those who fall short. Thanks!
Oh my word. I so feel for you.
No one could pay me enough to work in that environment. Gak. Keep praying for applied wisdom.
I'll pray for you too.
No one could pay me enough to work in that environment. Gak. Keep praying for applied wisdom.
I'll pray for you too.
Thanks Sandy! I'll take all the prayers I can get ... and WISDOM, yes, Lord!
Keep at it; you're doing all the right things. In time, the kids will learn. You can't undo a lifetime (albeit a short one) of poor parenting in a couple of weeks.
Amen to that! I was a preschool teacher many, many moons ago. You brought back memories. I hope you don't blame yourself or get down on yourself for the way things are going. You seem like a good person for this job, and once the kids get to know you, I think things will settle down.
haha ... patience, hmmm? lol when, now?
Welcome to my world. Just accelerate them ten or fifteen years ahead, and you know why there is such a teacher shortage.
I taught high school for 9 yrs ... I'd take them anyday. At least when they screw up, it's on them, ya know? I cannot teach and remain detached, either, like some have said to do ... can't do it!
Ok, Barb, you want us to pray for wisdom?
hahaha yes, please! and adequate rest! 
and adequate rest! Will do, sis.
Thanks Jim! and Thank you, Jesus, for supplying all our needs and thoroughly equipping each of us for the tasks ahead.
Amen. And the requisite courage, love, kindness.... 
Life is war, as Ashley Cleveland sings. Good thing we have a loving warrior for a God.
Life is war, as Ashley Cleveland sings. Good thing we have a loving warrior for a God.
Yes ... and as my son keeps reminding me ... "Just trust God, mom!" OY!
Don't ya love it, when the kids give you the advice you've given for years? It has paid off!
Yes ... and it's not just words, but faith in action! They've watched me for years attentively making ends meet, and any number of times the amount needed exceeds the amount on hand. They've witnessed God's ability and willingness to meet our needs first hand, so they can remind me, in faith, that He's not about to let us drop now! Funny how some of us keep experiencing the same issue, though, over and over ... one more time around the mountain, hmmm? <sigh> will I ever learn?
Seems like it's always a fresh, new challenge, doesn't it?
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