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If I’ve learned anything from working with kids it’s that parents need to let their kids be upset and uncomfortable more often. More of telling them “damn that sucks” yo minor issues
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Anonymous 2w

As a camp counselor, whenever kids come to me with minor issues or upset about interpersonal things I can’t really help with I just go “I’m so sorry” and at some point they start realizing they’re gonna have to deal with it and it’s not that big of an issue. But you can tell which kids haven’t had to deal with their issues because they just keep complaining about like made up issues

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Anonymous 2w

Working at a daycare was hell for me

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Anonymous 2w

As a teacher, currently parapro, this is true across all ages and abilities. Not only is this gen of kids going to be helpless and sorry, idiotic. The parents themselves just ‘fix’ it all for them to avoid it and ‘break gen trauma’ smths aren’t trauma. Smths need to hurt and happen, it’s life. Not a pet sim.

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Anonymous 2w

Live with there problems, don’t expect communication to translate into solutions. Being disappointed and feeling bad for it.

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Anonymous 2w

You’re right!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

I say “sorry 🤷‍♀️ I can’t do anything about that” and they usually stop whining and move on. I understand parents want their kids to live in a utopia but I don’t think they realize how hard it is for teachers to deal with 20 kids who have had everything catered to their personal liking

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Anonymous 2w

You didn’t ask me and it’s not exactly your question but I have something to add if you don’t mind 😭 I work with 3-5 year olds. We believe one of our 4 year olds does genuinely nothing but sit in front of a screen all day. He can’t hold a pencil bc his hand is too weak, can’t memorize letters and numbers, hands are too weak for play dough. Many of them can only calm down from crying or a tantrum if we turn on a fast paced TV show

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