Last time I had a seizure I begged them not to call 911 I was taken to the hospital against my will and left as soon as I could refusing treatment bc I was fine I literally have a diagnosis. I still owe $800 for treatment I didn’t consent to and didn’t need. They finally accept me making a payment plan but still. Why do I even have insurance
After having a conversation with another infant teacher, I learned that our pacifier policies are very different and was wondering what other people do.
My class runs from six weeks to 16 months
For children who are new or under six months, they get it whenever they want it. As they get older and get more comfortable in the class, we start limiting it to naps only or when they can’t be soothed in another way this usually happens if a child is sick waiting for someone to pick up. I will always try other ways to soothe first once basic needs are met like feeding sleeping changing will try teethers’s , toys, change of scenery (when possible) but if they’re really upset, then we’ll go to pacifier. This teacher takes them away cold turkey when they turn one including for naps. In the toddler room they are allowed to have it for naps, but they do start weaning them off for naps. Maybe I’m the issue because I really don’t want one kid screaming for two hours and unable to sleep because I took the pacifier away cold Turkey and keeping everyone else up.😅
Also there is no school policy about pacifier use while it is rare we have had preschoolers who use them for nap still
I know I’m gonna get slack for this but over the last year a majority of my students come from families who practice attachment parenting exclusively breastfed, constant baby wearing, cosleeping etc I’m not even really against this style of parenting but then they out their babies in full time daycare with 0 regulation skills. They can’t take a bottle, they can not sleep unless held, they can’t handle being put down their nervous systems are shot and even worse I see people replying to worried parents oh don’t worry the teacher can hold them for all their naps or oh don’t worry the teacher will teach them how to take a bottle. I have 6 other infants everyone can’t get 1 on 1 all day that’s not how group care works!! I’m exhausted the babies are exhausted it’s exhausting. Also so many of them use breastfeeding as a pacifier so when they don’t have access to that all of a sudden they struggle HARD. We work with them we work with families as much as we can but it’s getting harder
Toddler class had a Father’s Day event and one dad couldn’t come because my class was in ratio they asked if I wouldn’t mind stepping in and hanging out with the child. Me and my surrogate son enjoyed watermelon and playing catch