u/Doggiolover

Am I the only one who thinks it’s irresponsible to bring young children into a dog park? There are large dogs running around.
This weekend a young boy, maybe 5 years old ran at my dog in here. Thankfully she is used to children and was fine with this interaction.
I am a big animal lover and I work with children. I think it’s irresponsible parenting and I’m pretty sure on the signs it says not recommended, or am I wrong?
Or at the very least teach children running at unknown dogs, teasing them, etc is not safe.
Animals are unpredictable and even the best of dogs can snap. I’ve also been run into by large dogs by accident that take me out. Imagine a large breed dog running by accident full force into your child.
It just makes me incredibly nervous for the kids and dogs.
Dog parks are controversial in general, I’m aware of this. However, I’d never bring a young child or baby into one.

For a long time I have wanted to be a mother, have seen myself with a baby girl first and have her name picked. A few months before my baby was conceived I was seeing the name everywhere.
I even got the urge to Google Maps the name one month before conception, which resulted in her name followed by 222.
222 has always been a significant number to me. It’s also the number I’ve written in my manifestations about her
The day before my first ultrasound I saw her name on Reddit, in a group I don’t even follow. A nursery popped up with her name in it.

I’m too early to know the gender, but I will update if this worked. This can’t be coincidence, correct?

My steps; talked about her, wrote her name and what I wanted as if it was already true.

Hi, I need to vent and get some perspective from fellow ECEs.

I’m currently working as a float educator, and I’m also in my first trimester of pregnancy dealing with brutal morning sickness, nausea, and lightheadedness. The outdoor supervision at my center has been completely out of hand. Monday through Friday, I was sent outside for THREE separate shifts every single day: 9:30–11:30 AM, 12:45–2:00 PM (taking out non-nappers), and 3:00–5:30 PM.

By Friday, I hit an absolute breaking point. During nap time, three staff members stayed inside in the AC with literally three sleeping kids, while I was sent outside alone in the heat with six children, half of whom have behaviours.

I was feeling faint and completely exhausted. I asked for help, and nobody stepped up. Meanwhile, our other float constantly dodges outdoor shifts, seems to only be here to socialize, and takes "AC breaks" while I carry the entire load. There isn't proper adult seating outside, so my body was in absolute agony by Friday afternoon. There are actually a few floats who could go outside and don’t.

I finally snapped. I put my foot down, told them it shouldn't all fall on me, and revealed I was pregnant because my body literally could not physically take it anymore. I also vented to the senior teachers about the other float's lack of work ethic and how she never steps foot outside during nap time.
The main teacher in the room stepped up and told me the other float will be doing outdoor coverage all this coming week to balance things out since I carried every single shift last week.

Now I'm overthinking it. I'm still on probation (so is the other float), but both preschool lead teachers love me and praise my work. Did I handle this wrong by snapping, or was I completely right to put my foot down for my health after doing 15 outdoor shifts in 5 days? How does your center handle outdoor rotations fairly?

Hi, unsure if this is the correct sub for something like this. I believe in a lot of psychic things, including angel numbers. However I keep constantly seeing my birthdate everywhere. It’s making me nervous and I’m not sure why. I’ve been going through a lot lately and feel like I’m changing.
Thank you to anyone who can help me or to anyone who read this.

I want to share my experience from a recent childcare position I held during my probation period.

Early in the role, I was assigned a group of children that included three highly behavioural children with significant safety and elopement concerns, in a group of about eight children. As a new educator, this felt very overwhelming. The director later acknowledged that the group was not intended to be structured that way and was supposed to be more evenly distributed. The group assignments were later adjusted.

I also experienced workplace and living dynamics that made the environment feel isolating. My roommates, who were connected to the same workplace setting, frequently spoke in a language I did not understand in shared spaces, which contributed to me feeling excluded and unable to fully engage in conversations happening around me.

During and after my time there, I was made aware through conversations with others that there may have been negative discussions occurring about me outside of direct communication. This contributed to confusion and uncertainty about my standing in the workplace. For instance, I had multiple people tell me that they overheard my room partners state that they want their friend back in the room who was returning after a few months away. Please note this is all alleged information that I was messaged by my coworkers in other rooms who made me feel welcome.

A week before the end of my probation, I was told I was performing well in my role. However, I was terminated a day before my probation period ended.

While this was a very difficult experience, it has reinforced for me the importance of clear communication, supportive onboarding, and inclusive workplace culture in early childhood education settings. I am moving forward with those lessons.

I was told I “was not a good fit, we don’t have to give a reason.”

I will miss the children immensely and am grateful to have known them all. I love children and this will not deter me from continuing to work with them as I have done successfully for over a decade. I am in contact with many families I have provided care for over the years and their children still talk about me.

I just wanted to make this post as closure and also for anyone else who experienced anything that they ever felt was bullying. I thought bullying ended in grade school.

I want to share my experience from a recent childcare position I held during my probation period.

Early in the role, I was assigned a group of children that included three highly behavioural children with significant safety and elopement concerns, in a group of about eight children. As a new educator, this felt very overwhelming. The director later acknowledged that the group was not intended to be structured that way and was supposed to be more evenly distributed. The group assignments were later adjusted.

I also experienced workplace and living dynamics that made the environment feel isolating. My roommates, who were connected to the same workplace setting, frequently spoke in a language I did not understand in shared spaces, which contributed to me feeling excluded and unable to fully engage in conversations happening around me.

During and after my time there, I was made aware through conversations with others that there may have been negative discussions occurring about me outside of direct communication. This contributed to confusion and uncertainty about my standing in the workplace. For instance, I had multiple people tell me that they overheard my room partners state that they want their friend back in the room who was returning her a few months off. Please note this is all alleged information that I was messaged by my coworkers in other rooms who made me feel welcome.

A week before the end of my probation, I was told I was performing well in my role. However, I was terminated a day before my probation period ended.

While this was a very difficult experience, it has reinforced for me the importance of clear communication, supportive onboarding, and inclusive workplace culture in early childhood education settings. I am moving forward with those lessons.

I was told I “was not a good fit, we don’t have to give a reason.”

I will miss the children immensely and am grateful to have known them all. I love children and this will not deter me from continuing to work with them as I have done successfully for over a decade. I am in contact with many families I have provided care for over the years and their children still talk about me.

I just wanted to make this post as closure and also for anyone else who experienced anything that they ever felt was bullying.