u/macmf000

hello! i wanted to hop on here and see if i can find some tricks for managing a group of preschoolers who absolutely feed off each others energy. i’ve noticed in the past few weeks, kids who didn’t used to engage are now starting to jump in. one of my girls tends to run off to a different area AND get on the equipment. mind you, i have about 5 others in that class that i’m unable to leave to “chase” the one. while im gonna do my best to encourage participation, and they do everything for the most part, i honestly don’t care too much if they aren’t doing the exact skills im asking, especially at their age. my priorities are keeping them safe and making sure they have some fun. another struggle is with listening when im trying to demonstrate what we’re doing. i try to go as quick through it as i can considering they know most of the things we work on and those attention spans are as short as it gets 😂 with my 3 year olds, i tried giving them a mat with an animal that they would sit on and “protect” while i gave instructions. then when we were ready to start, they would bring it to me and i would “keep them safe” while they practiced. this kinda worked? not enough to notice much of a difference, but it ended up being a bit distracting and i couldn’t find our plain color dots

i would also love to figure out some new activities at each event for my parent-toddler class! we’ve reached a point where they know what they’re gonna do and the kids tend to get bored before it’s time to switch, despite the class being shorter 🥲 the gym is only switched around monthly, so it’s harder for me to move things around to give it a new feeling

anything helps! the only thing i’m able to really able to do is tell them we have to do our best job with listening etc so that we can get all of our stamps at the end of the night. the thing is, i don’t like the idea of threatening losing something just so they’ll do what i’m asking. other coaches tell me it’s fine and i do overthink a lot, but it just doesn’t feel like the relationship i want to have as a coach with my preschoolers, considering they are so young and mostly there to burn off energy

i’ll probably talk to my boss as well and see what she recommends but it can be tricky to find time to talk to her

hey all, i’m a 21 year old woman who’s moving in less than a month to my first solo apartment. i’m currently in student living and have roommates, so this will be my first time living alone. i’m not too worried about the new place as it SEEMS safe but i think it would be good to have some sort of setup for my own safety. i had planned on getting some door/window alarms and maybe a camera for by the door, but wanted to see if anyone had recommendations (aside from weapons). i plan on getting a stun gun at some point but i’m in iowa where i have to take a concealed weapons class in order to get one (but i can have a taser without one????) i’ll be on the third floor which helps as you can’t see in the windows and are unable to climb the balcony, which i noticed was possibly for the second floor units. anything is helpful!

i’ve been noticing some more issues with my anxiety at night and am curious if others also experience it. i realized it’s becoming kind of an issue as i can’t really sleep in anymore on the weekends which is also probably me just growing up but i also wake up too early on weekdays too 🥲 it happens most nights, but it’s the worst on the weekends. basically ill wake up in the middle of the night in a panic scared that im supposed to be up/late for something, i have the day wrong, forgot i needed to be somewhere, etc. it’s that heavy shock feeling in my chest and i just wake up and scramble. its hard for me to get back to sleep after, so sometimes im up at 5 or 6 when im usually the type to sleep until my alarm goes off around 8. anyone have the same thing or know of anything that could help? i take 30mg of escitalopram in the mornings, i can’t really take it at night as it helps with my daytime nausea. i’ll of course ask my psychiatrist at my next appt, i just don’t see her too often

hello! i am a new preschool coach looking for any advice on some drills! we have a “showcase” coming up in a few months and are starting to introduce their little routines. there’s a few skills i notice a lot of my girls struggle a bit with, so i’m looking for any drills that would work well with their age. first skill, basic, just a cartwheel. i notice that the cartwheel mat with the hands and feet have built some habits with them of jumping around/out more than over their hands. second skill is the pullover on bars, we don’t have a bar parallel to a wall where i can set up a wedge mat to walk their feet up, as that’s what i remember doing. it’ll be spotted at the showcase but id like to help them get that motion of going over mostly on their own. they seem to rely on my spot to push over which is what i expect at the start but would like to work on progression with that. lastly is a handstand flatback, the mat is level with the trampoline springboard for context. some of my girls do okay getting up to their handstand, but others will get up and then just crumble down lol. i want to try to work on encouraging the strong arms, but some of them are approaching it more as a forward roll. we get 10 minutes at each area and i do have some bigger groups, so anything circuit related is very helpful.if you have any ideas let me know! i’m meeting with my boss this week as well to discuss some things i can work on with them

also - does anyone know a way to explain pivot turns that might click for them? we practice them pretty much every week but the concept of which way to turn is quite tricky for them

hey all, i wanted to hop on here and ask about a few symptoms i’ve noticed that lead to vagus nerve when i look it up. i have 2 specifics that ive noticed a lot, one being that i literally get drenched in sweat every time i poop, like hair is dripping face is covered, you know what i mean. another one is the extreme nausea where i’m just just right on the verge and then i sneeze and it’s gone. some other general symptoms are mental health issues(that’s been standard for me for awhile though), stomach problems with frequent diarrhea and constant bloating, excessive sweating, and just general fatigue. i’ve been on kind of a journey of learning about nervous system dysfunction as any symptoms brought up to doctor are blamed on my weight. with that being said, i could definitely lose some weight but it would be nice to actually figure out what’s going on. if there’s anything i can do for relief i’d love to try! i thought id post on here to see if this could be related, not in a hypochondriac way lol but just because google brought it up and it would be nice to get some opinions from people who actually deal with the issues