yesterday i was sitting in the "break room" at work. it's really just a corner of the hallway with some chairs and a microwave. there's also a coke machine.
this mom came and picked up her son early, to take him to a birthday party at chuck e. cheese. they passed the coke machine.
he whined for one.
she said "do you have to get one now? you'll get one at the birthday party."
and of course, given the option, he said "yes."
so she got him one!
are you kidding me?
so, the reason i am suffering mentally, physically, and emotionally from listening to these children whine about nothing...all day, every day...
is because they are in charge of you?
thanks.
i understand that children whine. it's not uncommon. it's totally normal. the problem with these kids is that when you do tell them "no" they don't stop. for hours. literal hours. and i see that as a problem.
just thought i'd take a ride on the judgmental train.
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Totally agree! It is so frustrating as a teacher, when the kids rule the house when they are at home. I have been in so many parent conferences where the parent just completely sides with her disruptive, disobedient student. They are blinded by their kids and the damage they are doing to them by giving in. I could so get on a soapbox over this one!
yeah me too. there's this one kid who is going through a biting phase, which is totally normal for toddlers in a group setting. but she's not teaching him that biting is wrong, which is how they get through the phase, because she blames it on the kids he bites. "did they do something to him?" it doesn't matter. teach him to stop.
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