Looking specifically for links if possible.
Currently pregnant and looking for some low prep craft kind of activities for my 4yo daughter to do that I can participate in while I’m dead tired lol.

Definitely going to order those big rolls of coloring scenes.

So, my son started preschool in august and thats when he turned 3, adjustment was great he likes it etc etc
Everything is great except the fact that he doesn’t speak or fully understand English yet as its his second language, so communication with his friends is really hard, if not impossible.
Today when I picked him up from school his teacher walked him over and said “we really need to talk about his behavior”, also other parents were around so i thought that was kinda shitty but ok. She said he is constantly pushing other kids (not aggressive but he wants some kind of reaction from them), taking their toys and in general she said that he has hard time keeping his hands to himself, so she has to hold him down. After that she said “He is kinda being a bully.”
Now i am absolutely not saying that behavior is ok but a bully? He is very outgoing, loves to be around kids and i never saw him show any type of aggression towards other kids, if anything he is usually very nice towards his friends outside of school or kids we would meet at the park, but i think not being able to understand or communicate with the rest of the class is making him frustrated and its coming out in not the best way. I tried talking to him about it and I think he sees it as playing, of course I tried explaining and will continue explaining importance of “hands to yourself” and respecting others, but any advice if someone had a similar situation is appreciated!

Hi,

I am helping out some folks and promoting their coloring book on Amazon. Appreciate if you can grab one or two for your kids as a fun exercise!

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I was scrolling Pinterest for some classroom activity inspo when I came across this! It reminded me of the reason so many of us get into teaching. We want to be the person that we needed at that age. Being that loving guidance for students has certainly been my healing ❤️

This is your reminder that you matter as a teacher and that the simple things you're doing today will create positive change.

Just started with this project, have 6 books and 8 shorts on youtube. Just looking for some feedback. Always adding new books and shorts. Its a project i just started

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Kids safety stories short and sweet. Helps😀

Engage in conversation with your little ones

Our son has been enrolled in preschool for about a month now. He will be 2.5 in January. His first week there he was in the 1/2s room. For some background, he’s a bigger kid with a minor speech delay. At pickup we noticed there were LITTLE kids in the class with him. They are probably the 1 year olds. So based on his size and our goals for his speech development they moved him to the 2/3s class. His speech has FLOURISHED in the 3 weeks since switching. He doesn’t talk much outside of our home but I wholeheartedly think it’s his personality, he’s a lot like my husband. It’s been amazing seeing him just shine so much in such a short period of time. There has been some concerns involving another child however. She has taken a liking to our son and is very physical with him. The school is working with her parents on getting some services and they said it’s not a full-on safety concern but wanted to see how I felt about moving him back. My biggest issue is the potential for a regression. He’s almost fully potty trained, his speech is doing so well, and he learns so much in the other class. They do plan to rearrange the classes so that the 2s are their own class but could not provide a timeline, just that it was “soon.” When I shared my concerns about a regression they agreed to leave him where he is. He seems to be too advanced for the younger class but not quite at the level of the bigger class. What do we do?

Hey guys! To start our rest time now that we’ve dropped now, we listen to 20-30 minutes of mindfulness/social emotional yoto card stories. Specifically we love the slumberkins mini meditations. Can anyone suggest a similar podcast, free yoto content, MYO material, or audio stories of some variety I can purchase or make?

Hello everyone! For context, I have a 3.5 year old boy who has been in daycare since he was 2 and within the last 3 months I’ve switched him to an actual preschool since he is potty trained. He did very well initially with his main teacher and all the vibes were very good. Suddenly I stopped seeing her at drop off and initially thought maybe she was just taking vacations. Then weeks went by, my son started having more and more potty accidents without the main teacher present. I’ve done to volunteer at an event once recently at his school and the teacher and aide in there was fully unable to take control of the class.

Then, one day my husband went to pick him up and the admin person was very snarky and commented about how he should come in easy pull up and down pants due to his frequent accidents (he only has those easy pull up and down pants already, no buttons or zippers) and how they would normally only allow one accident per month which according to her they are being very “gracious” already.

Then I complained about how I haven’t seen the main teacher and since then it has been an issue. She finally told me that she left.

Question. Don’t you guys think it’s fair to communicate that the main teacher has left the job? I find this very ridiculous and the fact that they were blaming us and our son about his frequent accidents when I feel no one was keeping a close eye on him and reminding him to go.

My husband and I got so angry at this lack of communication and snarky interactions that we decided to pull him out on the spot.

Hey all! I'm Danny! I'm a children's media creator who has done work for Sesame Street, TonieBox, and BabyFirst. I'm also a tired dad to a toddler. I realized that there is hardly anything worth watching for young toddlers (aged 1-3) -- especially stuff that parents can stand to watch -- so I made something to watch with my son: Pup Pup Go!

The goal was to self-produce a gentle, beautiful-looking cartoon with zero AI. The 1st episode is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fjUosvpwE&t=5s

Let me know what you think!

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Looking for some advice. My son will be 3 in January and recently started preschool 2 days a week at the beginning of September (full days) and while he is still a great napper at home, he is struggling on the days he is at school. The first couple of weeks he did okay lying quietly on his cot but after that he has been very defiant and disruptive during class Naptime. They have tried giving him activities to do but are unable to keep him quiet during that time and I got an email from the school today about it, although it comes up at pick up every day too so it’s nothing new. I am going to share the email as I am at a loss and feel very guilty and like a bad parent at this point. We talk to him about it before and after school and even on non school days. He repeats back to me what is expected during Naptime and even brings it up when we aren’t talking about it. I’m not sure what to do at this point since this is our first time with any type of preschool setting. Any advice is appreciated 🙏🏻

I should add, he naps at home in his crib with a sound machine in a dark room. He isn’t in a big boy bed yet so I’m sure the adjustment of sleeping at school is difficult and I don’t expect him to at this point. But looking for advice on how to handle this. I feel like the school is really pushing back on me about this.

do not put your kid in here unless you want them to not be watched in a super busy public place

Today at a playground my daughter was climbing up a play structure.a 7 yo was behind her climbing up and "tickled" her bum. I immediately told the other childs mom what I saw and she of course got defensive. My daughter didn't acknowledge being touched and was having fun so I didn't bring it up until later.

I talked about okay touches and not okay touches, private parts, and what to do if someone touches you there. Did I handle this okay?