School principal tries to enroll 6-year-old student into a different school because her parents bought a house that they’re renovating in a different town: ‘We are still living with our in-laws and it is well withing the school boundary’

Some people will do whatever it takes to ensure their child gets a good education. When I was growing up in the Dallas-Forth Worth area, I knew so many kids who lied about their address to get into the legendary performing arts high school, Booker T. Washington High School of the Performing and Visual Arts. …
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Mom allows 5-year-old daughter to dress herself for kindergarten, grandma is horrified at the clashing patterns of her outfits: ‘She thinks kids will start to think my child is the weird one’

Kids are very opinionated about how they dress. When my little sister was in preschool, she wore the same rainbow dress nearly every single day. There was nothing you could say to her to get her to change when she had her heart set on that dress. Our mom was willing to accept that this …
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Dad walks out of 5-year-old son’s kindergarten play after his wife makes a scene in the audience: ‘She began loudly ranting to herself. Over time she gradually got louder and louder’

As a former community theater child actor, I have seen my fair share of crazy stage parents. The craziest ones weren’t screaming from the audience saying, «Sing out Louise,» but were constantly putting ideas in their child’s head about how they had to be the best puppy in the production of 101 Dalmations KIDS or …
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Teacher takes away 5-year-old kindergartener’s breakfast for being ‘too unhealthy’, doesn’t give him a replacement: ‘My poor boy was so confused and hungry when I got him’

We all have a fundamental human right to food. We might not always make the best choices about what food to put in our bodies, but that doesn’t mean we deserve to be hungry or have our food taken away from us! This story follows an educator who believes that children who are served food …
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Mom pressures mother-in-law to leave her teaching job of 13 years because she doesn’t want her son in her kindergarten class: ‘She asked me to move positions or to retire’

When it comes to in-laws, there are big asks and small asks. A small ask might be asking your mother-in-law to watch your son for a few hours while you go to a job interview in the city. A small ask does not entail asking your mother-in-law to switch jobs or retire early so her …
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5-year-old tells mom he got his friend’s address, presents adorable drawing of a house: ‘Cannot believe you’re doxxing a child’

I don’t care what anybody says! Kids are adorable, and their antics make the world a much better place. There has been a lot of anti-child sentiment spreading around Twitter lately, and honestly, I don’t get it. I understand not wanting to take on the responsibility of raising a child, but hating all kids because …
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‘I have seen students who can’t write a complete sentence’: Teachers share the innumerable ways their students are significantly behind

It’s no secret that many kids are getting left behind in the education system. When I was a kid, America was all about not leaving kids behind in this exact setting (when I was a kid, I thought it was about getting left behind at the grocery store), but now that it’s been 20 years …
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‘[She] spilled it on my papers’: Kindergartener steals teacher’s iced coffee, spills it all over her desk

Some kids have absolutely no boundaries, and I was one of them! I was one of the most terrifying types of kids to people who don’t like being touched; I was a hugger, and nothing could stop me from going up to absolute strangers and wrapping my gangly arms around them. Somebody really should’ve told …
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25+ Picky Parents Reveal the Wholesome Parenting Practices That Annoy Them

You don’t have to be a parent to realize that a lot of the people raising kids are — how do I put this politely? — a little eccentric in the ways they choose to do so. Countless therapists would go bankrupt if parents didn’t mess their children up, but plenty are also trying their …
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Gen Z Enters the Workforce: Relatable Kindergarten Teacher Pounds Energy Drinks and Blasts Rap Music in the Parking Lot to get Hyped Before Class and It’s a Vibe

Taking care of kids can be exhausting and immeasurably soul sucking. Not only do you have to censor your every word, but you also have to be entertaining, upbeat, quirky, and then an excellent role model to guide their future well-being. No pressure. One kindergarten teacher, a 23 year old TikToker who documents his hysterical …
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