A NURSERY worker has shared the three things she sees parents doing every day that she’d never allow when it came to her own kids.
American kindergarten worker Kristen spoke out on the most annoying things she encounters at work – from choice of snacks to shoes.
In a video uploaded to her TikTok account @kinderwith_kristen, Kristen said: “Things I will never do with my own child as a kindergarten teacher.”
The new mum then launched into her advice list, starting out with footwear.
She explained: “The first is sending my child with lace-up shoes if they cannot tie their own shoes.
“There’s nothing worse than bending down to tie a child’s shoes and the laces are wet… and guess where they’ve been – the bathroom.”
Kristen said this scenario had made her rethink everything about the shoes she would put her little one in.
The social media user went on to say: “So sorry to my son but he’s team velcro until he can tie shoes – period.”
This led onto Kristen’s second big observation – what children get out at snack time.
And she said there’s one popular food item that causes the staff so much hassle that it deserves jail time – fruit cocktail in fruit juice, or any kind of fruit in a plastic container.
She continued: “My son will never go to school with this particular snack.”
Kristen added that all teachers “know that these are not only so hard to open, but they spill juice everywhere.”
She went on: “On you, the desk, your hand – it’s impossible to open this lid without spilling juice everywhere.
“Whoever invented this lid deserves jail time. My son is getting pre-cut apple slices.”
While she said the third and final thing on her list was to think wisely about what your child is telling you after a day at nursery.
She explained: “The third thing I’d never do is always believe my child’s version of things that happened at school – especially if they seem out of character for the teacher, the school, the admin etc.”
The nursery worker went on to use the example of an anonymous child who told his mum and dad that she had taken the class on an “unauthorised field trip to the park.”
At first, the parent was “enraged” but she was later apologetic when it turned out that they had just gone to another playground on the school’s site.
After she shared her video – which racked up over 40k likes – countless parents took to the comment section.
And one thing got them talking in particular.
One wrote: “The first cup! I peel it back over the sink and pour half the juice out.”
Another added: “I open the fruit pots at home and put them in a small container so it can be easy to open at school.”
To which Kristen replied: “You are a SAINT.”
