“Your 8-year-old shouldn’t be on TikTok unmonitored or at all.”
Being a teacher these days is undoubtedly one of the most challenging and exhausting professions.
Between being severely underpaid and overworked, teachers are choosing toleave their jobsat an alarming rate.
Recently, redditoru/Holdtheline2192asked teachers of ther/Teacherscommunity toshare one truththey wish they could tell American parents today with no repercussions.
Here are some of the opinions they shared below.
“yo read to your kids.
Take them to the library.
Sign them up for summer reading programs.
Give them books instead of tablets.
Help them find material that is suited to their interests.
“Your 8-year-old shouldn’t be on TikTok unmonitored or at all.”
u/Bluesky0089
“My ex’s little sister was this exact child.
She could navigate TikTok like no other.
And my ex’s mother saw no issue with that at 8 years old.”
u/IntensePond
3.
“You didn’t just have a ‘baby.’
Stop babying your kids!
Teach them how to tie their shoes and that they aren’t always right or in charge!”
“Your kid is lying to you.”
I’ve brought this up to them before.
They just stare at me and have nothing to say.
I lied sometimes as a kid.
But I don’t recall any of us being this blatant and dumb about it.”
u/justwantedbagels
5.
“We can’t fix your failures as a parent.”
u/Dizzy_Negotiation_71
7.
“You’re the parent.
Being a parent means you make the hard decisions.
An elementary school child does not need the responsibility of deciding what to eat you provide healthy food.
They don’t need to decide if they take their medicine you make that decision.
You decide on screen time.
Children cannot make these choices yet because they are children.
Grown-ups have to be grown-ups and do the hard things so kids can be healthy and safe.”
“kindly teach your kids basic manners and etiquette.
The fact that I have to teach 14-year-olds about simple ‘kindly,’ ‘thank you’ is mind-boggling.”
u/Competitive_Face2593
9.
“It’s pay now or pay later when it comes to disciplining your kids.
By the time you figure that out, they won’t be in school anymore.”
It’s going to take some serious effort to correct this.
u/starstruck412
11.
“Stop doing your kid’s work for them.
It helps no one.”
“We are employees, and much of what we do is dictated to us.
(And don’t go on social media to tell everyone what a moron she is.)
Parents often assume teachers have more power than we actually do.”
Unfortunately, we teachers have very little say and power over what’s best for our students.
I wish parents knew how much power they held to help their children who might be struggling."
u/Fun_Entrepreneur8652
13.
“Your kid needs to see an addiction specialist.
They can’t put the screens away.”
“Stop trying to be friends with your kids.
However, kids need structure and boundaries, so firm but fair is acceptable.
Hold them accountable and set the bar high.”
Read to them and with them at young ages.
Instill in them a love of learning.
kindly give them a loving and supportive home environment and leave your toxic trauma out of their domain."
u/Another_Opinion_1
15.
You may think your 10-year-old is using the Internet responsibly, but I promise you, they are not.
I have yet to meet a single parent who understands Discord, game/streaming chats, etc.
You have no idea what your kid is doing online."
“I cannot teach at school what you don’t encourage at home.
I can’t teach a student whose parent doesn’t value their kid or their kid’s education.
I’m not fighting the apathy that YOU, AS A PARENT, put in your kid’s head.
My ‘passion’ won’t compete with it.”
u/midnitebluboo
17.
“Tell your kids ‘no,’ and tell them often.
No, they don’t need a ‘yes’ day.
No, it will not traumatize them.
Tell them ‘no,’ and get them used to it NOW, like, right now!”
Be nicer to us."
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