still a little sad

[Zoe Girl]

I already talked to one mom about behavior support and I think we can do a lot there. Also my one CCAP family will need support navigating the system (child care assistance).

I made some changes with the support of my supervisor. One was to not do the every Friday movies. I am just not going to bring attention to it and put in some fun programming. Also a little more structured projects that are fun and also a choice. Some student led programming to keep those older kids engaged, however I have had kindergartners lead projects also. We are doing a positive behavior system that is being slowly introduced. So feeling better, and part of it is that I tend to feel lower the first half of the day when I get up really early. Honestly a job that started later would be best for me but I think I am settled in this career.

[Tybee]

Do you still work what is in effect a split shift? What time are you on the clock?

[Zoe Girl]

Yes I work a split shift every day now and am in ratio with kids. It is good to be working more directly with them. However my regular work includes the split shift every day. I think my body will adjust, it has previous years.

[SiouzQ.]

Any kind of change is very difficult at first, no matter how good or different it is. Allow your body and mind to catch up and make the adjustments. I bet after the first month everything will fall into place and will feel much more comfortable.

[mschrisgo2]

When I worked with "high income families" I found that consistency in staff and positive staff attitudes were VERY important, as many of the families have parents who travel for work and the kids depend on you to be their consistent, trusted adults. Also, the kids really appreciated unique activities and long-term projects that they could sink their teeth into and build relationships in the process (i.e. research and build a movie set for x time in x country). We always tried to set up activities that they wouldn't get inside the regular school day or at home. I suspect your kids will not even miss the Friday movies.