[Ninastar]

So I've worked full time for 6 months exactly now and it's been crazy. I work in a nursery with kids ages 18 months - 3 years old and I won't lie, most of the time it is hell. I think a lot of it is because we aren't allowed to tell the children off. We can't sit them on a 'naughty step' (we aren't even allowed to say the word), you cant sit them by the cupboard and you're supposed to speak nicely to them.

Now on a Tuesday, we have 41 toddlers in 1 room. You genuinely feel like death when they day ends. There's no control because we have to be careful with how we talk to them. The kids get away with **** and they know it. I swear that these kids wouldn't get away with half the **** we did when we were younger.

I think it's because of two reasons.

1) Parenting is just appalling now... I know it's not completely parent's, but I swear parents are afraid to tell their kids off, especially in public, because they are afraid that other people will give them crap.

2) There's so many rules/guidelines/policies in place at schools/nurseries that prevent staff from actually being able to sort children out. Apparently on a behaviour management course, you learn that you aren't supposed to tell the children off, but you're supposed to distract them and tell them what they are doing wrong, then give them a warning, then if they don't listen, you sit them next to you.

I just don't think that's right... I think sitting them by a cupboard, or on a step is better because when you sit next to them, you're just giving them the attention they wanted in the first place.

Basically, what I'm trying to ask is if people have noticed a difference in the way parent's control their kids. I don't want my job to change the way I see parenthood, but right now, I feel like all these behaviour issues are totally unnecessary.

this might be the longest thing I've ever written here. I just needed to rant.