You know you work at a daycare when.....

[Christina72684]

....without looking up you can hear a kid cry and know who it is and whether it's a hurt cry, he took my toy cry, I didn't nap and am whiny cry, etc. And if it's one of the cries that doesn't matter you can tune it out!

....a toddler can walk up to you and another adult, tell a story, and you understand what they were saying while the other adult heard nothing but gibberish.


....you can get a large group of children to fall asleep within 10 minutes, yet their parents say they fight sleep all the time at home.

[spinnymarie]

....you can get a large group of children to fall asleep within 10 minutes, yet their parents say they fight sleep all the time at home.

Haha, yes.

...you have started serving all meals 'daycare style' and even your husband gets a small portion of each food on his plate.

[midaycare]

...you have started serving all meals 'daycare style' and even your husband gets a small portion of each food on his plate.

That is hilarious!

[2grls4us]

...you cut up everyone's food for them in small toddler size pieces.

...you ask whomever your with if they need to potty.

...you feel the need to correct or discipline random misbehaving children at the park, mall, etc.

[KiddieCahoots]

When you smell poop from one of the kids in your group, and can recognize the smell to exactly which child did it.

When you buy mac & cheese by the bulk.

[melilley]

....without looking up you can hear a kid cry and know who it is and whether it's a hurt cry, he took my toy cry, I didn't nap and am whiny cry, etc. And if it's one of the cries that doesn't matter you can tune it out!

....a toddler can walk up to you and another adult, tell a story, and you understand what they were saying while the other adult heard nothing but gibberish.


....you can get a large group of children to fall asleep within 10 minutes, yet their parents say they fight sleep all the time at home.

Haha, I always joke with my husband...There have been many times when he couldn't understand a person with a foreign accent and I could, (d's doctor has a heavy accent) and I just tell him it's because I have worked with kids forever and have learned how to decipher words..

[melilley]

When you smell poop from one of the kids in your group, and can recognize the smell to exactly which child did it.

.

I was just going to say that! Disgusting, but true...

[melilley]

You can change diapers in record time!

When the only kids you start to like are your own....j/k- well sometimes it's true depending on the day.

I do love babies and want to hold random babies when I'm out.

[llpa]

Haha, yes.

...you have started serving all meals 'daycare style' and even your husband gets a small portion of each food on his plate.

I picture him sitting at a little table w a little plate and a little fork and sippy cup ::::

[cara041083]

...you feel the need to correct or discipline random misbehaving children at the park, mall, etc.

All the time!

[Christina72684]

...you cut up everyone's food for them in small toddler size pieces.

...you ask whomever your with if they need to potty.

...you feel the need to correct or discipline random misbehaving children at the park, mall, etc.

Yes! I say potty way too much for a grown woman! And I always want to correct children in public!

[CraftyMom]

When you smell poop from one of the kids in your group, and can recognize the smell to exactly which child did it.

Yes!

I had this conversation with my daughter one day

Her: ____ pooped, she needs to be changed
Me: No, it's ____.
Her: How do you know?
Me: I smell it, it smells like _____.
Her: Mom, that's just weird and gross!

[mia]

Yes!

I had this conversation with my daughter one day

Her: ____ pooped, she needs to be changed
Me: No, it's ____.
Her: How do you know?
Me: I smell it, it smells like _____.
Her: Mom, that's just weird and gross!

sooo true .... I've done the same with my D....

These are all soooo true and I have done many of them......

[jenn]

...you know more about the latest kid's movies and shows than you do about current events.
...your pockets are full of random "treasures" given to you during the day.
...you say "get that out of your mouth" 300 times per day.
...you can change an explosive diaper, correct the grammar of a preschooler, and stop a toddler fight all at the same time.

[nothingwithoutjoy]

When you smell poop from one of the kids in your group, and can recognize the smell to exactly which child did it.

I once had a co-teacher who'd pick up stray socks from the floor, give them a sniff, and know which kid they came from by the smell.