I hug and kiss the kids all the time. Often, one child will be giving me a hug and before I know it, the rest of the kids are all gathered wanting a "group hug". I get hugs when they come in in the morning and good-bye hugs when they leave for the day. Often, they hug each other as they're leaving, too.
Are You a Hugger?
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I know some kids especially love hugs and I really struggle with that part of the job. It just feels awkward when I hug people outside of my immediate family, but I do try to make a concerted effort.
I have had some kids who say "I love you" repeatedly within a couple of days of knowing me and I struggle with a response to that too.- Flag
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Honestly, depends on the kid. Like there's this one girl that I've known since she was 6 months (she's about to be 4 ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ) and I hug her all day long, I hug the babies all day long and others when they ask. A lot of my kids aren't huggers so it's not too often- Flag
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same here.
I am NOT a touchy-feely person by nature and have to make a conscious effort to hug sometimes.
If my DCK's want one, I have zero issues providing one but its not something I just naturally do.
If someone makes a movement towards me when greeting me (to hug me, touch my shoulder etc), my natural instinct is to back away.- Flag
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This is one thing Um going to miss about my class ! They are mostly buffers and so am I. Of course I'll hug the children I will be with in my new job, but they are a bit older. Thinking about it makes me sad.- Flag
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I'm generally not an "affectionate" person. But when I worked at the Y I always welcomed their hugs and often showed "mom-like" affections for them daily. You know, that shoulder touch or a ruffling of hair. I looked forward to their love. They brought it out of me I guess....I miss them.
When I did my time as an infant assistant teacher I was actually reprimanded for "coddling crying babies".Apparently this made it harder for any floater to come in when it was my break (they would get hysterical when I left the room). Especially specific babies who took to me immediately. That made me hate the place. I knew when to hold them and when to let them cry. I'm a mom and i'm not sorry my instinct told me to the right thing. I wasn't going to stop cause other people are jealous/cold/unmotherly. They were just idiots. Goodbye good riddance.
But yes, kids bring out the love in my usual hard-a*s heart.- Flag
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