Things My Littles Say

I teach a multi-age class made up of kinder-grade 2 students in Canada. Follow along with our greatest moments!

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"Donald Trump is going to shut down Tik Tok." "What?! He's so rude. And he doesn't even have a girlfriend."

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"Your hair looks weird. Crazy hair day was last week." "That's not a very kind thing to say, don't you think?" "In my language, crazy and weird mean so beautiful!!"

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*eating chocolate cake for someone's birthday* "Ew!!!"  "What's ew?" "In my language that means yummy delicious!!"

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if you’re an adult that works with kids of any age do me two quick favors:

learn the symptoms of adhd and autism and their presentation in all genders. you dont have to be an expert, just know a bit about it beyond popular knowledge.

learn to recognize signs a kid is being abused in any way. beyond bruises and black eyes. learn to recognize the fearful apologies and hesitation. do some research.

do me these two favors and save tens of lives.

that’s no exageration either. after teaching my mom basics about mental disorders, she started spotting neurodivergent kids in her classrooms and helped them get help. almost every child she’s helped has been diagnosed with the disorder she predicted and none of them would have been diagnosed at a young age without her help. knowing this stuff matters.

learn. save lives. don’t make kids grow up in fear of their symptoms and family.

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“Why can’t I touch my feet after having hand sanitizer?” “Because of the virus! And because feet are stinky!”

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“How come you put your hand in your mouth?” “I just touched the inside of my mouth because I wanted to feel the little hanging thing at the end.”

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“There’s a hole in your shirt!” “And in your butt!!”

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"Ms (me), did you make this (apple crisp)?" "Yes, why?" "It's disgusting!!!"

6 year old

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"Ms (me), imagine if a man ever dated you!!!"

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"Ms. (me) your drawing is just horrible."

7 y/o

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"If you get an x-ray, how will you get new skin?"

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"I'm going to be super skinny because I'm going to live on the monkey bars."

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"My daddy doesn't give me milk but he still loves me I guess."

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"If you swallow gum, you will die in less than 6 minutes."