It's no secret that young children can be pretty difficult to deal with at times, between crying and having tantrums over the smallest thing, so if your job involves looking after an entire class of them - we take our hat off to you.
While their work is undoubtedly rewarding, teachers and nursery staff have tiring and downright stressful jobs some days. But if you've ever wondered what it's really like to have a career like this, we now have some answers thanks to a TikTok account. A nursery nurse known only as Chelsey has been revealing all sorts of little-known details about her job online - including the 'secret code' staff use when talking about your children.
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In a recent video posted under @chel.ssey, the young woman shares some of the phrases she might say to parents when they pick up their children, versus what she actually means.
The clip begins by saying: "Nursery workers be like... 'They've been very vocal today'."
And by this, Chelsey claims that staff really mean that your child has "screamed lots".
While if a nursery worker tells you "they have been very active today", what they're actually saying is "they climbed on every piece of furniture".
Similarly "they've been a bit of a monkey" translates in Chelsey's book to "they didn't listen to a word I said and did whatever they wanted".
Chelsey captioned the post, admitting: "I made myself laugh making this btw."
More than 71,000 people have watched the video, with thousands liking it.
Many people were quick to agree with her points in the comments, with one person stating: "Can't relate to anything more."
Another wrote: "My life working with toddlers."
"Haha, brilliant," proclaimed a third.
While someone else posted: "OMG too true."
"The accuracy," added a fifth user.
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