Auburn
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At college my attendance was bad in my childcare class, so they removed me from the course, but have still offered me the chance to get some work experience at a playgroup. I'm supposed to start on Monday next week and I've never been so uneasy.
Everybody I know has pushed me towards working with children for reasons I have no idea. Guess it's just my face. I don't think it's something I want to do for my career but it'll be a good experience and if anything a good back up plan if my original one doesn't work out.
I am a carer for my little brother who is currently 11 and has autism, so I suppose I'm not completely inexperienced, but other than him I've never been around children. I don't know how to interact with them and as someone who's very sensitive I don't know how I'd deal with bad behaviour directed towards me. Not to mention I barely look my age and it's not uncommon for people not to take me seriously because of it.
I'm quiet and bad at conversing with people I'm not familiar with and it takes me an incredibly long time to become comfortable. My anxiety has improved over the year by so much and I maybe am underestimating myself here, but I'm still terrified. I don't know what to do with kids, I'm clueless and honestly they scare me, and it frustrates me because everybody seems to have it in their heads that I'm amazing with them!
Everybody I know has pushed me towards working with children for reasons I have no idea. Guess it's just my face. I don't think it's something I want to do for my career but it'll be a good experience and if anything a good back up plan if my original one doesn't work out.
I am a carer for my little brother who is currently 11 and has autism, so I suppose I'm not completely inexperienced, but other than him I've never been around children. I don't know how to interact with them and as someone who's very sensitive I don't know how I'd deal with bad behaviour directed towards me. Not to mention I barely look my age and it's not uncommon for people not to take me seriously because of it.
I'm quiet and bad at conversing with people I'm not familiar with and it takes me an incredibly long time to become comfortable. My anxiety has improved over the year by so much and I maybe am underestimating myself here, but I'm still terrified. I don't know what to do with kids, I'm clueless and honestly they scare me, and it frustrates me because everybody seems to have it in their heads that I'm amazing with them!