Anyone have to change diapers at a daycare for toddlers? How do you deal with the frustration of kids not listening?

I usually had a toy or something for them to fiddle with while I changed them and would sing or talk to them while I changed them. Surprisingly I didn’t mind changing their pooop but with my kids I gag sometimes while changing them idk how that makes sense 😂 I feel you on the stressing trying to change my one year old she twists and fights and will get up so fast and run away I’m 36 weeks pregnant so it’s definitely hard when she’s like that none of my daycare skills work sometimes 😓 But they say you have less patience tho with your kids and I can see that to be a little true even doing hw with my oldest it’s so different then if it were someone elses kid tbh

I was a lead teacher for a class of 8 age 2 toddlers. Not only did I have to change them all, every 2 hours I had to do "potty" time where they sit on the potty before their diaper is changed as practice. I was responsible for potty training kids that were potty training at home. I've had countless times where a kid pooped in their panties and had to be stripped naked and cleaned and redressed, while caring for the other 7 children. It was just part of the job 👍

we just care for them the same way any parent would! it’s a lot of redirection and some days are better than others. you’d be surprised I’ve had parents drop their kids off with their diaper already blown out and expected me to change it and not say sorry or anything or even when I asked them if they pooped they’re like “yeah here”. i’ve had kids pee, poop and throw up on me. I’ve had where I practically had to give kids a shower with wipes. it just doesn’t matter you love these kids like they’re your own and more feel bad that they have diarrhea or threw up and another secret is that’s why we all have a change of clothes at work in case of something like this lol 🙈 some people definitely cannot do this job but some of us love it and wouldn’t change it for anything 🫶🏼

I was diaper queen when I worked daycare, by rough estimates I’ve done 3,000+ in the last 5 years. It’s stupid to be proud about but I really got it down to a science and can sniff out a 💩 like a pro. With a lot of the kids it’s about making it a positive experience. I explain what I’m doing. Name body parts as I touch them. Sing songs (head shoulders knees and toes and this little piggy) my girl loves the change (if she’s not tired) she will hold a wipe for me and even hold her legs for me to wipe (started that at about 7 months) I think it helps to have a certain place all changes take place at so they know the expectation. And in child care a lot of it is routines so that also helps with expectations. I’ve worked with special needs school age kiddos and it’s much of the same.

Babies and kids tend to be much better for adults who aren’t their mum lol. If your baby doesn’t listen to you with diaper changes it’s highly likely that they’re paper still and staring at the new face that’s changing their bum 😂 and I think they just have 3-4 tops in their locker just in case they need to change their tops for whatever reason.

As someone who worked in preschool It doesn’t bother me unless it smells, I also change them while they’re standing, I check to make sure it’s poop & if it’s messy we take shoes, socks and pants completely off so I can make sure they get clean. You could have them hold a toy or just be firm and set the tone. If you allow/ entertain a certain behavior so many times it becomes a routine.

Honestly I disassociated a lot. My kids knew I was no nonsense when it came to the speed of diapers. I got shit on and peed on a few times so I just kept a change of clothes in the bathroom. It was easier there than it is at home 😂

My son's daycare has stickers above the changing station and would ask the kids questions about the stickers. As for blowouts, they put the dirty clothes in a plastic bag and leave it at the child's cubby for the parents to take home. An message is sent to let the parents know to bring in extra clothes when their child is running low. My son was never in the infant room so I don't know what they do there.