{"id":1760,"date":"2024-09-02T23:03:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T23:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendflare.co\/?p=1760"},"modified":"2024-09-02T23:03:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T23:03:20","slug":"baffled-teacher-questions-why-more-and-more-kids-are-being-sent-to-kindergarten-still-wearing-diapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendflare.co\/?p=1760","title":{"rendered":"Baffled teacher questions why more and more kids are being sent to kindergarten still wearing diapers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>shocked teacher expressed her amazement at how many parents still send their children to kindergarten in diapers.<\/p>\n<p>Brenda Capone Kingston, who goes by the handle @Ms3rdGrade on TikTok, is a popular teacher who boasts 43.7K followers on the social media platform.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Kingston posted a video that she has since removed, expressing her surprise that some kids are still in diapers when they start kindergarten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTalking about diapers in kindergarten has been a hot topic among my teacher friends lately,\u201d she mentioned. \u201cI was really surprised by how many kids are still in diapers at this age. The more I chat with my kindergarten colleagues, the more I learn about how many kids they have in diapers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"v71725379661574590\" class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@blueducation\/video\/7406185302194326830\" data-video-id=\"7406185302194326830\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\"><p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed\/v2\/7406185302194326830?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fezzuye.com%2F%3Fp%3D8343%26fbclid%3DIwY2xjawFDIxFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHb7_-5kKw8OqU4bxnmvAa1Ov5xQZlPjoXTrNbZKZducOT1g8Te-0d9GRBA_aem_SA7GWockv8HBKZUnlrVoew&amp;embedFrom=oembed\" name=\"__tt_embed__v71725379661574590\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The confused teacher, who recorded the video in her classroom, explained that she wasn\u2019t referring to kids with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>She talked about her experience raising her kids, saying, \u201cI remember when my children started school\u2026you had to make sure they were potty-trained before they could go to kindergarten.\u201d She also mentioned that her daughter is turning 24 in November and her son will be 22 next month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I pictured it that way,\u201d the teacher went on. \u201cRight now, I\u2019m in Arkansas, and I found out last night that there\u2019s no requirement for that here, and I\u2019m just wondering, \u2018Why is that?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms3rdGrade kept thinking, \u201cWhy are there so many five- and six-year-olds still wearing diapers?\u201d She looked at the kindergarten teachers and said, \u201cYou guys are amazing for handling this because I don\u2019t think I could do it!\u201d while shaking her head.<\/p>\n<p>The TikToker\u2019s eyes got really big when she exclaimed, \u201cIf you have two or three kids in diapers\u2026wow,\u201d and then she asked if other teachers had gone through something like that too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1763\" src=\"http:\/\/trendflare.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1675859873-300x204-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it just me, or do you have a ton of diapers at your school too?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p>The teacher questioned why so many children were still wearing diapers in kindergarten. Credit: Mrs \/ Getty<\/p>\n<p>Kingston took down the video from her page because she received a lot of negative comments from people online. Instead, she posted another video to thank all the supporters who stood by her.<\/p>\n<p>She started the video by saying, \u201cWe need to talk about the big issue here. First off, I want to thank all the amazing people, especially the teachers, who have contacted me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was really upsetting that someone took something pure and made it into something bad. It didn\u2019t have to happen like that, she said. \u201cIf you\u2019ve been following me for a while, you know I never meant for that to occur. I always aim to keep my page happy and positive, and I want to share joy with everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy do we have so many five-and six-year-olds still in diapers?\u201d Brenda questioned. Credit: SolStock \/ Getty<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1762\" src=\"http:\/\/trendflare.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1346505485-300x201-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In March, Utah approved a new law that says kids must be potty trained to enroll in kindergarten.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Douglas Welton, who is behind the bill, mentioned that it was created because more and more kids are beginning school without being completely potty-trained, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Ms3rdGrade is a teacher in Arkansas, where they haven\u2019t made any laws about that yet.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayo Clinic says that many kids start to show they are ready for potty training when they are between 18 and 24 months old, but some might take a bit longer, up to about three years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>shocked teacher expressed her amazement at how many parents still send their children to kindergarten in diapers. 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