Few people understand kids better than elementary school teachers. Not only do they spend all day with kids, but teachers get to know their students' parents pretty well, too. From parent-teacher conferences to field trips and snack days, it's a collaborative relationship meant to foster their child's development. (And let's be real: what parent hasn't gotten a call from their child's teacher to discuss their *questionable* behavior in the classroom?)Teachers are full of wisdom about kids, which is why TikToker @elenanico22 interviewed her mom Lisa, a retired elementary school teacher, in an advice video. She asked her mom to share her insights on the question: "What's one thing you saw people messing up with their kids?"And her response was simple: "They didn't enjoy them." Elena asks her mom to elaborate, and she goes on to share, "Kids are fun. You’ve got to enjoy them. They wanted them to be something that — most of us aren’t exactly what other people want us to be — so enjoy the kid you have." @elenanico22 Lisa says it like it is #momlife #momsoftiktok #momwisdom #momtok #momhumor #parenting #parentingwisdom Of course, Lisa fully accepted her own daughter, and turns to Elena in the video and says, "I enjoyed you."And the comments were flooded with positive replies from parents to her response. "Kids aren’t a chore, they’re a joy. ?," one wrote. Another added, "Parents are stressed, and they don’t realize how quickly childhood goes by." A mother with her son on her back.via Canva/PhotosThe post also resonated with other teachers and professionals who work with kids. "This is so true. I work in childcare and lots of parents literally cannot stand their kids. They get so angry when we close. They can’t wait to drop them off and pickup last minute. Breaks my heart," one commented. Another wrote, "Toddler teacher. Same. So heartbreaking. I saw it a lot when I worked with highly educated parents with high incomes." And another teacher chimed in with, "So true. As a elementary teacher sometimes playing Barbie Dreamhouse with my 4 y/o is the last thing I want to do but I always do because I know I'll be wishing for it one day ♥️." And another professional shared, "As a pediatrician, I agree."The video concluded with another piece of strong advice from Lisa, who also dropped this nugget: "Never send your kid to school with carrots." The reason? She explained a story involving a prominent doctor at her school who was "super strict" with what his kids could and could not eat at school. A little girl enjoying her lunch.via Canva/Photos"So, of course, what did the kids want? Everything they couldn't," she said. You are bound to have kids who are going to have food issues." Psychology backs up the retired teacher's thoughts on sending your kids to school with carrots for lunch. It's called reactance theory, which states that when people feel their freedom is being restricted, they are more likely to do the opposite of what is being asked of them. So, parents who want to raise healthy kids who turn into healthy adults should allow them to eat treats in moderation. And plenty of parents offered their thoughts on this. "Omg I love her! Please post more. As a mom I’m enjoying time with my kids, loving their personalities and so anti food restriction teaching them intuitive eating. Because I wasn’t taught those things," one commented. Another shared, "The food statement is so true. My son shared that a boy from his class (who has food restrictions) steals the other kids snacks at school! ?❤️?"This article originally appeared in January 2025.

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A June 5 report by the Congressional Budget Office has found that illegal immigrants have received billions of dollars in taxpayer money, far outweighing their net contributions.  The report covers 2021 to the end of 2023, and attributes the surge of illegal immigration during this period to the Biden administration’s open border policies. The Federation for American Immigration Reform and the CBO have estimated the influx to be approximately 4.3 million individuals over the three-year time period.  According to this report, illegal immigrants paid roughly $10.1 billion in federal taxes; however, $7.1 billion of this figure included sales tax.  The Federation for American Immigration Reform notes that actual economic growth due to the surge of migrants, as reflected in income tax, amounted to only $1.6 billion, and that this lackluster growth is in part due to “a lack of English language and other skills limiting illegal aliens’ work prospects and thus their contributions to the economy.” The addition of this revenue to the U.S. economy is largely overshadowed by the fact that these millions of immigrants have enjoyed the full benefits of taxpayer funding, to the tune of $19.3 billion in the studied timeframe. Even when counting sales tax revenue as fiscal gain, the CBO reports that the net cost to state and local governments was $9.2 billion in the report’s sample. The expenditures by governments within the sample include services such as health care, policing, and other social services. Many states are required to provide shelter to illegal immigrants, which costs $3.3 billion in 2023 alone. According to the CBO, this amount was twice what the same group of immigrants provided in income taxes.  The Federation for American Immigration Reform states that current legal precedent requires schools to afford the same level of education to illegal immigrants as to U.S. residents. The schooling allowances tallied $5.7 billion, the largest expenditure in the study.  A September 2024 study by the Manhattan Institute revealed other ways in which Biden’s mass acceptance of undocumented immigrants would cost the United States over time. The study, which analyzed the costs of illegal immigration to the economy, states, “The real concern from this finding is that the fiscal future of the U.S. is dire.”  Results were also extrapolated to the long term: “This report finds that the border crisis will cost an estimated 1.15 trillion over the lifetime of the new unlawful immigrants.” These high expenses associated with the influx of illegal aliens into the U.S. highlight the monetary consequences of the Biden administration’s lax border, and how American taxpayers are paying the bill.  President Trump’s immigration policy, on the other hand, has resulted in an immediate and continuous reduction in the number of illegal entries to the United States. The National Immigration Forum concluded in April that Trump’s immigration approach “contributed to record-low border encounters, with just 7,181 apprehensions in March 2025, a 95 percent decrease from March 2024.” READ MORE: Illegals Posing as Minors Imperil Our Children Media Focused on South While Cartels Move to the Northern Border Sanctuary Cities: The Dangerous Illusion of Virtue The post CBO Finds That Taxpayers Footed Massive Costs of Illegal Immigration Under Biden appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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