I have two children one of whom has autism. I have a background in teaching children with special needs. I work as a teacher and love my job.
I do not have any children. I am a student studying Radiology while working at a doctors office.
Working with children can be really hands on, not much on the side of paperwork I do not have the patience to deal with children. It's one of the reasons why I'm not planning on having any kids. Of course, to each their own. I'd bet that makes finding time to dedicate yourself to your studies a lot easier. Yes, it does. I feel a lot more comfortable with paperwork then dealing with kids who can be so needy sometimes. I don't know how you do it. Everyone has their calling I suppose. Maybe you'd be better suited having a pet, they are much less work but still plenty rewarding! Yes, I do have a cute cat at home. What helps you to be able to deal with children so well? I suppose growing up in a family of 5 and being the eldest developed my patience. I know some people who hated taking care of their siblings, but I always loved it.  What do you do when the kids act out and misbehave? Well, my first instinct is to be angry. However, many studies have shown that positively rewarding them for the good things they do is far more productive. So besides a lecture on what the right actions to take are next time I try my best to reward them whenever they do something great. I do not think I could handle that. It's a good thing that they are people like you taking care of children. And I'm certain I couldn't handle the stress of having to deliver test results for people. You have a strength all your own, how is work in the medical field -- emotionally? It's usually pretty quiet. It can actually be pretty boring a lot of the time. Often it's a specialist or other doctor who delivers the test results to the patient. But I suppose it takes a lot to not let the boredom and paperwork overwhelm me.