Sending Pics

[MomBoss]

I have a parent who will randomly text me if i have any cute pics of her child today. I dont carry my phone around like that and at this age and during the summer, they kind of just do the same things everyday. Id have to keep my phones camera on and in my hand all the time to try to catch something maybe cute. In my head im always just thinking they will see there child soon, why need a pic? They arent new either, its almost been a year.
i know some providers take pics of all the kids all the time (although i wonder how they have time) and dont mind sharing pics all the time. But im not a pic taking provider. Im focused on taking care of the kids, not thinking about taking pictures. What did people do before cell phones?

[Annalee]

I have a parent who will randomly text me if i have any cute pics of her child today. I dont carry my phone around like that and at this age and during the summer, they kind of just do the same things everyday. Id have to keep my phones camera on and in my hand all the time to try to catch something maybe cute. In my head im always just thinking they will see there child soon, why need a pic? They arent new either, its almost been a year.
i know some providers take pics of all the kids all the time (although i wonder how they have time) and dont mind sharing pics all the time. But im not a pic taking provider. Im focused on taking care of the kids, not thinking about taking pictures. What did people do before cell phones?

Our state REALLY works on us NOT being on cell phones and being attentive for supervision of the kids....tell her that ! I send extra pics when a child begins for the first 2-3 days but after that, I only send random, special occasion pics. Just a thought!

[Alwaysgreener]

I have a privacy policy that states due to privacy of other kids I can't send pictures. That if they every snap a picture or I do give them one for other reasons that they are not allowed post it to social media.

I am just not a picture taker and even when we are out as a family dh takes pictures and I spend time enjoying my kids.

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[e.j.]

I'm one of those providers that does take a lot of pictures. (It just takes a few seconds here and there when the kids are doing crafts or having fun.) In general, I send them to parents who are new and need some assurance that their child is doing ok or to the parent of the kid who comes in screaming every morning as though she's being dropped off at an ax-murderer's house just to prove to the parent that her kid is happy and smiling 2 minutes after the parent gets back into her car. ;-) I've also sent a picture to a parent who requested one when her kid developed a skin rash while in care so she could forward it to her pediatrician. I won't send any picture if it includes another child in the photo and only use printed pictures to make special crafts on holidays for parents and for the albums I give each child when he/she leaves my daycare.

It's rare that any of my parents ask me to send a photo but when they do and it isn't for the reasons I've stated, I just let them know I've been busy with the kids and haven't had time to take any or I tell them that I've taken some pictures but none that have any with just their child in it.

[Rockgirl]

This is pretty much what I do, too.

I also periodically have pics printed, attach them to construction paper, laminate them, and hang them up at the kids’ eye level. They love looking at them.

[e.j.]

I bet they do! I never thought to do that but know my kids would love it, too.

[Annalee]

I have pics of my kids in the daycare room too for my visual schedule, cubbies, birthdays, etc. but I don't send continuously to families. When the daycare families have daycare-planned events, I do share with the families all of those pics but not as much throughout the day.

[Michael]

That is today's world. Everyone is trying to be their own news source or entertainment show. I agree, I don't know where people find the time to gather and put photos, videos and text on several social media platforms every day. I only use one and that's FB. Even then, I may write something once a month.

[girlmomma]

I was asked by a previous DCM to send pictures all of the time because she “just missed DCK so much!” <insert eye roll here> She was one of the worst/fakest human beings I’ve ever met. She tried to control everything. I’ve posted about her before. She worked at a bank, but you best believe her kids were here every federal holiday, “an event that popped up” that she just had to work. I would send them and just eye roll it.

I send them via brightwheel the first few days a child attends and then I will send them when we have something fun/special going on or if the child does something I think the parent may enjoy. Otherwise, I don’t have time for it and I’m honest with parents about it prior to enrollment. Most are understanding!

[FlyingJewels]

I used to snap pics all day and then at end of week load them into google photos and each parent I had them set up on their own thing. It was time consuming. Now I have an app that I take a photo with and select the child I want it to upload to and it sends directly to the parent for me. It’s super easy and quick. Parents wanted it so that’s why I always did it. While it is easy now with the app, I still find it annoying and would prefer not to do it.

[FlyingJewels]

The app is Procare if anyone ever wonders. It’s pretty easy to use and a decent app. I do the free version too.

[ColorfulSunburst]

I have Instagram, Facebook and Youtube. Parents can view photos and videos there. There are two siblings whose parents don't allow photos and videos of their children to be posted on social media. So their children are not there. I share some photos and videos with them using Google Photos when I have time for it.