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I'm just not a fan of the baby led weaning thing in theory. I introduced soft foods gradually with my son, but it was mashed up veggies, eggs, toast, some fruits, you know, healthy stuff. I have an almost one year old who won't touch veggies, eat the organic pouch food that always has a fruit in it, so she doesn't like just vegetables. And will only eat the 'junk food' out of a meal. They feed her fries because that's her favorite!!! Well duh, of course. But it amounts well she doesn't like it so....wgen it comes to introducing healthier and well balanced table food. I just don't think some parents are hitting the mark on it. And, technically, with an infant under 1, I don't see it as my job to introduce table foods but to offer what they've already tried but I don't serve junk food, I don't care if that's what they like.Here in TN licensing requires we allow soft finger foods, teeth or not, once a child can sit at the table (most mine starts by 7-8 months) - I'm infants only & prefer to mush up stuff that the older kids eat so babies don't fight over something different too (baby led weaning allowed here). You would be surprised how much of the stuff younger ones can manage that the older toddlers eat. As to BM, I only keep a 16oz back up in the freezer & they send fresh daily
, no option there. As to contract hrs... if they can't give me definant hours of care that are 10 or less hrs a day then I don't write the contract (always done in person when deposit is made). That and bringing a kid sick would make me say sorry not a good fit right there.Leave a comment:
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First day back (yesterday) from vacation and I swear, I almost quit. I almost called them all and closed my doors.
Ugh. Today has been marginally better.Leave a comment:
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Here in TN licensing requires we allow soft finger foods, teeth or not, once a child can sit at the table (most mine starts by 7-8 months) - I'm infants only & prefer to mush up stuff that the older kids eat so babies don't fight over something different too (baby led weaning allowed here). You would be surprised how much of the stuff younger ones can manage that the older toddlers eat. As to BM, I only keep a 16oz back up in the freezer & they send fresh daily, no option there. As to contract hrs... if they can't give me definant hours of care that are 10 or less hrs a day then I don't write the contract (always done in person when deposit is made). That and bringing a kid sick would make me say sorry not a good fit right there.
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Have a new family starting next week. A 9 month old. Great interview but the meeting to give them paperwork and get to know in more detail of their daughter's day gave huge red flags. Terrible napper, baby led weaning(which I don't agree with), sick all the time. They're coming from a center so I know they just take kids sick, I had to explain that I don't do sick care. I told them baby food needs to be provided for her, they commented about how they just want her to eat table food as much as possible. Ummm, no. I told them that not every meal I make for the older kids would be appropriate for her age and I don't make different meals for different kids. She has no teeth!!! After asking several times what their times would be because I try to contract hours, it's been so hard in my area to do, they couldn't give me a solid answer. Asked me how much room in my freezer to store breastmilk. I laughed and said I don't store any more than i should need for a couple days at a time.
What bothers me is that everyone thinks your whole house is up for grabs for their needs and their childs. My daycare space is shared as I am on one level, I have to install an egress window to do care in the basement. I have one room that is dedicated to the daycare, which is mainly nursery and sleeping stuff along with some toys. The rest of my home except for my room is daycare and living space. Also, I'm a single mom and I hate when my days off are questioned. I need one on one time with my 2 year old and he gets sick of daycare towards the end of the week. They don't seem to understand that I'm cleaning, caring for their children, and my business and doing the work of mothering after work, that during the week, there's no fun time with my son. Anyway, whew, glad to just get that off my chest!Leave a comment:
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Thank, dcm, for completely ignoring all safe sleep regulations I'm required to follow with your 7 week old. Lets list the ways shall we?
1. Sleeps in a swing during the day and bouncy seat at night.
2. When baby DOES sleep in his pack n play or crib you have him on his side. You say it's so the back of his head doesn't get flat. Well, with all of his time in the swing and bouncy seat the back of his head is flat and not just a little bit.
3. Blankets. So many blankets.
On another note, when I asked how often and how much he eats at a time I got the answer of 4 oz every 4 hours. The last 3 days here he's eating every 1-3 hrs and he snacks, an oz here an oz there. Come to find out it's because you bottle prop and "just make a new bottle every 4 hours and prop it up for him" while he's in his bouncy seat or swing.
You also told me he didn't spit up much. :: You could've told me that his first day here was his first full day on formula, with a bottle he had never used. That would explain why I was dealing with Mount Vesuvius every time he ate.
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I am tired of tired dcks.
1 spends the morning whining about how tired he is and alternates between lying on the floor and running around like a wild man. He naps well for me but the mornings are draining the life out of me.
The other has never napped well and now doesn't nap at all. She is only 19 mos and her schedule has been floppy since she was out sick a while back. She just came back from being sick again and spent the morning whining, 'rested' in her cot and then had meltdown after meltdown in the afternoon because she was so tired. I don't care if they are done in 3 months. Dcm is getting the "She needs to get back on our schedule and nap for me or I will not be able to continue care for her" spiel as soon as the holidays are over.
ETA: Just got a text from mom that they let her sleep in this morning... guess who probably won't nap for me today.
I have been actively trying to replace them both for the past few months but it is slower than molasses here for new recruits. The ones that i have interviewed all have NAP issues.
Here's to the New Year with new families and naps
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I have always puchased Ford or Lincoln vehicles but my last, fourth one in last 32 years, has some mechanical trouble and I have a warranty that Ford sold me but I didn't purchase it locally this time so the local dealer isn't very cooperative (probably since I didn't buy it there) and has really drug their feet. I have called the regional office and reported the poor service and hopefully my part will arrive next week and can be fixed BUT I will NEVER go there again and will take my vehicle to where I bought it (2 hours away) for servicing. I ended up calling the warranty myself after the Ford man told me he could not keep staying on phone fighting with this warranty company. The warranty company told me my part and labor was approved but Ford man would have to call the get the ball rolling. When I called ford man back to tell him I checked and what I found out, he got on the ball. I should not have had to do that. I also called where I bought the vehicle and they lit a fire under this guy, too...so he probably hates me but whatever! :confused:
I just want my vehicle fixed with the Ford service and quality I have received in the past.
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About a month ago I had a rough day with DCG-2.5. I thought all day "when this girl goesto preschool I will throw her a going away party!", I was so fed up with her. Classic only child, will not share anything, toys or attention, and is constantly making up lies to take away attention from the other children. She is also mean and spiteful, hits and spits constantly. Well that very night, her parents informed me they were enrolling in spring semester Preschool. She also began to tell mom and dad I was " mean" to her, by askung her to wait her turn, or by informing her I was busy with anither child, or another task. I refuse to droo everything the second she decides she needs someyhing, like her parents do. Now, I am 7 day care days out from her going to preschool, and I am counting down the days. I am looking forward to smoother days, and less fighting. How horrible am I?Leave a comment:
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And again another one bites the dust; and this after rescheduling due to a school conflict (which I totally get). No show/no call and no answer when I tried to call her. I would have thought asking them to call and get exact address within a few hrs of the Meeting would solve a no show, but it didn't work this timeLeave a comment:
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