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Do any of you have issues with the dc kids running from their parents on the way to the car? I have a dcg who always is well behaved for me but knows her dad is a pushover. I watched yesterday as she refused to get in the car and played cat and mouse around the car for several minutes before he finally got her into the car! How rediculous! I wanted to run out there and tell him to get control of his kid!!!!!!!!! Of course I didn't. Our home isset back far from the street, but still I think it is a HUGE safety issue.
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Yup.
Parents seem to make the children loose their minds.
I have one (3.5) that NEVER runs from me. I was shocked when he made a run for it with his mom.
She holds him by the collar of his shirt at drop off and pick up now. I don't even have to remind him to go straight to the gate.
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I know one of my girls used to do that as well. Now I just shut the door when they leave and start my supper. I don't worry about what goes on out there. They are with their parents and that is all that matters!!Comment
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I have had children do that as well. It is a safety issue especially since it is in my driveway and another parent could pull in or the child could run into the road. I have gone out to the child and physically picked up the child or taken their hand and told them in no uncertain terms that they won't do that and why. I don't care if the parent is embarrassed or what! My home, my business, my lively hood, my responsibility. If they want to play tag at home - not my business!I see little people.Comment
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My bigger issue is kids running and hiding when their parents show up! It's getting super annoying!Comment
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I have never had that issue (we are far from the street)..but as one of the parents I know calls it Mommyitis or Daddyitis. They are good for us for some things and bad for the parents. I would say something about the traffic going faster than normal down your street or people are not paying attention when driving. Maybe he will get better control without thinking you are telling him how to parent - which obviously he needs it!Comment
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Why not one day take them out front and have a lesson about street dangers? If you can't change the way the parent thinks, you can help the child gain respect for the driveway/cars/road. From there, it's on the parent.Comment
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Don't take this wrong, but when a parent walks out of my front door to get to their car, their child is no longer my responsibility. If they take off and run, not my problem, unless they are in my landscaping then it totally pisses me off. This all goes back to a parent taking responsibility. When they go out that door with mom and dad, they are no longer my charges. If a child runs out in the street, it is mom or dads fault not mine. I can not be responsible once they go out to the door.Comment
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I'm *totally* responsible for my daycare children for the 11 hours/day that I'm open. Once I hand the child over to the parents, my responsibility for that child ends. The same children that act-up and run amuck with their parents around, aren't the ones that are going to stop and think about safety lessons before they do.
In my 23 years of doing daycare - caring for children between 8-15 hours each and every day, I've never had a child hurt that a band-aid didn't fix. Now in those same 23 years, I can't tell you how many times one of my daycare children have ended up in the emergency room for an injury that happened - during the 4 or 5 waking hours/day that they are with their parents. Absolutely I feel bad for the child - but I *really* feel angry with the parents.Comment
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Yes, I too would feel horrible if a child got hut because mom or dad did not properly watch and care for them from stepping off my porch to getting in the car......Comment
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I suggest he hold her hand and take her straight to the carseat and enforce what he asks her to do instead of trying to make things into a game when she doesnt listen. This is not the only instance she disobeys him. He just lets her ignore what he has asked her to do. It makes me so mad!Comment
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