Disturbing Behaviors From New Kids At Mealtimes - Advice Please!

[christinaskids]

My dog even whines and scratches out the window when he sees those arches, mcd's is like herion

[karen]

Great suggestions by everyone!
Here are mine....
You can take two empty 2 liter bottles and save them go to local educational store and buy a tornado tube and turn the bottles into a tornado!!!! Fun and educational. Oh tornado tubes are like 3-5 dollars.
How about having veggie chckn nugget and sweet potato fries day yummmm! Put those in the Mcdonalds bags as well.
It does take at least a month for children to adjust to a different environment.

[laundrymom]

I would just make sure the children dont see the items you feel are inappropriate for them. I mean,.... If its not good for them, don't let them see that you have it. It's not good for you either. Either hide it better or eliminate it. IMO the chz should never see you modeling behavior you don't allow.

[queenbee]

Thanks for the responses everyone!

Nannyde, I'll try the empty 2-liter filled with water when the children come on Thursday. I'll also see if I can get my sister to get some empty McDonald's bags. I'll feel like a contradiction - a vegetarian walking in McDonalds :: There's a good chance I'll be struck with lightening.

Melskids - I used to cough real loud when I opened up the bottle, but the children never asked about the sounds so I stopped doing it. Guess I'll have to start that up again with the new kids!

To the other posters who basically told me to mind my own business....... when the children start throwing fits for long periods of time because they see soda or a McDonald's bag in MY daycare, it is MY business. The youngest is 13mo and her reaction to soda? Completely insane. Does 13mo not mean anything these days? She's just barely out of being an "infant". I do not find it okay for a 13mo old to go bananas when she sees me drinking soda. I'm an adult - I'm allowed to decide what I want to drink and I'm sorry, but a toddler doesn't get a choice at MY daycare. I advertise heavily on my vegetarian menu and maybe that's why the parents decided to go with me - to balance out the fast food they're getting at home or with Grandma (which is what I'm leaning towards - Mom mentioned how spoiled the children are by Grandma).

I don't normally care what happens at home - I run my daycare a certain way and the children adapt beautifully. They know the difference from home and daycare but I find the idea of two toddlers drinking soda completely sad. I'm now more grateful they are in my care, I can pump a lot of healthy food into their little bodies which is how they should be eating anyhow.

[countrymom]

Thanks for the responses everyone!

Nannyde, I'll try the empty 2-liter filled with water when the children come on Thursday. I'll also see if I can get my sister to get some empty McDonald's bags. I'll feel like a contradiction - a vegetarian walking in McDonalds :: There's a good chance I'll be struck with lightening.

Melskids - I used to cough real loud when I opened up the bottle, but the children never asked about the sounds so I stopped doing it. Guess I'll have to start that up again with the new kids!

To the other posters who basically told me to mind my own business....... when the children start throwing fits for long periods of time because they see soda or a McDonald's bag in MY daycare, it is MY business. The youngest is 13mo and her reaction to soda? Completely insane. Does 13mo not mean anything these days? She's just barely out of being an "infant". I do not find it okay for a 13mo old to go bananas when she sees me drinking soda. I'm an adult - I'm allowed to decide what I want to drink and I'm sorry, but a toddler doesn't get a choice at MY daycare. I advertise heavily on my vegetarian menu and maybe that's why the parents decided to go with me - to balance out the fast food they're getting at home or with Grandma (which is what I'm leaning towards - Mom mentioned how spoiled the children are by Grandma).

I don't normally care what happens at home - I run my daycare a certain way and the children adapt beautifully. They know the difference from home and daycare but I find the idea of two toddlers drinking soda completely sad. I'm now more grateful they are in my care, I can pump a lot of healthy food into their little bodies which is how they should be eating anyhow.

I agree with you. Acually I was coming to post that, "why should we have to hide food around the kids" they are kids and we decide what they should eat, they shouldn't decide what we should eat, right!

[Heidi]

I would use the empty Coke liters and fill them up with water. Open them up in front of the kids and offer them the water out of it.

I would get some Mickeys bags and put some green vegetables in them. Open them up and offer them that.

They just need to see at your house that what is treats everywhere else is not treats at your house.

That Nan.....ever the tricky one! I love it!::

[familyschoolcare]

Focus on the problem the fit not the food

I would not adress the food or soda directly, just the fit throwing. If you decied to talk to the parents try and keep the conversation docussed on the enaporaite fit throwing behavior and down play the reason the fit started.

Maybe start the conversation by saying so today Sally threw a fit for an hour and go on to desribe the fit throwing behavior in as much detail as possible, only mention the reason for the fit if asked.

Oh I like Nan ideal as well

[awestbrook713]

gotta love what kids learn at home. I have a girl who says she wishes I had chocolate because thats what mom gives her everytime she goes to the bathroom in the potty, shes 3. Needless to say I can't get her to go here so she just messes in her pullup. I just tell her we don't give treats here for doing something big girls should do. This might even be going on at dads too because he said she is going really well for him.