Holy !@#T!!! Shortest Enrollment Ever!

[flightlessbird11]

Ok Ladies,

I need some serious support! I'll apologize now for any misspellings..etc., my hands are still shaking.

Ok, new DCG3. First day here. Came at 1. Naptime. 1:10, starts running around and kicking the other kids and completely disrupting everyone. I put her on time out. She runs.I put her back. She runs and laughs. This went on until 1:15. She starts to get really aggressive. 1:16...she winds up and slaps me in the face. Pretty hard too for a 3 yr. old. Mom gets a call. No answer. Dad gets a call. No answer. Emergency contact gets a call. No answer. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally geet a call back from mom, and I tell her this will not work out, what her daughter did, and that she needs to be picked up RIGHT NOW. 1:45 child is picked up, and I actually got attitude from mom. No apologies.

I have never seen a more out of control child in all my life. She would not even sit on the step to wait for her mom. I am so shaken by this whole incident. What the hell?! Did that just happen? Wow.

Please tell me I did the right thing.....I'm sure I did, because seriously, any child that has the b#@ls to test an adult like that, a new adult, in the first 10 mins......not what I signed up for. Not worth it.

Ok, thanks for letting me vent.

[caligirl]

You did the right thing. I would have done the same thing.

[Cat Herder]

I have seen it before...yes, you did the right thing.

It may have to happen to Mom a few more times before she GET'S that she needs to fix this.

Parenting is hard work.

[LittleCrawfishCC]

Girl, That child would have been gone by 1:11!!!! I DO not allow that in my home.

[daycare]

Holy COW!!

I think we are going to see more and more of this....

less parenting these days and kids seem to be the ones always wearing the pants....

UGH

SO sorry you had to go through this....big hugs....hope the rest of your day goes better...

Oh and let the other kids know that because she made really bad decisions that she will not get to come play toys here....

I always use this on my kids just to show them that I am in charge and for them not to get any ideas and try it...

[Heidi]

Yes, you did the right thing.

Please document everything, and give your licenser a head's up. I would consider this a reason to be proactive.

[dEHmom]

oye! So Sorry you had to deal with that. I wouldn't tolerate that either. Kids generally are upset first day, and either misbehave or they are very quiet the first few days. Then that's when all hell breaks loose once they adjust and are comfortable you see the real them. But just imagine if this isn't this child's worst!

You did the right thing. Write this off and have a glass of wine or beer when the daycare closes.

[flightlessbird11]

Thanks everyone I just still cant believe that! And whats even funnier, i just got a text from moms friend saying that im on the verge of a breakdown and clearly not qualified to work with children.

[sharlan]

I have seen it before...yes, you did the right thing.

It may have to happen to Mom a few more times before she GET'S that she needs to fix this.

Parenting is hard work.

That will never happen. It's everyone else's fault, not the child's.

[dEHmom]

That will never happen. It's everyone else's fault, not the child's.

I don't necessarily agree with this. I think alot of a child's attitude/behavior is influenced by the people around him. BUT I also stand firm that some kids are just born with a bad streak in them, who knows maybe it's something they experienced while in the womb, or maybe they just have some little switch turned on that can make them; wild, bad, mean, sociopaths, psychopaths, murderers, etc.

I know that sounds harsh. But I don't think every murderer is born to parents who taught them this. I think sometimes a bad childhood can trigger people to do bad things, but I also believe you can have the most wonderful, maybe even religious parents who have children who that grow up to be awful members to society.

[Kaddidle Care]

Thanks everyone I just still cant believe that! And whats even funnier, i just got a text from moms friend saying that im on the verge of a breakdown and clearly not qualified to work with children.

Nice.. let Mom's friend watch her then!

She'll find a Center that will take her for 2 weeks, and then another for 2 weeks, and so on and so on. It's gonna be expensive!

I wouldn't put up with that behavior in my own home either.

I am curious - how did the child act during your interview - or was she not there?

[caligirl]

We need a 'LIKE" button on this forum LOL

[nannyde]

Not a good plan to have kids first day be arrive and go to bed. They need to have time being up with the kids before the go to bed. If they are on a p.m. schedule you still have to do a few weeks of all day schedule so they get used to the house.

I agree with immediate term. If a kid feels comfortable hitting a stranger adult it means they are COMPLETELY out of control. I don't have the experience, education, or training to deal with children with violent behavior. They need to have special needs care with highly trained adults and in a setting with mulitple adults.

Her Mom needs to find her special and pay special.

[KBCsMommy]

Holy Cow!!! Thats exactly why I have made the choice to NOT take kids over 2. I can deal all day with screaming infants...I can not deal with the way older toddlers act these days.

Im sorry you had to deal with that. And you made the right choice by getting her out of your house immediatly!!

[youretooloud]

I would have termed on the spot too.

But, I also wouldn't take a child that needed to arrive at nap time. It's unfair to the child. I wonder how she would have behaved while playing?

It does sound like the parents need a wakeup call though.