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I agree.....NONE of this has to do with being beneficial to the child, it's all about parental convenience - period. I am quite clear about these issues that pop up with wanting ME to do things-absolutely NOTHING happens here at daycare until it happens at home first. Toilet training, binky taking, bottle weaning, none of it. And if I think they are "fibbing" about doing it at home I will not go out of my way with whatever it is they are trying to do.
I explain there is one me, 8 kids and it is not a conducive environment to have a child who needs that much individualized care until they are used to it at home, where it is much easier to begin one on one......parent(s) to child. I also make sure and let them know when they begin talking about toilet training, that setting a timer and taking them every 20 min is not training the child, it's training the parents
........(non talkers who don't indicate at all the interest or the understanding of communicating the need to go) This is a pet peeve of mine.........everyone wants their child trained so early, at daycare of course. I have 6 children and can tell when parents start talking about it whether or not it's worth a shot. I say in my handbook "when potty training has started at home on an EARNEST basis with some success please feel free to talk to me and I will HELP make this milestone successful also at daycare".
I explain there is one me, 8 kids and it is not a conducive environment to have a child who needs that much individualized care until they are used to it at home, where it is much easier to begin one on one......parent(s) to child. I also make sure and let them know when they begin talking about toilet training, that setting a timer and taking them every 20 min is not training the child, it's training the parents
........(non talkers who don't indicate at all the interest or the understanding of communicating the need to go) This is a pet peeve of mine.........everyone wants their child trained so early, at daycare of course. I have 6 children and can tell when parents start talking about it whether or not it's worth a shot. I say in my handbook "when potty training has started at home on an EARNEST basis with some success please feel free to talk to me and I will HELP make this milestone successful also at daycare".
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