Why Can't They Let Kids Be Kids?

[melskids]

I tell my parents from the beginning (at the interview) how it works here....I even show them pictures.

http://mountaintopdaycare.blogspot.com/2011/09/dressing-for-daycare.html

They KNOW what their choices are. Send them in crappy clothes or suffer the consequences. ::

Now, I am more than willing to work with parents. I make sure they are cleaned and changed before pick up. If they have somewhere to go right after work, I will make sure to put their nice clothes on before they get here.

[Meyou]

I tell my parents from the beginning (at the interview) how it works here....I even show them pictures.

http://mountaintopdaycare.blogspot.com/2011/09/dressing-for-daycare.html

They KNOW what their choices are. Send them in crappy clothes or suffer the consequences. ::

Now, I am more than willing to work with parents. I make sure they are cleaned and changed before pick up. If they have somewhere to go right after work, I will make sure to put their nice clothes on before they get here.

This and Mel, I lovethis your daycare.

[Daycare Diva]

I believe in kids being kids as well but I would not want my kids stomping in water puddles with their shoes on. That what they make rain boots for. Clothes are expensive and sometimes mud and grass stains don't come out. Play clothes or not I still would like for the clothes to look decent. A child will get dirty just through the course of outside play, that I don't mind, but purposely sitting and rolling around in mud or slopping through rain puddles would not be okay with me.

[melskids]

This and Mel, I lovethis your daycare.

Thanks.

I believe in kids being kids as well but I would not want my kids stomping in water puddles with their shoes on. That what they make rain boots for. Clothes are expensive and sometimes mud and grass stains don't come out. Play clothes or not I still would like for the clothes to look decent. A child will get dirty just through the course of outside play, that I don't mind, but purposely sitting and rolling around in mud or slopping through rain puddles would not be okay with me.

That is why I STRESS the importance of sending in clothes and shoes that can STAY here.

There are 3 types of clothes. Dress clothes, play clothes, and clothes for Melinda's house.

They can find them at yard sales and thrift stores, usually for .25 cents a piece. If it is a financial burden, I will supply them.

I can't imagine NOT letting them jump in puddles, roll in the mud, or painting their whole bodies with fingerpaint.

[MrsB]

http://mountaintopdaycare.blogspot.com/2011/09/dressing-for-daycare.html

lovethislovethis
Especially the one with the John Dear tractor worker! So stinkin cute!

[Daycare Diva]

Thanks.



That is why I STRESS the importance of sending in clothes and shoes that can STAY here.

There are 3 types of clothes. Dress clothes, play clothes, and clothes for Melinda's house.

They can find them at yard sales and thrift stores, usually for .25 cents a piece. If it is a financial burden, I will supply them.

I can't imagine NOT letting them jump in puddles, roll in the mud, or painting their whole bodies with fingerpaint.

I hadn't thought of getting the clothes from the thrift store yeah I wouldn't mind a .50 cent pair pants getting dirty. That changes eveything I like the idea of keeping inexpensive clothing at the house for extra messy activities.

[countrymom]

sadly, its not the daycare kids that get dirty it MY OWN children, esp. the 7 and 9 yr old. Omg, if parents saw what those two monkeys do, the would be in horror, OOPS wait, their children are usually with mine, thats why we live in the country.

don't parents realize thats how memories are made. wait till they see all the cool stuff I plan for this summer (thanks to pintrest) I'm so excited, I know my own kids are going to have fun.

I would let her play again and again the in the puddle, my house my rules ! what she doesn't realize is that further down the road, her dd may have issues.

[Countrygal]

One of my favorite memories as a kid was being at a friends house about this time of year. We played in a little stream, breaking through the ice into the water that was just a few inches deep. It was a warm sunny day and we had a blast!

Kids and water just go together! To keep them apart is sacrilegious! I tell my parents that they WILL get wet and dirty! I live in the country, though, so it is easier to accept.

[sharlan]

My eldest goes through a bottle of Shout pretreater every week. (She's an OCD germaphobe.) I don't care how dirty/muddy/wet/sandy the kids get when outside. If necessary, they all strip down before coming into the house. We wash up and put on clean clothes.

I agree, I wouldn't want to put a messy child into his carseat, but that's what extra clothes are for. If there's no extra clothes, then strip him down to diapers or undies.