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I just go too. I will make sure everyone has something to do and is playing nicely and will run quick and go. I only have preschool age though so it's probably not as hard then if I had infants, toddlers.
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Thanks for all the responses
These is fun to read and is preety much as I thought. I used to babysit 2 boys (2,4). They played so nice and were always nice to one another. I left them together for the restroom. I came back the 2 yr old's face was so red. He knocked down the brother's toys, so he pushed him to a wall. Oh man! I felt so bad and never again to leave 2 yr old (who can' t talk yet) with any older one :
: ALso I just thought that with having a daycare things had to be more careful with DC kids.
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I have ages 20 months to 4.5 years old. When I have to pee, I tell everyone to grab a book and sit on the circle time rug. Once they are all set, I then make a mad dash to the restroom closest to where I can still hear them.
I drink tons of water and can't hold it...I already suffered a kidney infection because I was trying to hold back all of the time. The doctor told that it was very unhealthy to do that, so I don't anymore.Comment
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I drink alot too, so I'm in and out of the bathroom pretty often. My bathroom is very close to the playroom, which is completely gated in and completely kid-safe. I just go, I close the door and I lock it. There's a one-inch gap at the bottom of the door, so I can hear everything that's going on in the playroom. I've had crazy stuff happen, but it never once has happened while I've been in the bathroom. It tends to happen when I'm sitting right there with the kids
. On the occasions where I've had a biter or someone being extra aggressive that day, I'd stick them in the high chair or booster seat to keep them separated from the others.
IMO, if it's a big deal for the kids that I've disappeared for a minute, they'd be more likely to get into trouble, kwim? It's not an event when I go, just a matter of fact.
I've also never had a parent ask what I do with the kids when I go to the bathroom. When I first started daycare, my husband asked though! ::
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I just go. Holding it in can cause infections and damage... neither of which is worth any job, imo. I can hear the kiddos and they are gated in the playroom safely. I have never had an issue.Comment
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I just go!! The kids will be fine for a minute or two without direct supervision if your daycare is set up safely.Comment
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I agree 100%. How do you go with your own kids around? Same as at daycare. I don't take kids into the bathroom with me, I dont strategically place them here or there or set up Tv. That would take longer than I am even in the rest room. I go when I need to. Don't even give it a second thought.I love this question....LOL!!
If I have to use the bathroom, I go. (with the door closed.
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My kids are separated into ages so my infants/toddlers and pre-schoolers are al lin age appropriate areas that allow me to do whatever I need to do (restroom, cooking etc) and not worry about my kids getting into something.
Each area is gated off so no one can wander from one space to another.
My bathroom is also centrally located so it isn't like I am in there for hours. It really only takes less than 3 minutes to pee, flush and wash your hands.
I have also NEVER been asked this question by my licensor, prospective or current clients, or any advisors or higher-ups...
Also, in all my years in this business I have never had a child get into trouble while I was using the bathroom. I guess I either have really good kids or I can pee super fast. ::Comment
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I know my own kids and for this reason I've always taken them into the bathroom with me until they were about 3.5.
My kids are TORNADOES! My DS is only 1.5 and is named Alfredo and has already earned the nickname "Fredo Tornado".
I will not however take DCK's with me to bathroom ... that is not a conversation that I want to have with DCP's ::::::
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