Embarrassed to Even Write This.....

[spud912]

I remember a family one time blamed their child's potty accidents on the fact that my daughter (who is much younger) was not potty trained yet :::confused:

[Truly Scrumptious]

I remember a family one time blamed their child's potty accidents on the fact that my daughter (who is much younger) was not potty trained yet :::confused:

Wow!! Some parents really are idiots.

[Meeko]

The Toddlers Creed

“If I want it, it’s mine.
If I give it to you & I change my mind later, it’s mine.
If I can take it away from you, it’s mine.
If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.
If it’s mine, it will never belong to anybody else, no matter what.
If we are building something together, all the pieces are mine.
If it looks like mine, it is mine.”

The faster those parents learn this the better! Normal toddler behavior!
Go get the money they owe you!

[Kiki]

The Toddlers Creed

“If I want it, it’s mine.
If I give it to you & I change my mind later, it’s mine.
If I can take it away from you, it’s mine.
If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.
If it’s mine, it will never belong to anybody else, no matter what.
If we are building something together, all the pieces are mine.
If it looks like mine, it is mine.”

The faster those parents learn this the better! Normal toddler behavior!
Go get the money they owe you!

:: :: :: So very very true. And go get your money, send them a notice, give them 30 days, then send them to collections. You can do it!

[crazydaycarelady]

Wait till she gets a load of the things her dd learns at the center! LOL

[clep]

I see several things here.

1) Parent has a serious lack of skills in the communication department. It's gonna **** for their child as we can't pass on what we don't know.

2) You do not require payment for the last month up front taking care of the issue of parents not providing proper notice.

3) The world does not see your child through the rose colored glasses you do and it is not uncommon for providers to justify the actions of their child that they would find unacceptable for another child to have.

Don't worry about their lack of skills. It isn't your issue. Implement asap that your parents have to pay the first month and last month up front. I have a thirty day trial first before that so I know if I even want to have them permanently and if all goes well, they pay the 1st and last month up front. It's amazing how different people are when they have to give notice or lost a months fees.
No to offend you, but might be an idea to look at the fact that it is possible you are justifying poor behavior in your child. If upon reflection and keeping track in the future you notice you are, change it. Your child will do better without the justification in the long run.

[KBCsMommy]

I see several things here.

1) Parent has a serious lack of skills in the communication department. It's gonna **** for their child as we can't pass on what we don't know.

2) You do not require payment for the last month up front taking care of the issue of parents not providing proper notice.

3) The world does not see your child through the rose colored glasses you do and it is not uncommon for providers to justify the actions of their child that they would find unacceptable for another child to have.

Don't worry about their lack of skills. It isn't your issue. Implement asap that your parents have to pay the first month and last month up front. I have a thirty day trial first before that so I know if I even want to have them permanently and if all goes well, they pay the 1st and last month up front. It's amazing how different people are when they have to give notice or lost a months fees.
No to offend you, but might be an idea to look at the fact that it is possible you are justifying poor behavior in your child. If upon reflection and keeping track in the future you notice you are, change it. Your child will do better without the justification in the long run.

You have hit the nail on the head!!!

1. The parents DID have a serious lack of communication.

2. I NEED to implement a new deposit policy immediately.

3. I understand my child is not perfect, and is only special in my eyes only. My son does have poor behavior on occasions, and recently it has gotten worse. It is something we are dealing with and working on.

Im not trying to justify my son's behavior. But these parents called my son a bully which is the furthest thing from the truth. The dcg in question was never afraid of my son and would get excited when she would see him. They played very well together. I wouldn't classify it as bullying.

I will definately be watching my son more closely to see how he is behaving around the other children.

[KBCsMommy]

We tend to consider the word mIne as a mean word here

Mine is not a pretty word!! I don't like it either but kids will learn it eventually.

Toddler's are sponges. They learn "no" "mine" and other words we tend to think of as negative.

They also learn positive words too "yes" "please" "thank you" "help me" (instead of screaming!)!!

It seems like dcp are always quick to say their children learned all negative behaviors from daycare. They don't stop to think their child may have learned to say "please" and "thank you" at daycare. It just magically appeared in the child's language one day!!