For Those DC Providers With Children of Their Own

[Unregistered]

Nope my kids are not daycare kids they are my kids and live in the home they are allowed to go anywhere in the house they want, play outside without Mom in the yard, the only thing I make them do is eat at the same time and eat what the daycare kids are having. When I had school agers they use to say it wasnt fair etc and I just told them this is their home and therefore they can go where they wanna go.

[alyssyn]

My son is soon to be turning three and I include him in dc activities. It is good for him socially to be around the other dcks, eating snacks, lunch, ect.
But he is my son and this is his home, if he wants to go into his sister's room and watch a movie with her for example, he most certainly can. This would otherwise be off limits to the others. So, yes I do give special treatment to my own.

[My4SunshineGirlsNY]

I have found now that my own kids are older than the daycare kids its so much eaiser on both myself and them

I think all the time about how much easier daycare would be without my own kids...or them being much older.

[Vesta]

I think all the time about how much easier daycare would be without my own kids...or them being much older.

My DD7 is actually finally starting to pull some weight around here. She reads to the other kids and has just voluntarily started helping out in unexpected ways.
She's way far away from perfect, but has become one of the more pleasant children to be around (which Lord knows wasn't always the case).
She's learning a little bit about child psychology also, and starting to employ some surprising tactics, a la Tom Sawyer.
Ooops, have to wake up some children.