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I have 2 children of my own. My sister has 7 kids, and my brother has 4. There have been many holidays around here with many many kids! With that beong said why is it that a couple of daycare kids can tear up things that 13 cousins didn't tear up through th eyears. Example today my four year was looking through my 10 year olds baby album that was given to me as a present when I was pregnant. Over the yearsI have put pictures from all of her birthday parties and imporatnt milestones in this album. All of the daycare kids were crowded around looking at the pictures with her when my daghter decided that one of the children needed to be kicked for touching the album. I sent her to time out, and started to put the album away when one of the little girls begged me to let her look at it. I told myself it would be ok, they were already looking at it, so they had proved themselves worthy of being able to look at the album. Within 5 seconds(literally) the binding was ripped off of the back of the album. I put the album away and turned around to find another child ripping the plastic covering off of another album? What? Why? I know my children are not perfect. My own child was in time out for kicking. My realtives children are far from perfect. what is it about daycare kids?!!!!!
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I don't know what's up with daycare kids but I have the same problem. They will come over, stand on books, break toys, etc. just this morning, my "good" dcg just unscrewed one of the knobs on a dresser in the playroom.
My own kids are not perfect, but it seems like the dcks aren't taught any better at home. The other day, a Dcb went over to my Christmas tree and started grabbing at ornaments and presents, in front of his parents, and they said NOTHING! He was 3.5.... Even my 25 month old knows not to touch the tree or presents. -
I've often wondered about this too. There's plenty to do here so there is no reason to behave like this. I really think that there are no rules in households anymore. I think this is the new way of parenting. Its sad to think that being distructive is the new norm.Comment
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Same here. DCKs break my stuff and I don't know why. I figure it's part of the job as long as its not on purpose. If I see it done on purpose I ask parents to replace the item.
We have already gone through one couch in 4.5 years of daycare. We are on our second that has removable and washable covers.
And what is up with parents just standing there an watching their children misbehave? I had a family that did that and then when I stepped in to correct the child they got mad at me for correcting their child "right in front of them". Ugh! Sorry that last part was a rant I guess
, oops ha ha!
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I have the EXACT same problems. My own children have played with some of our toys (good quality toys) for 2+ years and a dck breaks them in a day. It amazes me. I actually had a DCK break a little people 'person'. Those things are SO HARD, the arm broke right off. Yesterday the same boy destroyed my sons play kitchen, in the past has broken a knob off of my kitchen drawers (and bent the screw so it was beyond repair!) ripped numerous books, colored with permanent marker on the front door (this was taken out of mom's purse and done right in front of her).
The christmas tree thing kills me, as my own little neice, who is 11 mo says "no tu" (no touch) and walks away or points, etc. Dck's who are 4 1/2 I am REPEATEDLY telling to NOT TOUCH THE TREE.Comment
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He drew on your front door in front of mom!?! Omg I would have been so livid! What did the mom say/do?
Last month, Dcb took a toy truck and rammed it into my steel front door, denting it. His parents are darn lucky that I had already ordered a new door for $2500, or they would have been buying me a new one. I just don't get the destruction!Comment
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It cracks me up when the parents ask me, "how do you keep them away from the Christmas tree, don't they mess with it"? I say, simply, "I tell them no, and they listen". thinking, you should try it LOL
Have a dcb that is almost 2 and every day when mom or dad come, the big door is open leaving the screen door accessible. He constantly would grab ahold of the spring mechanism and just pull and push as hard and fast as he could. bang bang bang bang. Both parents just stood there. Then I thought enough of that BS, I started saying everyday. Go ahead and break it, I'm sure mommy/daddy would love to buy me a new door. He doesn't do it anymore!!Comment
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I say this too! It drives me CRAZY! I would be MORTIFIED if my kids EVER acted that way.
Funny daycare story, related to this topic. When my ODS was younger/about 4 we had a dcb who was a TANK(and that was what we called him!), he just plowed through everything and anything. His Mom came to pick him up early/unannounced and we were playing in the backyard. Tank was 4. Tank's Mom was constantly being told how careless and rough her son was. With toys, with pets, with kids, to no avail. When he saw her and he ran straight through my french doors. THROUGH the glass, through the screen and broke them! Tank was unharmed, my french doors are now plexiglass, and the Mom footed the bill.
A week later tank was outside at pickup and he yanked my garden hose RIGHT OUT OF THE CONCRETE WALL.
Needless to say, Tank was terminated. Mom was SHOCKED that I terminated him and STILL INSISTED that he WAS NOT destructive or rough.
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Mom said dcb's name in a stern voice and said that he knew better. That was it. I was standing there GAPING at my BRAND NEW entry door COVERED in permanent black marker. I managed to ask her how she thought I could possibly remove that, and she said "I don't know!" kind of snide. I ended up getting most of it out with a magic eraser, and then dh had to prime it and paint it twice before it was covered. Everytime I think about it I am STILL livid. < They JUST got termed, for very similar reasons! last day is Friday!Comment
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these stories are funny and sad at the same time. My eyes teared up as I pictured a child running through a door like an acme cartoon character! I'm so dying from these stories. Too funny, but I feel all of your pain at the same time. Unbelievable!I say this too! It drives me CRAZY! I would be MORTIFIED if my kids EVER acted that way.
Funny daycare story, related to this topic. When my ODS was younger/about 4 we had a dcb who was a TANK(and that was what we called him!), he just plowed through everything and anything. His Mom came to pick him up early/unannounced and we were playing in the backyard. Tank was 4. Tank's Mom was constantly being told how careless and rough her son was. With toys, with pets, with kids, to no avail. When he saw her and he ran straight through my french doors. THROUGH the glass, through the screen and broke them! Tank was unharmed, my french doors are now plexiglass, and the Mom footed the bill.
A week later tank was outside at pickup and he yanked my garden hose RIGHT OUT OF THE CONCRETE WALL.
Needless to say, Tank was terminated. Mom was SHOCKED that I terminated him and STILL INSISTED that he WAS NOT destructive or rough.Comment
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I have rescue heros and those little ****ers are super strong, I have a dcb age 4 who broke 2 of them. When I asked mom about if he breaks things at home they told me that they don't go in his room so they have no idea.Comment
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I have this going on too.. Why do the parents feel kids should have free run of .your house? I designate the largest room on the first floor to them.. I seperate it from my living space by a very large oval love seat.... Yet it's like I can't have ANYTHING! My mother bought me this pretty candle once, it was a wooden acorn shape and the cap top came of to reveal the candle inside. 4 yo DCB runs right into my LR at pick up time, grabs it off the side table, turns to show his mom and ends up throwing it across the floor. Broken. Mom made HIM apologize, but didn't offer to even try to replace it?
I've given up on the front screen door.. Theyve ripped off the mail slot door 3 times now and bc the parents let the kids open the door coming and going, they eventually ripped the pump out of the wall... Twice. Now the door won't close on its own, but do you think ANY parent remembers to shut it behind them? Half the time they leave both doors wide open when they come in! Heat? Air conditioning? They don't care! I have to say something everyday!Comment
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