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None of my daycare kids have call me anything...they just come up to me. I guess i have introduced myself...but am not always repeating myself. But my very first dcg started calling me mommy. So i would put my finger on her chest and say her name and then my hand on my chest and say my name. Now i wasnt thinking she would think this was sign language...but she did. So if i ask her to say her name...she slams her hand on her chest and tries to say it. Its hilarious. For a while she was calling me "may-me" which led to me asking the parents who mayme is..... their dog o.O
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I Have thought about this ALOT!
One FCCP I used to work for all of her kids called her and all of the assistants by only their first names, though some parents had their older kids to call her Miss first name- I think that is just how that family was raised. I think I asked her once why she went by only her first name and one reason was she was really young when she started daycare (about 17 or 18- in the 70s) and Ms. Last name sounded too old and formal and she didn't like being called Ms. first name at the time because she didn't want the younger kids to have to say too much (her fist name is 2 syllabals) and she was also very tall (over 5'7") and didn't want to intimidate the kids too much so just going by her first name made more since.
We always called my mom's friends by their first names. We would call our older relatives or close family members (like my godmother) auntie/uncle. My brother and I wanted our cousin's son to call us uncle and auntie but his mom just has him call us by our first names
But I also noticed that some older, mid-west, southren people or people from other cultures consider it disrespectful for a child to call an adult by thier first name without mr/ms/mrs or aunt/uncle because it makes them see you as their friend instead of an authority figure.
I assume that most parents would be against you being intentionally called mom/mommy/mama or mom/mommy/mama first name, espesualy if the mother is involved in the child's life. Some kids do go through phases when they mistakenly call women who watch them "mommy" but usualy grow out of it as long as you a persistant. Also if you have your own children that are also present in your program and they here your kids call you mom they assume that is your name/title. If you are older and they do not have any near by grandparents they may not mind if you want the kids to call you Grandma/ Granny/ Nana/ Nonna/ Nonnie or Grandma/ Granny/ Nana/ Nonna/ Nonnie first name. Most parents don't have an issue with aunt/auntie/tia first name because since you will be watching the kids on a regular bases you are like an exteneded aunt. Some providers may even go by Nanny first name but that is more if you only watch that child and their siblings.
When I babysat for one school age girl her mom had her called me Miss. (first name) and she always called my mom MRS. (my last name) but my mom and I have differnt last names {the odd thing is the girl said this was weird but her and her mom had differnet last names too
}. I kinda liked it because I was short (about 5'2") and the girl was at least an inch taller than me (she was 9 and I was 20 
).
So it really made me think about this, and since I am on the short side and plan on having after schoolers; I think I am leaning more towards Ms (first name) for me and my assistants to kinda make it easier for them to see us as adult figures. I also plan on doing preschool and want to prep the kids for Kindergarten and my name is only one syllabal (My name is Star by the way
). I think it would depend on what the family is comfortable with I also wouldn't mind Mrs, auntie/tia, teacher first name for my assistants and I. Queen, Dutchess, Countess, Lady, and Princess Star are also acceptable 
jk -- kinda
Edited to add: has anyone ever considerd going by senora or madame first name? Just to spice it up a bit? or Senora/Senorita if you teach them Spanish or mostly speak in spanish or Madam/Madamoiselle first name if you teach/speak French?Comment
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Ms. ___. Never by my first name only. I think that is disrespectful.Comment
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I have my 3 nephews and a good friends daughter. My nephews call me Aunt Taytor, my name is Taylor. Little girl now calls me Aunt Taytor too. It doesn't bother me because I'm practically her aunt!
Everyday is a new day, with its own challenges, but even the bad days are good.lovethisComment
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Miss *first name*
*first name*
Mamamamamamamamamamamamamama (babies)
Mom, I mean *first name*
I think only 1 kid actually knows my last name
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Exactly. I live in the south.One FCCP I used to work for all of her kids called her and all of the assistants by only their first names, though some parents had their older kids to call her Miss first name- I think that is just how that family was raised. I think I asked her once why she went by only her first name and one reason was she was really young when she started daycare (about 17 or 18- in the 70s) and Ms. Last name sounded too old and formal and she didn't like being called Ms. first name at the time because she didn't want the younger kids to have to say too much (her fist name is 2 syllabals) and she was also very tall (over 5'7") and didn't want to intimidate the kids too much so just going by her first name made more since.
We always called my mom's friends by their first names. We would call our older relatives or close family members (like my godmother) auntie/uncle. My brother and I wanted our cousin's son to call us uncle and auntie but his mom just has him call us by our first names
But I also noticed that some older, mid-west, southren people or people from other cultures consider it disrespectful for a child to call an adult by thier first name without mr/ms/mrs or aunt/uncle because it makes them see you as their friend instead of an authority figure.
I assume that most parents would be against you being intentionally called mom/mommy/mama or mom/mommy/mama first name, espesualy if the mother is involved in the child's life. Some kids do go through phases when they mistakenly call women who watch them "mommy" but usualy grow out of it as long as you a persistant. Also if you have your own children that are also present in your program and they here your kids call you mom they assume that is your name/title. If you are older and they do not have any near by grandparents they may not mind if you want the kids to call you Grandma/ Granny/ Nana/ Nonna/ Nonnie or Grandma/ Granny/ Nana/ Nonna/ Nonnie first name. Most parents don't have an issue with aunt/auntie/tia first name because since you will be watching the kids on a regular bases you are like an exteneded aunt. Some providers may even go by Nanny first name but that is more if you only watch that child and their siblings.
When I babysat for one school age girl her mom had her called me Miss. (first name) and she always called my mom MRS. (my last name) but my mom and I have differnt last names {the odd thing is the girl said this was weird but her and her mom had differnet last names too}. I kinda liked it because I was short (about 5'2") and the girl was at least an inch taller than me (she was 9 and I was 20 ).
So it really made me think about this, and since I am on the short side and plan on having after schoolers; I think I am leaning more towards Ms (first name) for me and my assistants to kinda make it easier for them to see us as adult figures. I also plan on doing preschool and want to prep the kids for Kindergarten and my name is only one syllabal (My name is Star by the way). I think it would depend on what the family is comfortable with I also wouldn't mind Mrs, auntie/tia, teacher first name for my assistants and I. Queen, Dutchess, Countess, Lady, and Princess Star are also acceptable jk -- kinda
Edited to add: has anyone ever considerd going by senora or madame first name? Just to spice it up a bit? or Senora/Senorita if you teach them Spanish or mostly speak in spanish or Madam/Madamoiselle first name if you teach/speak French?
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One child calls me mommy. He's 2 1/2 and has been doing it for months. I tried and tried to correct him, even my own 2 1/2 year old tried to correct him "no, that's my mommy". Nothing changed and we both gave up. He'll grow out of it eventually.
Right now I have a group of 20 months-2 1/2 years and they all call me "My Angie (AH-G". It's funny when they get into little arguments about who's Angie I am but for the most part it's peaceful and of course it boosts my self esteem. LOL.Comment
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Yep, this. Though we do have one 2.5 dcb who is in foster care who calls everyone "mom". We just gently correct him.
I have gotten "teacher" from preschoolers, but then just remind them, or have one of the other preschoolers help them "remember". They catch on pretty quick though.Comment
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All my dck's call me Sarah or a variation of (my one little guy calls me Yaya - his version of Sarah lovethis )
and of course the usual 'Mom - I mean Sarah'
I think it would be cool to have them call me 'Miss Sarah' which is why that's my username but since I never insist on that it probably won't happen ::
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For YEARS when I was at my former center I was Ms. X. Then when I worked for a private family I was just X. Now I am with another private family and I am back to Ms. X ::
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First name here. Any adult that comes into my home during dc is introduced as Miss or Mr. first name.
I am originally from Germany, and there it is very common for a child to call adult family friends aunt or uncle. It's considered more respectful than direct first names, but in a friendly way.
A lot of toddlers call everyone mama for a long time. My almost 3yo goes back and forth between my first name and mama. He'll eventually figure it out...Comment
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My dc kids just call me Debbie wish is fine. I dont push to hard about it. Usually around two year sold they really start addressing me. When I worked at kinderKare I was addressed as Miss Debbie or Teacher Debbie and honestly I did not like it. To formal I thought.
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Some call me Miss Cori, but most just call me Cori.
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Miss "(my name)"
(my name)
teacher
grandma
mom
mama
auntie
hey you
I answer to most anything.
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