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exactly! parents that cant transition from one stage to another. they dont put their kids on a sippy cup not because they dont want their kid to learn how to use a sippy cup but because it means moving forward, which is work and effort. i guess it is people that have a problem coming out of their comfort zone in even the smallest way. they put off tons of things till they absolutely have to do it. they panic when one thing is different. "what? i have to come downstairs to pick up junior? they are usually ready for me at the front door?!" its like, stop complaing, walk the extra 15 steps downstairs and get your kid! its not the end of the world, i promise
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Isolation/no adults to talk to
Non stop runny noses.....I don't mind here and there, but a faucet? Blaaaaaaa
More than 2 kids in diapers!Comment
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I have never liked to cook or eat--I'm a good cook because I love my hubby and wanted to make a nice home, but I cooked once a day. Now, I am feeding someone 5 times a day!!!
If someone would invent a pill with everything we need to stay healthy without eating, I'd be first in line for a lifetime supply.Comment
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Most definitely agree with what a lot of you are saying. My most frustrating aspect of the job is parents who want to keep their child little/young/dependent. Obviously from my point of view, I want them to do things by themselves because it helps me out - but in the bigger picture I want them doing it by themselves because I want them to grow and advance. I don't understand trying to handicap your children by not having them do something they are perfectly capable of doing.
Also, this double standard of wanting to keep babies little and not have them advance - but want them to be on sippy cups and potty trained as soon as possible. What I really want to say sometimes is "Okay, if we are going to potty train then I am going to expect a lot of other things out of your child too - that someone who is able to potty train should also be able to do". But it seems like a lot of parents just pick these specific areas they want their child to advance in - while still babying them in every other way.Comment
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You are going to think this is stupid, but it's brushing teeth. My entire life I have had trouble seeing toothpaste foam. I close my eyes when I brush my teeth because of the mirror over the sink. I could never be in the same room with someone brushing their teeth. A long time ago, some toothpaste (maybe Ipana?) had a commercial with an animal brushing their teeth and bushels of foam spilling out. Couldn't watch it. On sitcoms, if someone is brushing their teeth, I can't watch. Now I help brush teeth twice a day.
Nothing else really bothers me-spit up, snot, poop, vomit-human or animal, no big deal. I just can't seem to get past the toothpaste foam. I'll be so glad when she can do it alone!Comment
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I'm the same way with long/dirty nails. I can't help it, they just gross me out to the point of gagging. I have a 2 yo dcb that constantly comes with long nails. They get caked with sand and dirt and who knows what else and I can't get them clean just by washing. Touching them and the thought of him then eating his lunch with them is unbearable. If they get bad enough I force myself to clip them and have actually gagged in the process. He also comes with dirty ears and greasy hair. I think having to deal with unclean kids is the worst for me.Comment
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Wow, I'm a caregiver, too, so I get that you can dislike one aspect of caregiving and still be great at it. But...speaking as a parent, if you resent the most nurturing act of feeding my baby, please tell me so I can find different infant care!
Early on in our daycare days, I accidentally overheard the three teachers at our daycare good-naturedly arguing over who got the favorite job of rocking and feeding the three infants there while the baby room teacher took her lunch. That confirmed for me that we made a great choice for our 7 month old!Comment
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Communicating with the parents
I have been told that I am great with the kids and the cleaning/organization part of child care when I was an assistant. But that I needed to work on my communication skills with parents. There are some parents of the kids I babysit and it is just plain AKWARD talking to them! I actually ran into one of my babysitting parents when I was shopping after I had an interview with a new family less than a week ago. I was just leaving and she just arrived at the store and I was like thinking "So, do we just nod at each other or does she want to have a conversation?". Another time we ran into each other at the same store in the baby aisle- I was shopping and bored and didn't want to go home yet and was looking around to get ideas for my "ideal" future nursery room. Lol, my first thought was: "Great, she probably thinks that I am pregnant now" :
: (I am not now nor have I ever been)
I have always had a problem with making eye contact with other adult and with prolonged silences.
I can be my goofy random self when I am with the kids but with adults I am more reserved. The weird thing is I have no problem talking with old people- I have gotten into lots of random and long conversations at stores with senior adults (over 60) I never met before. Actualy that one time I ran into that mom in the baby aisle, I got caught up into a conversation about religion (not an arguement; just a conversation) with an elderly woman in the clothing department.Comment
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My guess is this was aimed at me...I never once said I resented the fact your infant had to eat. I stated that when my husband and I started a relationship, i birthed a 2 and 4 year old who's life on the other side of our house wasn't always the best. We worked extremely hard to make sure as many of our meals were proper sit down ones. I (at the time) worked outside of the house. Our relationship (once children were involved) started mere months after I got my first 'big girl' job. So, it was eye opening experience to know that 6 months prior I was pouring shots while standing on the bar of the favorite 'go to place' for college students on a Thursday night. I loved my life then (who doesn't love making $500 in a night?!) but like my dad said, when I can wipe the bar with the twins, it's time to stop! So, I got a real job...and fell in love with a man who had two kids...and became a mom to them...and then 2 of my own...and then to 10 (some part time) daycare kiddos...and one more on the way.
I apologize if I came across as cold or heartless. If someone really thought I wouldn't feed kids, then I think I should have added a smiley face or something. I just can remember thinking, MAN, they are hungry ALL THE TIME! And just for the record because I am now going to toot my own horn with the nurturing blah blah blah, I breastfed my kids until they decided to stop (10 months and 9 months)...so apparently I grew out of my immaturity at some point. or maybe it was just easier cause their feedbags were attached to me?! Not sure...but you know, just needed another opportunity to mention the twins...when you are 8 months pregnant, ya gotta look at the parts that look good!!Comment
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cleaning up I wish I had a janitor.It:
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vomit, poopy diapers and snot.Comment
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People in and out of my home - specifically feeling like I can't change things around without comments etc. I don't think people realize what a huge lack of privacy shift there is on this type of buisiness. Also parents who think I am just waiting around for them to arrive in the morning - I have a family of my own to take care of.Comment
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:: funnily enough, i actually mention to all parents of infants that i interview with that i really am not a fan of soon feeding and prefer for them to get to table foods asap! and no one has ever had a problem with it, go figure.
in the grand scheme of a baby's life, the amount of time they spend being fed by a spoon is so miniscule compared to the more frequent and everyday aspects of baby care, that i would be shocked if someone made a choice based only on someone's love/loathing for spoon feeding.
Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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Hey, me again!
Nope, not aimed at you in the least! My comment was inspired by the person who said they dislike bottle-feeding infants. And I'm sure she was exaggerating a little, too.
I think spoon-feeding is different. That's a skill and as a mom I totally agree and wanted my child to become proficient at self-feeding ASAP. There doesn't seem to be much developmental value in lingering in the feed-me-with-a-spoon phase.
But bottle feeding is different. A bottle-fed small infant is supposed to be drinking from a bottle and there is intimate contact/holding between that infant and the person feeding them. If someone doesn't (in general) enjoy holding and cuddling/feeding my small infant...I would prefer a different caregiver while she's an infant!
I think that indicates someone should seek out older kids because someone who doesn't enjoy infants might be awesome and amazing with toddlers.Comment
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