Just Fun: Words/Phrases You Don’t Like or Won’t Allow Anyone to Say at Your Daycare

[Michelle]

I am not sure but I might be late tonight... make sure they are fed dinner!

[Country Kids]

What the (big pet peeve of mine, did I mention =BIG. I think they pick it up from cartoons because thats where I have heard it the most)

crap
shut up
OMG
Pee-like nails on a chalkboard
I can't-UUGGHH you can
No-when being defiant
I'm sorry-when they don't mean it
Fart-just say excuse me
stupid

I'm sure if I thought about it, it might be the size of a small dictionary.

[KDC]

"I see london, I see France... I see Ms. K's underpants. You all know that one "

"I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you says bounces off me and sticks to you"... another oldie but goodie.

Aww, Stinks
Stinker butt
biscuit butt
Jerk
dork
any potty words used for something other than going potty - which includes working the word 'butt' into songs.

My daycare 'naughty' word is nuggets. Aww, Nuggets. They've started using my 'swear' word at their houses, oops... good it's a safe one!

[Starburst]

I had a DCM several years back that was VERY upset when she heard someone say "Bless you" to her child after he sneezed.

My psychology teacher was a seventh day adventist (doesn't really have to do with anything but he mentioned it before). He said he doesn't say 'bless you' when people sneeze because the reason people started saying that when you sneeze is because your heart skips a beat when you sneeze and in the old days people thought that when you sneeze the devil was trying to take your soul out of your body through your mouth and nose (or something like that). So they would say "bless you" to make sure the devil didn't take your soul (like on Dora when they say "Swiper, no swiping"). So he said he doesn't say it for that because people only do it because it is a learned habit that was created on misinformation. He says he will tell people "God bless you" anyway, but just not when they sneeze only out of a repititious learned habit. I think it also has to do with that thing about only praying what is in your heart and not praying in vain- I read somewhere that while it is okay to say the lords prayer if you truely mean it, it is kind of pointless in churches making people memorize it and pray it in vein repetition everyday unless the person truely is praying for it because it was just supposed to be an example of how to pray and also that you aren't supposed to say the same exact prayers everyday (Mathew 6:7).

Man we have been talking about religion/religion-like topics alot on this board this week

[Starburst]

Hadn't thought of the gun element of that word.

For your toddler group, how about "Bright Stars"?

Well, my infant group is going to be called "twinkling stars" (kinda close to 'bright stars'). With all my age groups I have a star themed name and logos for tee shirts and advertisements- I remember we had these in gymnastics when I was a kid and I loved it. There is a picture is on my private photo album with all my group names and logos.

Edited to add:
Maybe "bursting stars" might work thats the only other thing I can think of that would fit the logo. I might just keep 'shooting stars' anyway because most people call them shooting stars anyway.

[Orie]

:::::: That cracked me up!

I dont allow that either!

Yes, this should be on the list! ::::

[kendallina]

My MWF class has started this "head" thing. I have no idea how it got started, but they all do it now and it drives me (and their parents nuts). They'll say,

"I knocked my head off"
"I knocked your head off"
"I'm a head head"
I'll say, "what did you have for breakfast?" one of them will say, "Head head."

These are 4 year olds and they all think it's hilarious. They are super good kids and everyone laughs about it, but it grates on my nerves and I don't allow them to answer a question that I ask with, "head". Weirdos.