Monday Morning Re-Conditioning!

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I will have to remember to SAY it next time. Sorry, but I think these parents SHOULD be embarrassed. I have just as much to do on the weekends, and my kids still manage to be well rested, well fed and disciplined by Monday morning.

My 17-year-old has a bedtime of 10:00PM. Why you wouldn't want your child to be healthy and well rested is beyond me ... :confused:

[hope]

I feel like every Monday morning I hear the dcps complain about how fussy the baby was, how the toddler won't nap and the preschoolers are out of control. The kids step right into the routine here and are happy, napping good and practicing their manners. Then I get the text messages from parents asking how bad their kids are?????
A neighbor once told me that she felt quilty sending her kids to care everyday so on the wk ends she broke all the rules and let her kids stay up late, eat cookies for lunch on the couch, and watch as much tv as they wanted. I think some parents feel that breaking the rules will make their kids happy when all they really want is some attention and some structured play. Some kids snap back right into the daycare routine while it takes others a few days. I am very thankful that the group I care for snap back quickly!

[Hunni Bee]

One hit her nose on the door while throwing a tantrum because I wouldn't let her push everybody out of the way to get to the sink. One I asked to go to the next classroom and he spends 20 minutes hiding in the potty. Two didn't take any cereal at breakfast and then cried about it. Three decided to see if they could make their food slide around the plate at lunch...plus my lead teacher is on vacation this week, and I have the ditziest, laziest, most clueless sub we have.

Plus I have to work tomorrow on my "off" day.

Lovely!!

[daycarediva]

I think my early nap plan backfired (for the better, imo) I put them all down an hour earlier, and they should have been up a while ago. Napping for 2.5 hours and counting.

My house is super clean, and my cup of coffee while reading a chapter of a book, in total silence, restored my sanity.

[coolconfidentme]

Dare I wake them up? It's been soooo quiet for the last few hours!!!

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I say let 'em sleep if you can! happyface

[Leigh]

i think my early nap plan backfired (for the better, imo) i put them all down an hour earlier, and they should have been up a while ago. Napping for 2.5 hours and counting.

My house is super clean, and my cup of coffee while reading a chapter of a book, in total silence, restored my sanity.

j.e.a.l.o.u.s.!!!

[Evansmom]

Oh my gosh, me too you guys!! DCB was on vacation last week, came back today and has been so cranky poor thing. And poor the rest of us having to hear the screaming. Not. Fun.

What is the deal with parents not giving their children enough sleep anyway. This particular DCB has great parents and is usually well rested so I can let this one slide but I have noticed a trend in the last 5 years. Parents too busy with their own schedules to do right by their small children. There is a sleep deprivation epidemic in my area!!

[MarinaVanessa]

I say let them sleep until normal wake up time. Personally I wouldn't let them sleep for too long though because if they don't get enough time to burn off the energy you'll just have a repeat of today (child not wanting to sleep at home) and then you'll have to nap early again tomorrow.

I personally put a child down to sleep if they need it whether the parent likes it or not. If a child is tired ... they need to sleep.

[Patches]

I had one get dropped off right in the middle of lunch (I let it slide because it was gpa dropping off because mom is in the hospital--just had a baby yesterday) but he was NOT happy! Screaming and crying and screaming and screaming. Then, as I was getting the cots ready for nap he was still screaming and throwing a fit and another family decided to show up (didn't know they were even coming.....they're almost out the door, btw. A couple more weeks!happyface) and I said, "Well, hi there dcg! Didn't know you were coming and you got here at the busiest time of day." It was hectic and I went about my bsiness and I guess I scared them off because dcd ASKED dcg if she wanted to stay and take a nap or if she wanted to go with him...she picked go with him. So he said, "We were sleeping in, so she would probably be as disruptive as that one" (referring to my fit throwing dcb who was in the procss of stripping his clothes off and try to blow snot out of his snot onto the floor) He saud they would be back in a couple hours but they never came back::

But, once I had the cots out, the lights off, and the music on all the kids were out in a minute and slept for an extra 30 minuteshappyface

[daycarediva]

I say let them sleep until normal wake up time. Personally I wouldn't let them sleep for too long though because if they don't get enough time to burn off the energy you'll just have a repeat of today (child not wanting to sleep at home) and then you'll have to nap early again tomorrow.

I personally put a child down to sleep if they need it whether the parent likes it or not. If a child is tired ... they need to sleep.

I let them sleep for an additional hour. They all woke up in AMAZING moods and were so happy the rest of the day. No arguing, no whining, no fighting, NOTHING. Hopefully they are better rested today and we can get back into our normal routine.

It was BAD yesterday, I stopped circle time halfway through because one kid got up, shoved another and then sat on him to hold him down (because he wasn't SITTING AT CIRCLE TIME) and then dcg started to cry because the song stopped and another dcg stopped whining because the song stopped and my own ds asked if he could go play in his room because his ears were hurting.... you get the point. ::