I Went Through w/ My First Term

[laceylmm]

Well I did it. She took it well I suppose. I gave a two week notice and just did it in person rather than a note. I don't think they will be back. I did tried to be as positive as I could and just let her know about some of the things he did today. And that at five weeks in its just not getting any better.

Now I'm just nervous if I'll hear about any Facebook bashing via mutual friends.

[laceylmm]

I think she would have eventually just pulled with no notice anyway.

[Play Care]

Congrats! Doesn't it feel as though the weight of the world is off your shoulders?

Just be positive and upbeat if you do notice any bashing. The only response I would consider would be a "I'm sorry you feel that way. We miss Tommy and wish you all well!" And then nothing else (even if she goes on).

[Happy Hearts]

I just did my first termination yesterday, so I can relate.

As others on this board would say......



NEXT!!!

[Unregistered]

I remember my first term. There was NOTHING wrong with the family OR the child. Unfortunately, he just didn't seem to enjoy the "babies" (He was 4 and my other kids were 3 and younger) and seemed bored and unhappy no matter what I did to try to help liven things up.

It was so hard too, because mom was awesome. She was laid back, her and dad were happy, they paid on time and the rates I wanted, the ideal parents! The child was well-behaved, helpful and genuinely just a great kid! I didn't want to let them go but even with the money they paid, it was the right thing to do.

I wrote a letter and it said "Dear, I am writing this letter as a two week notice for the care of,
I really have enjoyed having , , in our daycare, however I feel that he would be better suited to a program with older children such as PreKindergarten. He has been such a wonderful little boy and we will miss him. I thank you for giving us the opportunity to get to know your family and your son. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with me" Sincerely, Lina

She came the next day and asked me to clarify what I meant. I was honest and told her that he just didn't seem to enjoy the program and was bored. She said she thought that could be the case, because she said he was HYPER at home. I explained that he was such a smart kid and was so far advanced from the other kids and that he'd benefit more from a Pre-K program I knew about. She enrolled him, kept in touch, and he did so much better in that environment. Now, I did still keep him for "drop in care" and school holidays and he's grown up so nicely! He is EIGHT now! I no longer do care, though. I'm getting too old and my kids have way too many activities I couldn't keep up anymore.

I think that was my hardest term because I didn't really WANT to do it, but it was best for him.