What Happened To Common Courtesy?

[Scout]

I also agree that if this situation were an emergency situation, the OP wouldn't have been annoyed about it.

My point exactly!! Only I would probably help because 1. I run my dc out of my home and if it were an emergency I would want to help if it didn't run into any conflicts with my family and 2. I can only have up to 6 kids(including my own) which is a lot less than most of you!

[Cradle2crayons]

What if it were an emergency ? A parenthad to be rushed to the hospital and you were the only care provider for the child the following day.? Sometimes we need to be kind to the parents.

That's why I require all families have back up care. It's not about being "kind" to the parents. It's about common courtesy to providers.

[Unregistered]

What if it were an emergency ? A parenthad to be rushed to the hospital and you were the only care provider for the child the following day.? Sometimes we need to be kind to the parents.

Aja ....

[Unregistered]

Maybe i am in the minority here but when i first started daycare i had parents texting all the time. It only took me about 6 months to figure out that this was NOT what i wanted. So, I changed my cell phone number, and told the parents if they needed to reach me they could CALL and talk to me, you would be amazed at the amount of things parents will ask over text that they will not call you and ask you over the phone. And the TIMES that they suddenly feel are appropriate times to call. When parents call me now and it is after 7 or so, they start out with an apology vs parents that would text at 11pm asking for 6am drop offs.

Life has become so much more simple. I would suggest this to anyone. Especially if you are a provider that does not go anywhere with the children.

[Unregistered]

Maybe i am in the minority here but when i first started daycare i had parents texting all the time. It only took me about 6 months to figure out that this was NOT what i wanted. So, I changed my cell phone number, and told the parents if they needed to reach me they could CALL and talk to me, you would be amazed at the amount of things parents will ask over text that they will not call you and ask you over the phone. And the TIMES that they suddenly feel are appropriate times to call. When parents call me now and it is after 7 or so, they start out with an apology vs parents that would text at 11pm asking for 6am drop offs.

Life has become so much more simple. I would suggest this to anyone. Especially if you are a provider that does not go anywhere with the children.

*note* I changed the number and parents only have landline now

[Blackcat31]

Maybe i am in the minority here but when i first started daycare i had parents texting all the time. It only took me about 6 months to figure out that this was NOT what i wanted. So, I changed my cell phone number, and told the parents if they needed to reach me they could CALL and talk to me, you would be amazed at the amount of things parents will ask over text that they will not call you and ask you over the phone. And the TIMES that they suddenly feel are appropriate times to call. When parents call me now and it is after 7 or so, they start out with an apology vs parents that would text at 11pm asking for 6am drop offs.

Life has become so much more simple. I would suggest this to anyone. Especially if you are a provider that does not go anywhere with the children.

I can see how that would work easily for some people. I however, prefer to be direct and simply tell my daycare parents that they can not text/call me after a certain time as I find that rude and disrespectful and if I had a parent who disregarded or refused to follow the rule, I'd term.

In this business, I respect my clients and their right to privacy and family time. I expect the same in return.

[Jack Sprat]

I have a parent who will text me after 10 pm consistently. It makes me nuts! So I just wait till the next morning to respond. Usually at 7 when I open. She frequently tells me that she is asleep when I text. I tell I am asleep when she texts so it worked out well then..haha! I feel for ya!

[itlw8]

before he had children my BIL used to call us at 10:30 he would say oh were you asleep... yeah we have an infant. we are sleeping . So I called him one Sat at 7:00 AM oh were you asleep? he agreed not to call after 9 and I would not call before 10.

[harperluu]

DCM texts me at 10:25 last night asking for early drop off the next two mornings. I'm so irritated. I didnt respond at all. I should have, but wasn't really sure what to say because I was so aggravated! Hello?? I have 12 kids tomorrow! I need my rest. You want me to open for you 15 minutes early which is around 7:15 this morning so I'm already in the bed resting for tomorrow! I really don't mind doing the earlier time but really?? Couldn't you ask me at pick up yesterday?? So rude! What happened to common courtesy seriously? There's a major lacking of it in today's society.

Funny, this same exact thing happened to me this morning. Except they called 10 min before they left this morning. I didn't answer her text or the door. I just hopped in the shower like I normally would. Sorry that you weren't able to communicate with me in a more timely manner. Your delay is not my emergency.