I Don't Tell The Parents, But Sometimes...

[Heidi]

I don't tell them that when their child is wearing a onesie and pants I usually leave their pants off because redressing three children under 2 a thousand times a day is a pain. They're perfectly content doing their thing with just a onesie and socks. When we go outside and while they nap they get redressed for warmth.

Me too. Most of mine don't have pants on from the first diaper change to the last, unless we are headed outside. We haven't actually been outside for a few days, because it's been dreary, cold, and occasionally rainy.

[MCC]

If parents sends their baby in tight fitting "skinny" jeans, the baby goes with no pants all day. Babies need to be able to move around and stretch out. If I can barely get their legs around my hip to carry them- their pants are too tight.

I have one parent that asks that I don't let DCG, 2, sleep longer than 2 hours. She almost always sleeps for 3. I put them down at 1, her mom gets here at 4, and she is often still asleep at pick up. I always just say, Oh I put them down at 2 today. :: She is the only kiddo that sleeps that long, so she obviously needs the sleep.

[DaycareMom]

I have a 5 yo, a 4 yo, two 3 yo and a 1 yo ...
I almost never list off every reason they go in time out. They are all in TO at least once a day (probably more). It's for normal things like not listening, whining, etc.

I usually will only tell the parents if their child was violent/rough - like if they hurt someone or broke something.

[My3cents]

I'm afraid to do that but I have been tempted.

why are you afraid to give them what they need. If my group is tired as a whole, we are going to rest and I am going to tell the parents if they ask, nothing to hide- I have moved lunch up because of tired out kiddo's, or let them sleep a little later then our norm wake up time. I do it for them, not for my needs. It is written on my daily schedule that it could change at any moment depending upon the children's needs.

[melilley]

If parents sends their baby in tight fitting "skinny" jeans, the baby goes with no pants all day. Babies need to be able to move around and stretch out. If I can barely get their legs around my hip to carry them- their pants are too tight.

I have one parent that asks that I don't let DCG, 2, sleep longer than 2 hours. She almost always sleeps for 3. I put them down at 1, her mom gets here at 4, and she is often still asleep at pick up. I always just say, Oh I put them down at 2 today. :: She is the only kiddo that sleeps that long, so she obviously needs the sleep.

I once had a parent who only wanted their child to sleep for a certain amount of time. At the time I worked at a center and we had to write down nap times. One day the dcb slept for 3 instead of the 2 hours and the teacher wrote down 3 hours and the next day the dcp said that dcb would not go to sleep that night and they noticed on the paper that he slept 3 hours....that's what he sleeps every day and there was never a complaint until someone wrote down 3 hours....

[My3cents]

I have a 3 yo dcb who comes w/a lunchable, mini candy bar & a juice box once a week (sister gets the same thing packed in her lunchbox for school and mom just can't say no to dcb). I serve lunch here. I simply put the lunchable and juice box in the fridge, toss the candy bar in the stash, and then feed dcb healthy, wholesome food while he's here.

Next time I have dcb and his sister and mom is running an hr late and 'can you give them something until I get there?' Guess what they get? Each get 1/2 a lunchable & 1/2 of the juice box.

This is why I like doing the food program and feeding the kids myself. I have done it both ways and when I serve the food it introduces them to all the things they might not have had the chance to try because the parents don't serve it. I get reimbursed too! Win win-

[Play Care]

Eh, as the BOSS I make daily decisions in the best interest of my group - so if kids need an early nap, or a longer nap or a change of clothing, etc I'm going to do it. I don't feel the need to tell the parents every single thing, but nor will I keep secrets as if I'm doing something wrong. If a parent takes issue we can talk it out, but ultimately I have to do what's best for me and my group.

[BumbleBee]

This is why I like doing the food program and feeding the kids myself. I have done it both ways and when I serve the food it introduces them to all the things they might not have had the chance to try because the parents don't serve it. I get reimbursed too! Win win-

I do the food program. He just brings it bc that's what his sister gets to pack for her lunch and school & mom can't tell him no. I don't do dinner bc I usually don't have any kids. It's handy when their mom runs late so I just put the lunchable in the fridge for those times.

[Lavender]

I do every single snap of all 8 babies in my care! I don't like all the snaps, but I like the clothes staying in place and I worry gaps would make them cold.

I have a parent who is very particular about how his daughter's diaper is changed. He will often give specific daily instructions about the combo of diaper creams and in what order. He wants her diaper so loose that it is barely attached and would fall off if she were slightly less chunky. He will call and complain after pick-up if it isn't loose enough. Her diaper gets changed to ridiculously loose about 15 min before mom picks up each day.

[MCC]

I once had a parent who only wanted their child to sleep for a certain amount of time. At the time I worked at a center and we had to write down nap times. One day the dcb slept for 3 instead of the 2 hours and the teacher wrote down 3 hours and the next day the dcp said that dcb would not go to sleep that night and they noticed on the paper that he slept 3 hours....that's what he sleeps every day and there was never a complaint until someone wrote down 3 hours....

Lol...nice.

[jenboo]

I once had a parent who only wanted their child to sleep for a certain amount of time. At the time I worked at a center and we had to write down nap times. One day the dcb slept for 3 instead of the 2 hours and the teacher wrote down 3 hours and the next day the dcp said that dcb would not go to sleep that night and they noticed on the paper that he slept 3 hours....that's what he sleeps every day and there was never a complaint until someone wrote down 3 hours....

haha i used to do the exact same thing! never a complaint until a teacher forgot to write down that he slept 1 hr instead of two.

[nannyde]

I'm a big one on the snapping of the onesies too. I only have a 5 month old right now that wears them and yea I only do 1 most times. Then the one piece outfits that has 25 snaps around the legs, I might do every other one. As often as this baby goes potty I'm forever snapping and unsnapping, so I do as little as possible.

I also teach them all of those things like shoes, coats, hats, mittens etc like daycare diva said. Drives me nuts when the kids play helpless when the parents come. The one girl 4.5 yrs old that holds her foot up in the morning for dad to take off her shoes. I flat out say, seriously? did you forget how to do that? UGH!

I have a full stock of spare zipped old school footed jammies. I remove their snapped clothes and put them back on before they leave. With overalls I unhook one side at the shoulder and then slip off the other side and take them down and off. That way I just have to do one shoulder buckle when I put them back on.

Clothing is the biggest time ****. I like to use my own.

[CedarCreek]

I buy skidders for their little ones that are learning to walk to wear here because the stupid socks they send with them always make them bust it on my laminate floors

When my sister is in town, she visits during the day with her daughters.

[Sunchimes]

Both of my families (3 kids) dress their kids in really cute clothes and all tell me not to worry. As long as the kids are having fun, clothes are replaceable. I know that for 2 of the kids, many of their clothes are hand-me-downs from cousins, so a lot of money isn't involved. I just can't bring myself to let them ruin some of the really cute things. I dress the kids each day, so I look in the backpack, and if the clothes are really cute and we aren't going anywhere, I use my garage sale stash. Then we can play in the mud or paint or eat spaghetti with no worries.

[BumbleBee]

haha i used to do the exact same thing! never a complaint until a teacher forgot to write down that he slept 1 hr instead of two.

Yup...happened here too. :-) Worked in a center at the time as well!