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

[daycare]

that when I am a cup or two short of whole milk I will add some water to it so that everyone can have some.

[hope]

I tell the parent their child has slept for as many hours as they feel are right and at their desired nap time. So if a child slept from 12:30 till 3:30 I will tell parent that they napped from 11:00 till 12:30. My one dcm wanted dcg to sleep smack in the middle of lunch and outdoor play time. She also needs a lot of sleep but mom wants to put her to bed at 6:30 so she wants her tired out.
Same mom also swear dcg doesn't like 1% milk. Really? Because she has been drinking 1% at my house ever since she turned two.
My little fibs prevent the over analysis of the sheet I send home and night time texts questioning the day and my decisions. And the decisions I make are made it the child's best interest, not the parents.

[Unregistered]

I tell the parent their child has slept for as many hours as they feel are right and at their desired nap time. So if a child slept from 12:30 till 3:30 I will tell parent that they napped from 11:00 till 12:30. My one dcm wanted dcg to sleep smack in the middle of lunch and outdoor play time. She also needs a lot of sleep but mom wants to put her to bed at 6:30 so she wants her tired out.
Same mom also swear dcg doesn't like 1% milk. Really? Because she has been drinking 1% at my house ever since she turned two.
My little fibs prevent the over analysis of the sheet I send home and night time texts questioning the day and my decisions. And the decisions I make are made it the child's best interest, not the parents.

Haha! I have done the same thing! I previously had a parent who said that her child doesn't take naps. I told her that he at least needs to laid down for quiet time. He always took a nap for me, he was the easiest child I had to take a nap! I would tell her be napped from 12-2. After about a month of her complaining about him not sleeping at home. I started telling her he didn't nap today or a very very short nap. She then started coming in and saying he is sleeping so good at home and how it is no longer difficult exc. I didn't change anything. So she was fibbing to get her way. To this day, he isn't here anymore he is in school, she has no idea.

[daycare]

Haha! I have done the same thing! I previously had a parent who said that her child doesn't take naps. I told her that he at least needs to laid down for quiet time. He always took a nap for me, he was the easiest child I had to take a nap! I would tell her be napped from 12-2. After about a month of her complaining about him not sleeping at home. I started telling her he didn't nap today or a very very short nap. She then started coming in and saying he is sleeping so good at home and how it is no longer difficult exc. I didn't change anything. So she was fibbing to get her way. To this day, he isn't here anymore he is in school, she has no idea.

After about a month of her complaining about him not sleeping at home. I started telling her he didn't nap today or a very very short nap. She then started coming in and saying he is sleeping so good at home and how it is no longer difficult exc. I didn't change anything. So she was fibbing to get her way. To this day, he isn't here anymore he is in school, she has no idea.

BTDT.

I have one mom that did the same exact thing and I did exactly what you did. Also magically everything was picture perfect once mom heard that she was getting her way........ I also never changed any of our routine, only changed what I told DCM

[Unregistered]

After about a month of her complaining about him not sleeping at home. I started telling her he didn't nap today or a very very short nap. She then started coming in and saying he is sleeping so good at home and how it is no longer difficult exc. I didn't change anything. So she was fibbing to get her way. To this day, he isn't here anymore he is in school, she has no idea.

BTDT.

I have one mom that did the same exact thing and I did exactly what you did. Also magically everything was picture perfect once mom heard that she was getting her way........ I also never changed any of our routine, only changed what I told DCM

It's like magic!!

[jenn]

I strip them down of all unnecessary clothing/accessories and put them back on at the end of the day. Bows, headbands, belts, pants over onesies(unless they are children that truly get cold), socks on non shoe wearers(don't want to search for them later, as they pull them off and try to eat them anyway), shoes on non walkers,...if it's not a necessity in order for them to be comfortable and/or safe, off it comes. It's not really a secret, but not something I advertise either.

[crazydaycarelady]

I also sometimes tell the parents what they want to hear. I have a dcm who wants her daughter to sleep 10:30am - 12:30. So basically miss lunch and get up right when all the other kids are going down for nap.

Um....NO!

I lay her down the same time as all the other kids and just tll dcm "she slept good!"

[blandino]

I have a DCM who is picky about when bottles are given. She never gets upset, just makes comments about how he goes longer in between bottles at homes. So I may be a little loose on the times his bottles are given.

I figure, it doesn't do any harm and it only really matters that he drank the bottle, not precisely WHEN he did.

[Luna]

Haha! I have done the same thing! I previously had a parent who said that her child doesn't take naps. I told her that he at least needs to laid down for quiet time. He always took a nap for me, he was the easiest child I had to take a nap! I would tell her be napped from 12-2. After about a month of her complaining about him not sleeping at home. I started telling her he didn't nap today or a very very short nap. She then started coming in and saying he is sleeping so good at home and how it is no longer difficult exc. I didn't change anything. So she was fibbing to get her way. To this day, he isn't here anymore he is in school, she has no idea.

I do this too! DCG 3 naps 2-3 days/week and when she does it's 2+ hours. I always tell mom I woke her up after an hour. However, DCG fibs and tells mom she napped when she didn't, so mom is never sure whether or not to complain.

[Candy]

Not parents in general but when someone calls me and ask where i am i usually say up the street even if i havent left the house yet. I have no idea why i do that.

[Laurel]

:: I'm the same with onesies (the snapping part)! I feel that if I only snap one that it will somehow be uncomfortable and go into their skin, even though they wear a diaper...

I know! I just can't leave snaps unsnapped and buttons unbuttoned or tags out or shoes on the wrong feet....Shall I go on? ::

Laurel

[Laurel]

Sometimes I lie on their charts and say we had group time when we didn't, or there nap lasted 2 hours instead of 2 hours 15. All the things that parents stress out about, sometimes I tweak it just to avoid the obsessive discussion about 2 poops vs one or eating 7 oz vs 8 oz.

Exactly....

Laurel

[Laurel]

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.

[coolconfidentme]

Sounds like we all sorta do the same thing, .

[MissAnn]

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.

In my case I'd be tempted for my sake...... Just to get a longer break. Tempting