Mom is Always Prepared

[CraftyMom]

I have this dcg 2, mom is too prepared in my opinion. She brings way too much stuff to leave here "just in case it's needed". I keep sending stuff home, she brings it back. I finally put my foot down and told her I will NEVER need 4 pairs of shoes in one day. I will NEVER need 3 blankets and 2 pillows for dcg. I do not need to have 3 pacifiers here. I do not need 2 full changes of clothes for different weather. I understand wanting to be prepared but right now dcg takes up 2 cubbies, it was heading toward 3 when I realized omg this mom needs to chill with being prepared. I have NEVER used any of these extra items. I told her all I need is diapers, wipes and a full change of clothes. Blanky and pillow, the end.

Not too long ago I made a no diaper bags policy, no bags traveling back and forth everyday. This totally freaked mom out "But what if you need something that is in the bag????" I told her "In the 6 months that dcg has been here I have never even opened that bag" Until dcg went in it herself and pulled out a whole pharmacy of children's meds that mom had packed just in case

Anyway I had to laugh to myself today when dcg shows up wearing long pants, a long sleeve shirt and a onesie underneath...it is nearly 80 degrees and humid, it will get warmer as the day goes on. I think this is mom being prepared since I don't want all the extras left here. I guarantee dcg will be down to the onesie by the time she leaves, she is sweaty already!

Just wanted to share because it made me chuckle

[Naptime yet?]

What's she being prepared for, a freak cold front?

On the positive side, at least you don't have to keep reminding her to bring stuff...just take it home. ::

[CraftyMom]

What's she being prepared for, a freak cold front?

On the positive side, at least you don't have to keep reminding her to bring stuff...just take it home. ::

Right? I told my husband at least it's better than the parents that I have to constantly remind to bring diapers!

[Blackcat31]

ALL supplies for the children are required to be left here at daycare and replaced "as needed".

I don't allow parents to bring diaper bags or back packs in.

This eliminates the chaos and the need for some moms/dads to over compensate (or for others to under compensate) their child's needs.

[Meyou]

I have a Mom that supplies for the apocalypse and she's worked around the lack of space issue by putting things in baggies and ****ing all the air out so that they're flat. You should see what she can pack in his bin! I joke with her that if the zombies come I only need to grab her dd's cubbie and I'm good for all the kids for at least a week. ::

As long as she sticks to the cubbie she can stuff it as full as she wants. I did have to make it clear that no extra bags or items that don't go in the cubbie can come in other than the shoes she's wearing and a coat/hat if needed. I have hooks for those.

[BumbleBee]

I have one like this. Both her kids come in t-shirts & shorts with long sleeve shirts & pants over it as well as a zip up sweater & sun hats on. It cracks me up.

[playground1]

Until dcg went in it herself and pulled out a whole pharmacy of children's meds that mom had packed just in case

See, this irritates me. In my place of work, the kids are allowed to go their cubbies by themselves, which their parents know. It is absolutely not safe to have meds within their reach.

[Unregistered]

I had one that brought a months worth of supplies for her two kids. Hauled all that stuff back and forth every day AND had a full cubby that stayed here too.
She complained all the time that the cubbies weren't big enough to share. That each of her children needed their own. These cubbies (with separate hooks and shelves for each child) are BUILT for two children to share.
I need to write it up in my policy, I suppose. I have never had anyone before her that didn't listen to words ::

[SilverSabre25]

Mom sounds anxious. BTDT. Finally learned to temper it somewhat.

[CraftyMom]

See, this irritates me. In my place of work, the kids are allowed to go their cubbies by themselves, which their parents know. It is absolutely not safe to have meds within their reach.

Yes exactly. Meds have to be in a locked cabinet. I had told mom when they started that I didn't need the diaper bag and since I never used it I didn't know there were meds in there! (my fault for not looking I guess?) But then again I'm not going to inspect bags daily. That's when I immediately made a no bags or back packs policy. I explained that cubbies and hooks are within the children's reach so they can learn to do things themselves. If something should not be reached by children it needs to stay home! My handbook states if meds are necessary during daycare they need to be handed directly to me, not kept in the diaper bag. But then when do parents ever read what I give them?

That was one instance, I've had kids find coins in their bags and put it in their mouths, lipops, a wallet. Finally I said no more! What good is it if I make sure my home is safe for children when they can find hazards right there in their diaper bag? Imagine my surprise when I'm cooking lunch and I turn around to find Johnny with a mouth full of coins! I said that exactly to parents, then they were on board.

[Crazy8]

not sure what's better…. your mom or mine who's 3 year old is in a pull up and tshirt because he had an accident and she NEVER brings what I ask for. (yes, I know, my fault for allowing it - dad showed up an hour later with change of clothes).

[cheerfuldom]

this post made me laugh.

I have a "one reasonable sized diaper bag" rule. Parents are to send diapering items if needing, bottle/baby food OR a sack lunch, one change of clothing each day. I dont administer medications. I dont store large quantities of items. Blanket and paci, if needed, stay here.

I had one mom that would cram that bag so full of ridiculousness and then she got some sort of little clips and would clip extra items onto the bag....like a small town peddler LOL Its like, enough is enough woman! your child does not need all that stuff!

[TwinKristi]

I had a drop in mom like this. She brought 2 FULL diaper bags of stuff "just in case"... It's literally "just in case"... of an apocalypse! I never used either of the bags except the diapers and wipes and maybe once a change of clothes?

[Blackcat31]

I had one that brought a months worth of supplies for her two kids. Hauled all that stuff back and forth every day AND had a full cubby that stayed here too.
She complained all the time that the cubbies weren't big enough to share. That each of her children needed their own. These cubbies (with separate hooks and shelves for each child) are BUILT for two children to share.
I need to write it up in my policy, I suppose. I have never had anyone before her that didn't listen to words ::

I have one like that too..she stuffs the basket in her kids cubby so full that we can't put anything else in it.

Once her kid needed extra socks and at pickup she asked why I didn't use the spares that were in the cubby.

I just said, "There is way too much stuff in there and I didn't have time to rummage through it all"

I thought maybe she would get the hint but nope. The basket is crammed.

Now I just keep saying the same thing any time she asks about stuff....

"I don't have time to rummage through so much stuff"

I'm glad she is prepared but the over-the-top stuff is just as bad as not having enough supplies.

[TickleMonster]

Some parents.....smh.....craziness. I have had this problem in the past. I used to offer for new clients to bring the diaper bag back and forth for the first few weeks until they felt comfortable with leaving dcks stuff here. That created a bunch of craziness so we ditched that idea and bought cubbies. Most parents were cool with it but one was still trying to sneak the diaper bag in with a ton of items in it that we didn't need. I let her get away with it for another week but then a ROACH crawled out of the bag and I flipped! I immediately banned her bag and thoroughly checked all items brought in from her house after that. GROSS!