Control Play

[craftymissbeth]

I was inspected yesterday. It is not an issue or hazard.

Yeah I can't imagine that you'd just have a hazard in front of your door. What I meant by my question is why is she so bothered by it?

[SilverSabre25]

The wagon thing is really dumb. What a dork.

[MarinaVanessa]

With the wagon issue ... if it comes up again ...

"So (deep breath in, quick breath out), Susan. (1 second pause) I'm not really understanding what the issue with the wagon is. None of my other families are having a problem with it and I don't know what the issue for you is. So what exactly is the problem you are having with it?"

DCM: It's in my way, I can't get to the doorbell.

"Oh, that's so funny! (smile on your face) You know, I park it there because that's more convenient for me when I have to get in and out. Don't bother moving it, just knock on the door. Otherwise I have to move it back and it makes things harder for me. So I forgot to tell you about the super cute that Billy did yesterday ..."

If DCM moved the wagon again I would put cardboard and tape over the doorbell for the next week or so. If I had to I would put a "Please Don't Move the Wagon! Thanks!" sign on it. If this really is a control thing anyway .

[Meeko]

Good grief, how old is this DCM?! Three?!

[preschoolteacher]

Can you explain about this weird wagon thing? I don't get her issue!

[AmyKidsCo]

Personally, I wouldn't care if she wanted to teach her own version of the sign. "correct" and "incorrect" doesn't mean much to me in terms of baby sign because the point is to help baby communicate, not sign with correct "grammar." If the baby was learning ASL because he /she or family members were hard of hearing or deaf, I'd feel differently.

I can see why mom wants consistency between what she's been doing at home and what goes on at daycare.

For me, it would be the same as respecting that one family says "go pee" and another family says "go tinkle" and trying to use those same phrases to provide consistency to a child while potty training.

ITA, that for me it would also be a matter of respecting a family's preference. I used to teach Baby Signs but switched to ASL years ago because I think it's more useful beyond infancy than Baby Signs is. That's just MY preference - I would never say that anyone else had to do the same.

[KidGrind]

ITA, that for me it would also be a matter of respecting a family's preference. I used to teach Baby Signs but switched to ASL years ago because I think it's more useful beyond infancy than Baby Signs is. That's just MY preference - I would never say that anyone else had to do the same.

One of my DCPs knows ASL and agrees with the sign in question (I use) is correct for ASL and Baby Signs. I am not fluent in ASL. However, I was in a ASL club for several years. Of course now, I’ve lost most of it due to not using it.

I’d like to add the issue for me is not ASL vs. Baby Signs. My goal is to communicate effectively with the infants in my care who are not yet verbal.

The wagon isn’t the issue. I’ve not catered to her specific nanny request. So now there is an issue with the wagon. If the wagon were not there it would be something else as it has been in the past. By the way,Thanks to all who chimed in and shared their opinions and advice.

Oh yeah I was inspected again today. Yeah me!