Shamelessly Stealing This From Another Board

[nannyde]

But I can't resist. I've been on daycare boards since 98 so it's rare to see a thread I haven't seen before. This one cracked me up.

Question

What is the worst "breakfast" or food a kid brought in the first thing in the morning?

The two that made me go WHA? And made me rotflmfao were... a six month old baby came in with a bottle of Mountain Dew (first runner up) and the winner winner chicken dinner was a kid walking in with a bowl and a spoon. When the provider asked what was in the bowl the Dad said....

wait for it....

SUGAR! happyface.

No need to add in those pesky carbs... just a big bowl of sugar to start your day!

I don't allow food in the house so I can't even come close to those two.

What's your best breakfast evah?

[Leigh]

Had a DCM who was CRAZY against sugar of any kind (including natural sugars). Said I fed the kids too much fruit (we have 2 servings per day) and that it was making them hyper and causing bad behavior (evidence shows that sugar does NOT affect behavior-these kids had ODD, ADHD, and were being raised in a terrible home environment). She was constantly asking if I gave them candy, cookies or cake, because behavior was so bad (I didn't).

This mom would bring kids with chocolate on their faces, stuffing cookies in their faces on my front porch (I wouldn't let them bring in food). They went to McDonald's after daycare at least 2 times a week (DCM would announce it to them while trying to wrestle them into their coats).

Really not so out of the ordinary (I have seen lots of kids have candy for breakfast), but it burned me up how she would call me out and blame my healthy meals on their awful behavior-if she TRULY believed this was affecting behavior, why the h-e-double toothpicks was she feeding it to them before dropping them at my house?!

[Unregistered]

Tim bits (doughnut holes) are a common one here. They can't come in with food, but they sure do come in hollering when they have had one pried out of their hands so they can get dropped off in time.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Had a DCM who was CRAZY against sugar of any kind (including natural sugars). Said I fed the kids too much fruit (we have 2 servings per day) and that it was making them hyper and causing bad behavior (evidence shows that sugar does NOT affect behavior-these kids had ODD, ADHD, and were being raised in a terrible home environment). She was constantly asking if I gave them candy, cookies or cake, because behavior was so bad (I didn't).

This mom would bring kids with chocolate on their faces, stuffing cookies in their faces on my front porch (I wouldn't let them bring in food). They went to McDonald's after daycare at least 2 times a week (DCM would announce it to them while trying to wrestle them into their coats).

Really not so out of the ordinary (I have seen lots of kids have candy for breakfast), but it burned me up how she would call me out and blame my healthy meals on their awful behavior-if she TRULY believed this was affecting behavior, why the h-e-double toothpicks was she feeding it to them before dropping them at my house?!

I would have said, "Well I have to ask...if you think it negatively effects them then why are you feeding it to them before breakfast?"


Sugar. Geez. Mine come in eating Doritos, donuts with artificial dyes in te sprinkles (which TOTALLY alters their behavior for real!), chocolate, etc.

[Laurel]

My worst was iced tea in the baby's bottle.

Laurel

[LysesKids]

Where I live now, I had a couple of neighbor kids (11 years old) ask if I let my babies have pop... ummm, hell no and they asked why? They said their baby brother is allowed to drink it (he is 17 months) and so are a bunch of other littles in the neighborhood.

[daycarediva]

Just recently I had a mom tell me that the child cannot have RED DYE at all. I don't serve anything like that, so I said no problem. Guess what mom brought in for the child's birthday treat? Hawaiian punch. I had to call her out! "Oh no no dcm! This contains a LOT of red dye! See? Red dye #5, red dye #40....


Dcg started crying "it's my favorite!!! Mommy lets me have it!"

I just did the eyebrow raise as I handed it back.

It's ALWAYS donut crumbs for breakfast. Always, always, always. Then they won't eat plain Cheerios, are starving before 10. Vicious cycle!

Not to mention the overload of processed foods, added salt and sweeteners completely destroy a normal palette. When we did food taste testing, not a single fruit made it into the "sweet" category.

[coolconfidentme]

I don't allow food either & I also make the parent pry it from their hands when they bring it. If DCM tries to throw me under the bus saying mimi won't let you have this, I back that bus over mom. "Mommy has to follow the rules just like us!"

A couple weeks ago a 7 month old had a chocolate pop-tart. I must have had the look of WTF cuz the mom blurted out, "He's teething." O.M.G.

[midaycare]

Not to mention the overload of processed foods, added salt and sweeteners completely destroy a normal palette. When we did food taste testing, not a single fruit made it into the "sweet" category.

I started eating healthier a few years ago. I noticed my palette changed completely while DH doesn't like a lot of the stuff I now do. Now I can't stand dressings, ketchup, any sauce, etc. And I love things like dandelion root tea.

[hope]

The very first child I watched was my niece, my husband's sisters child. My SIL is very confrontational and back then I was new to the family so I was afraid to speak up. I watched my niece for free 50 hours a week while I was pregnant and had another child of my own under a year.
Every day my niece walked in with a lipop in her mouth and a candy bar in her hand.
That daycare arrangement did not end well. Haha. Nor did my relationship with my SIL.

[daycarediva]

I started eating healthier a few years ago. I noticed my palette changed completely while DH doesn't like a lot of the stuff I now do. Now I can't stand dressings, ketchup, any sauce, etc. And I love things like dandelion root tea.

Exactly!!! I eat pretty good and even a weekend with a few bad choices can mess up how things taste for a bit. I don't use dressing on salad, sauces and eat plain yogurt. Keeps the kids from begging for my food. LOL!

[CraftyMom]

Lolipops and chocolate donuts...probably washed down with juice

[GKJNIGMN]

I had one DCM who just didn't get life. No matter how many times I talked to her about things she just couldn't catch on. I termed her a few weeks ago but she would always bring her kids with just anything to keep them quiet.

I knew she wouldn't step up and take the stuff away so I would make sure she was still standing there when I took it away and threw it in the trash. I also made it clear that any toy they brought into my house became mine.

She would send the kids with lipops, gum, and entire bags of goldfish crackers. I had them 3rd shift for a while and she would bring them with happy meals at 9:30 at night. The flip side is that I got some cool toys for free.

[Play Care]

A couple weeks ago a 7 month old had a chocolate pop-tart. I must have had the look of WTF cuz the mom blurted out, "He's teething." O.M.G.

I am dying!!! ::

[Blackcat31]

Skittles.

When questioned, mom said "Well, they're fruit-flavored..." ??

...oh, ok.