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Today is the last day for two children I don't really care for. As I think back to all the groups, I've had I can never say I've had a group where I liked all the kids. 
Is that normal?
Is that normal?
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I LIKE all of my kids. I have various levels of 'like', some are just pretty cool kids and others I just adore. Because I truly want these children to flourish in my care, I don't keep a child I just dislike or can't bond with.
It's OK to not LIKE every child though, as long as the child never knows and you can be fair/equal and hide it well. -
Right now I don't like my g'son..., but I love him more than he will ever know. He is staying with us for the summer. He is 8 going on 2. He constantly tries to bend the rules & he goes to TO like everyone else. All the little ones are mirroring his behavior..., UGH!!!Comment
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I like all of them but I like some better than others. Some I have a really cool bond with. They just match my personality, so that makes it easier. Others maybe aren't my favorite, but I still enjoy being around them.Comment
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I really care for most of my kids. I love their quirks, miss them when they take a break and want the very best for them in life. I have had a few that are hard to like but I didn't dislike them, I did dislike their parents for the child's outcome.Comment
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Nope, I sure don't.Comment
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I like all the kids in that I care for all of them and I care about all of them. I have three right now that are well behaved and funny and cute and then the fourth, not so much.....it's not like I dont like him. I just don't completely click with this personality and find him to be much whinier and less independent. It is hard to enjoy a child that is so demanding and unhappy. We are working thru it.Comment
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Most, but not all.Comment
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I've always liked all of the children, but some I like more than others. I think it's just human nature - we like some adults more than others.
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Currently, absolutely.
Had a kiddo a couple years ago who I really didn't like. He was almost 5 when I termed (after a year). Honestly, I don't use the term "spoiled brat" loosely, and I certainly never let him or his parents know how I felt, but yeah...
I did term over behavior, I just never let them know how I felt about him, and that the idea of spending an entire summer with him here every day made me want to go just off a bridge. I just said that "this might not be the best fit for all of us". There were 4 kids, he was the oldest, and I was tired of getting smacked, kicked, things thrown, and watching the constant, constant, constant meltdowns over every little crappola.
His sibs, I honestly liked, although I wasn't a fan of the behavior. Him, nope!Comment
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I like some more then others as well. I have a six yr old who pushes my limits with her attitude everyday. I like her but, not as much as everyone else.Comment
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A strange thing happens to me sometimes. When I have a child who I don't naturally "like", it's usually because of some set of behaviors. By the time we have worked on those behaviors for a while, I like them
It's not just about the behaviors improving. It's something about working together
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Some I have adored.
I had one at 6 weeks old. Her parents lived across the street from us. They became and 25 plus years later...still are, good friends. We left the area when my husband left the Air Force. I honestly felt like I was leaving one of my own kids behind. I thought my heart would break in two. She was three when we left.
The baby is grown now with a husband and baby of her own. I still adore her and we keep in touch.
On the other hand...I had one girl for almost 7 years. She was Angelica from Rugrats in real life and I had to fake feeling sad when she left us. Even after 7 years, I just couldn't wait for her last day.Comment
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Some I have thoroughly enjoyed and others I simply tolerated but ALL of them were treated fairly.
Most the time, it's the ones who are hardest to love/like that need it the most.
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