Daily Text: "How Are My Angels Doing?" How To Respond?

[Indoorvoice]

I get a text every morning from one dcm asking how her kids are behaving. Truthfully, the one boy isn't great, but it's nothing I can't handle. I'm not sure if she is expecting a laundry list of all the rules he has broken, or if she just wants me to say "good" and move on. I really dread the text every morning because I feel like I'm lying when I say everything is fine, but it really isn't beneficial for me to explain everything he is doing wrong either when his behaviors are just normal spoiled boy behaviors. How do you respond to these sorts of questions?

[midaycare]

Great! We just made an art project. Here's a picture.

[MyAngels]

Since it's every day my response would be "great." Hopefully she would get the hint and stop asking every single day

[Cat Herder]

I wenckebach them.

(I wait longer and longer to respond each day until, finally I don't have to respond at all.)

I do tell them this in the interview, and that I WILL contact them if everything is NOT alright... They laugh. I wink.

.....BUT for some reason they all believe I am only referring to OTHER parents, not them. :confused: So it goes....

[daycarediva]

I would address it. "Dcm, if there's an issue, I'll let you know. Otherwise, I may not have time to respond to texts because I'm busy. I'm sure you understand with X# of children here!"

[coolconfidentme]

....they grew horns!

[hope]

I have to admit I do miss my DD when she is in school and if the teacher had an option for me to check in I would. I would probably do it a lot and drive the teacher crazy. Hahaha! So I understand why the moms check in. They miss their kids. I usually respond with a cute picture or tell them something cute the child has done or said. I don't really think the parents are checking to see if they are being good or bad....they just miss them.

[Cat Herder]

I would address it. "Dcm, if there's an issue, I'll let you know. Otherwise, I may not have time to respond to texts because I'm busy. I'm sure you understand with X# of children here!"

When you do that do you get "I know, I know, but I just....." :confused:

Because that is what I get

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

my parents know I will respond via facebook message during naptime if they have any questions.
Some days they get a "just fine" some days some days wow she really enjoyed _______. you should have seen __________.
Usually what they ask is "did ________ poop today?" that has to be my number one question asked :confused:

[nannyde]

I say SAME

[midaycare]

I have to admit I do miss my DD when she is in school and if the teacher had an option for me to check in I would. I would probably do it a lot and drive the teacher crazy. Hahaha! So I understand why the moms check in. They miss their kids. I usually respond with a cute picture or tell them something cute the child has done or said. I don't really think the parents are checking to see if they are being good or bad....they just miss them.

[daycarediva]

When you do that do you get "I know, I know, but I just....." :confused:

Because that is what I get

"I just don't want you to worry or get upset with me when I don't respond."

When...I....don't.

I see them twice a day, unless there are issues, I don't have time to text each parent during the day.

When their kids start K here, they see the teacher on the first day and one conference only, unless there is an issue.

[spinnymarie]

"All good. I'll let you know if anything is amiss!"

[nannyde]

This may help. https://www.daycare.com/nannyde/the-...-every-day.htm

[nannyde]

For texting you can answer: "Same. How are they doing at home?" That puts her having to type out behaviors. She has to bring up stuff.