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Do some of these parents even consider what is done in a daycare during the day???? White shorts on a 1 year old is not the smartest, I have seen these shorts many times in the past few weeks...and they surely don't go home anywhere near white!! .ugh!!
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I don't worry about it…. we just go about our daily activities and if child gets dirty oh well. If the parent was complaining about getting the white shorts dirty then I would say something, otherwise its mom's choice if she wants to be soaking clothes in oxyclean every night, LOL! -
They may not care that they get dirty.
My own child is the youngest, by far, in my care (nearly 1). I let her where white to the park and it gets messy but it doesn't matter to me. They are her clothes for her to wear ... and I have a washing machine. :
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I would seriously lean towards the side of assuming Mom DOES NOT care if they get dirty and if she acts upset when white shorts are dirty I would raise my eyebrows and say, "I'm sorry, Susan! I assumed that since you since little Emily in white shorts to daycare you wouldn't mind her playing in them!" and then I would stare. I would say this because it is EXACTLY what I would be thinking in my head and I don't think it's terribly rude but it also gets the point across that we.are.at.daycare. We play.
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That reminded me of a story. I had a Mom instruct her part-time daughter to tell me she needed to wear a smock during every possible dirty activity because she sent her in a white t-shirt here. ???????????????? She said oxyclean didn't always get out the stains in her white shirts so to remind me.
I said, "Oh honey, we don't wear a smock during ___! But, you can always change clothes if that shirt gets dirty!
" within earshot of Mom. Mom never sent her in a white shirt again. :confused:
I also had a mom say they were having family pictures taken after one day and mentioned that it was a brand new white t-shirt the child was wearing. I said, "Oh dear! I am afraid it won't stay that way for long!" I was never truer to my words because that poor child spilled his breakfast on him about 10 minutes later. She said she would just buy a new one. I don't get why you wouldn't just stick a different shirt on them to come here for 9 hours anyways.
Oh well. We DO things here. So, kids get messy. It is what it is!Comment
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I don't have any parents that care if their kids get dirty, so I don't really notice the colour of their clothes.
Yesterday, I had one 22 month old come in skin tight yellow jeans. Kid couldn't even bend her legs to sit. They lasted about 5 minutes before I changed her into some leggings, then she got upset at the end of the day when I tried to put them back on her 5 minutes before pickup. My second 22 month old came in a shirt, and a pair of bloomers that are meant for under a dress. Made me LOL, but I'm sure she was super comfy, and I enjoyed getting a nice view of her cute roll-y legs.Comment
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I had one show up in white shorts for our trip to the zoo on Friday. My comment to the parent, "You do realize those are going to get dirty, right?" I think some parents think daycare is a fashion statement opportunity.Comment
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haha! I just sent my daughter to her babysitter's wearing an all white dress. I made sure to tell my daughter to say to her babysitter that it's OKAY if she gets the dress dirty (my husband is dropping her off). I was worried the babysitter would think I'm insane!
I do sometimes wonder what parents are thinking about their kid's clothes-especially the tight pants-that one drives me nuts! But I never really worry too much about light colored clothes. It'll get dirty, not much to worry about.Comment
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I have a mom that thinks it's a fashion show, even fancy shoes. She brings extra shoes and clothes for me to change "if we go outside" or " depending on the weather". I just
to myself. She goes outside in what she came in. I'm not going to make fashion decisions for a 2 year old based on the weather. Send her in what you want her to wear all day. I tell her we go outside everyday and this is what she'll wear. She still does it. Oh well, guess she doesn't mind so I won't either
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I buy all of my daughter's clothes on craigslist or at consignment sales, so I don't care if they get dirty. She's worn the prettiest party dresses to daycare, but I paid a dollar or two. She loves to wear dresses and I don't care what they look like at the end of the day- she'll probably wear them the next week stains and all.
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I used to nanny for twins, complete with laundry duties and everything. Their mom bought their clothes, and she always bought white shirts and undershirts. She bought like twenty long-sleeve and twenty short-sleeve at a time. It was SO easy doing laundry for the boys, their shirts always matched their trousers, sweaters, shoes, whatever, and the boys looked beautiful in white.
Every once in a while, I would take out the great big soup pot in the kitchen and properly boil the shirts, which honestly didn't take long.
I found this much more practical in terms of laundry than when I nannied for the family with a full rainbow if clothes that had to be sorted into darks, whites, lights, reds, cold wash, wool wash, stain-treatment only...Comment
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