Has Anyone Else Ever Felt Like This?

[Shell]

I agree that you sound like a great daycare provider from all the posts I have read. I don't let that stuff get to me in the least. I only have one (only child, spoiled, but a good child) that starts in with that sometimes. I handle it like Laurel, too, and acknowledge that it's great to love your mommy and pick flowers for her, and make projects. Though, sometimes I just walk away- I swear it must work at gma's or with dcd, but not with me- seems to be an attention grabber for someone in dcg's life. I wonder if yours gets attention for it, and maybe the other girl heard her say it, and now says it?

[missy]

This was my first thought. Jealous parents who wish they could spend more time with their kids, worried that they love you more. So they are instilling into their kids to make sure to love mommy more

Just a thought, are the parents friends outside of daycare? Weird that it's 2 at the same time

This was my first thought too. I don't know if you noticed this, but there are a lot of people out there who have ISSUES. Lol. Mom is causing this. It sounds like he is pretty much reciting her.

[nannyde]

I never allow a hand off of a walking kid. I will not take a walking kid from his parents. The parent must bring them in on foot and the child must stand at the door while we talk.

I want the child to know I do NOT take them. Their parent GIVES them. If the child doesn't want the parent to bring them in and give them then they can go back outside until the parent requires it.

For the rude sayimgs. I say excellent! Thank you. You don't like me.. awesome sauce. You like mommy more... me too. I like mommy more. You want mommy. I want mommy too.

Time for the bye bye outside program. Come in quiet or don't come in.

[cheerfuldom]

whole heartedly agree with nan. I would not worry for a second over what a toddler or preschooler says about stuff like that. You may be feeding into the drama by giving sad faces, attention or too much interaction. I would ignore or agree with them "I'm glad you love your mommy more" and move on.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Sorry, this one is new to me... :confused:

Is it possible that you could be projecting that feeling of wanting to only be with your own kids onto them?

Pregnant? New baby? Last baby getting more independent? Baby blues?

New to me, too. I have kids ages 2.5-5 here and I have never heard these things in the 30+ children that have come through here. I would likely completely ignore them saying those things so they move on to nicer words.