Does Anyone Else Get Tired Of The Excuses?

[Shell]

Oh, I am so very tired of it. I have cycled through a new group of dc parents since some went off to K, one moved away, etc and filled the spot with new families. Interestingly enough, these parents give me the same b.s "teething" and "allergies" excuses- I just brush it off now. I have a few with a cold, like what a pp said- I also don't exclude for a cold, but the excuses... Oh my! "I only had to wipe his nose a few time" (kid dripping with snot all day), "wakes up congested and is fine" (kid coughing most of the day). I just want to yell that I don't need the nonsensical excuse- a minor cold is not going to get your kid sent home!

[renodeb]

I actually had to send little boy home sick with a fever and mom said "well we were down at the river this weekend" maybe its the river water. That was a new one on me. I get the teething excuse alot. I just smile and nodd. It does get old though.

[taylorw1210]

I was pretty frustrated today. The same kid I sent home Tuesday for vomiting ("being too excited") and a fever ("being a hot bod") spent an hour and a half coughing - non stop - during nap time. This poor kid could not catch a break to get some relief. I sent the mom 2 videos of her son coughing and she still asked me if she had to come get him. I told her if it was my child that was coughing that frequently with no relief I would be concerned.

She came to pick him up, went on and on about how he must have allergies and this always happens when his nose runs. And then took him to the walk in clinic where apparently he had a chest x-ray, was told he just had "a little gunk in there", and was given antibiotics for preventative measures. And then asked if he could come back tomorrow.

I told her I would be more comfortable letting the antibiotics do their thing for 24 hours before allowing him back.

[NightOwl]

I actually had to send little boy home sick with a fever and mom said "well we were down at the river this weekend" maybe its the river water. That was a new one on me. I get the teething excuse alot. I just smile and nodd. It does get old though.

That dang river water will cause a fever every time!

[NeedaVaca]

Actually you can get sick from river water/lakes/etc. All kinds of germs and organisms/bacteria in the water and it's easily swallowed or can enter through the ear.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Just the thread title of this one has me LOL in a hysterical, crazy lady kinda way.

Ohhhhh..... the never ending excuses.

Like BC mentioned, all we can do is get good at the game of sending the ball back into their court.

Thank goodness for signed contracts! ::........

You make me laugh! ::

[KiddieCahoots]

You make me laugh! ::

Yay!!!! happyface

If we can find a way to laugh about it with each other, hopefully it can help lessen the stress

And daycare seems to have a lot to laugh at these days ...::....

[hope]

Yay!!!! happyface

If we can find a way to laugh about it with each other, hopefully it can help lessen the stress

And daycare seems to have a lot to laugh at these days ...::....

Very true!!!

[Unregistered]

As a parent I can tell you that if I get a call for a fever of 101+ but she has a temp of 98.6 when I get there 20 minutes later then I'm totally going to question any future diagnosis I get. I'm sure none of you do this, butit happens.

[NightOwl]

As a parent I can tell you that if I get a call for a fever of 101+ but she has a temp of 98.6 when I get there 20 minutes later then I'm totally going to question any future diagnosis I get. I'm sure none of you do this, butit happens.

Well, I believe anyone would question that.

[taylorw1210]

As a parent I can tell you that if I get a call for a fever of 101+ but she has a temp of 98.6 when I get there 20 minutes later then I'm totally going to question any future diagnosis I get. I'm sure none of you do this, butit happens.

I agree that anyone would question that.

However, when I take a temperature 3x and then double check my thermometer's accuracy on other children, and then notify the parent of a fever and they tell me they didn't have one when they got home - I would hesitate to believe the parent is telling the truth about the child. Unfortunately this has happened to me a few times with the same family.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I agree that anyone would question that.

However, when I take a temperature 3x and then double check my thermometer's accuracy on other children, and then notify the parent of a fever and they tell me they didn't have one when they got home - I would hesitate to believe the parent is telling the truth about the child. Unfortunately this has happened to me a few times with the same family.

This happens here, too. I take a temp with two different thermometers at different times while waiting for the parent. Unfortunately, it seems as though my in-home is a fever producer and their homes are magical fever reducers. Still curious about that one. Not curious enough to ponder on it for long, though. Just long enough to say, "Oh, crazy!"

[redmaple]

I run into the problem where parents do not realize that they need to add a degree if taking an axillary temperature reading.

[Blackcat31]

As a parent I can tell you that if I get a call for a fever of 101+ but she has a temp of 98.6 when I get there 20 minutes later then I'm totally going to question any future diagnosis I get. I'm sure none of you do this, butit happens.

When I text/call/contact a parent for pick up due to a fever, I take a picture of the thermometer and send the photo with the text.

I don't re-temp kids in front of parents to "prove" my honesty.

I also consider other factors such as overall behavior of the child and their ability to participate in regular activities.

[taylorw1210]

I run into the problem where parents do not realize that they need to add a degree if taking an axillary temperature reading.

I run into the same problem.

When I text/call/contact a parent for pick up due to a fever, I take a picture of the thermometer and send the photo with the text.

I don't re-temp kids in front of parents to "prove" my honesty.

I also consider other factors such as overall behavior of the child and their ability to participate in regular activities.

I also take a photo of the thermometer with their child in the background (so they know it's a current photo). Hard to argue - but I've still had families get a jab in about how they were "just fine" at home.

On another note - one of the families that I vented about in this thread is now terminated. Such a relief to get rid of families who constantly fight policy! happyface