Am I making this into too big of an issue?

[Blackcat31]

Ok, lets put aside what you do and don't do for a second....


WHY can't the mom do it? What are her specific reasons?

It would solve her issue of needing to know if it was done or not.

I will never understand parents that think "this one tiny little thing" needs to be added to YOUR list of things to do when its THEIR child?

[bklsmum]

I also don't think that parents realize that one little thing per family adds up real quick for us. They seem to think they are our only family.

[Indoorvoice]

Ok, lets put aside what you do and don't do for a second....


WHY can't the mom do it? What are her specific reasons?

It would solve her issue of needing to know if it was done or not.

I will never understand parents that think "this one tiny little thing" needs to be added to YOUR list of things to do when its THEIR child?

Her reasoning was that some days she *might* want to put it on 4 times instead of 3 times if it looks bad. She didn't think they would be spaced out enough if she had to do it 4 times. So she wants me to apply once and then she can decide how many other times to do it. I don't know! I feel like she is just making up jobs for me sometimes. And I know it's such a little thing, and I could just simply write the time, but I'm so irritated that I already told her how I was going to go about this and she has to come back at me with "no, do it my way!" If she didn't do this with everything, I would probably just write the time and quit my whining!

[Thriftylady]

Her reasoning was that some days she *might* want to put it on 4 times instead of 3 times if it looks bad. She didn't think they would be spaced out enough if she had to do it 4 times. So she wants me to apply once and then she can decide how many other times to do it. I don't know! I feel like she is just making up jobs for me sometimes. And I know it's such a little thing, and I could just simply write the time, but I'm so irritated that I already told her how I was going to go about this and she has to come back at me with "no, do it my way!" If she didn't do this with everything, I would probably just write the time and quit my whining!

"Sorry DCM but the script says three times, I can't help you"....

[e.j.]

I also don't think that parents realize that one little thing per family adds up real quick for us. They seem to think they are our only family.

Honestly, I think this is a big part of it. Parents (most, anyway) who have never worked as a child care provider or had 6 or more kids at any given time to care for really don't understand how the little requests add up. I admit to being that parent when my own child was in day care. My son was born with club feet and needed stretching exercises done with him several times a day. I really did need to ask my day care provider to help me with this and deeply appreciated her willingness to do the exercises but it never occurred to me how it must have impacted her day until I became a provider myself.

Just wanted to add that in this case, it seems like a control issue, though.

[Laurel]

If you write down diapering, etc. then I don't think it is a big deal to just scribble the meds note too. Personally, I used to send the "What I did today" sheet home in the very beginning of doing child care but soon stopped it. What a pain!

I did give medicine but, like you, only if it was to be given in the middle of the day. If they could do it at home then I required them to do it. I had one mom get a little miffed because I didn't want to do a breathing treatment with a nebulizer right when the child arrived at my house. I asked her if she couldn't do it at home before she came. On the other hand, my provider friend had no problem doing it. So it is all what you want to do. Either way, it is your choice.

Laurel

[Crazy8]

I also don't think that parents realize that one little thing per family adds up real quick for us. They seem to think they are our only family.

This is often the problem! I often remind my parents the things they are doing for 1 child I have to do for 5.

If a med is required 3x a day I will do 1x, because many times they have to be so many hours apart. I honestly wouldn't have trouble marking on their sheet "med given at 12pm" but the thing I am having trouble with is the parent saying they want you to write that down to "prove" you gave it. Ummmm…. first of all just because you write it doesn't mean you did it and secondly, that speaks volumes about their trust in me as a provider.