Babies & Sickness (Runny Noses/Nasty Coughs). . . Not Sure How To Handle/What To Do

[boysx5]

I'm a neat freak so it drives me nuts if my house is messy. I always start the day with a clean room then clean up before lunch and nap time then again at the end of the day

[morgan24]

I don't know if my parents care, but I do. My kids are in my upstairs for meals, naps and drop off and pick up. My upstairs stays clean. The downstairs I have the rule that they have to pick up before moving on. The mess stays down and at the end of the day we clean everything up. Then it's ready for the next day.

[E Daycare]

I'm a neat freak so it drives me nuts if my house is messy. I always start the day with a clean room then clean up before lunch and nap time then again at the end of the day

Sounds like I wrote this!

My dcp dont care as I think my house is cleaner then theirs anyways (from what Ive gathered from little comments they have made or the fleas they bring in....). Im a neat freak. Almost borderline OCD. I have a saying "we clean it the E way, which is the right way". I dont have any problems keeping up. As the kids eat lunch I clean up the rest of the crap laying around, at pick up its toy messy and El Hub and I clean up at night. Weekend evenings I reserve for the heavy duty clean with a tooth brush (seriously, its a issue Im trying to work on and be less crazy about) and get a Sunday high from a freshly cleaned house thats ready for the week.

I have issues.

[dEHmom]

Sounds like I wrote this!

My dcp dont care as I think my house is cleaner then theirs anyways (from what Ive gathered from little comments they have made or the fleas they bring in....). Im a neat freak. Almost borderline OCD. I have a saying "we clean it the E way, which is the right way". I dont have any problems keeping up. As the kids eat lunch I clean up the rest of the crap laying around, at pick up its toy messy and El Hub and I clean up at night. Weekend evenings I reserve for the heavy duty clean with a tooth brush (seriously, its a issue Im trying to work on and be less crazy about) and get a Sunday high from a freshly cleaned house thats ready for the week.

I have issues.

umm.....want to come over? I think I have a toothbrush with your name on it.

[AnythingsPossible]

my house is clean enough to be healthy but messy enough to be happy.

if the parents dont like that, then.... on them!!!

sure, my house is spic-&-span clean at a.m. drop off, and fairly clean at pick up. but i warn the parents, if you show up mid day prepare to see a mess.

as long as the paint/mud/sand/glitter/goop/gak/food/snot is cleaned off of their kid by the time they get here, that's all they really care about.

I love this line in your post!!!!

[MommyMuffin]

Every time my license is up for renewal and my kdhe surveyor comes in to inspect, she says she likes seeing happy kids playing with toys, rather than a super clean house. She told me very clean houses make her nervous, . The priority is having happy children, and to be happy, children need to make messes! :-D

I completely agree. There are hardly ever any dishes in the sink and I vaccum and sweep daily. I am far too busy with the kids and the toys to worry about the little stuff. I think I am just realistic.

I think its funny how almost everyone said their house is spotless.

[dEHmom]

I am having major major issues with my floors being dirty! It's driving me insane. No matter how much I mop, an hour later socks start turning colors. I know a lot of it has to do with mud on dogs paws, and with it being so wet outside it gets tracked in. But no matter how clean I get the floor, and verify there is no black coming up, and an hour or two later it's already dirty again.

[morgan24]

Personally, from a parent point of view and a provider point of view, I couldn't care less how unorganized a persons house is just so long as it is clean. There is a big difference between clean and just unorganized. If they were a hoarder or something and it was a safety hazrd then I would care but if someone is just unorganized..big deal...arent we all? Some are just better at hiding it than others...and anyone who is OCD enough to have a house that would make Martha Stewart proud obviously doesn't have enough time to spend with my child.

I don't mean this to be disrespectful in anyway. I disagree with your statement that anyone who is OCD enough to make Martha Stewart proud obviously doesn't have enough time to spend with your child. I have OCD and I don't let that take away from taking care of the children in my daycare. I clean up during the day as messes are made and I spend nap time cleaning if needed. I do most of my cleaning after hours and on the weekends.

[jen]

my house is clean enough to be healthy but messy enough to be happy.

if the parents dont like that, then.... on them!!!

sure, my house is spic-&-span clean at a.m. drop off, and fairly clean at pick up. but i warn the parents, if you show up mid day prepare to see a mess.

as long as the paint/mud/sand/glitter/goop/gak/food/snot is cleaned off of their kid by the time they get here, that's all they really care about.

LOVE this!!!

[Blackcat31]

I don't mean this to be disrespectful in anyway. I disagree with your statement that anyone who is OCD enough to make Martha Stewart proud obviously doesn't have enough time to spend with your child. I have OCD and I don't let that take away from taking care of the children in my daycare. I clean up during the day as messes are made and I spend nap time cleaning if needed. I do most of my cleaning after hours and on the weekends.

You are not being disrespectful by pointing out that I should have chosen better words than OCD. To clarify what I mean, I am referring to people who have homes that are ALWAYS (operative word) looking like homes from magazines photos. I deep clean like you, after hours and on the weekends when necessary and I also clean as we go along but I just happen to know two women in my life who clean so much and so deeply that it is impossible for them to do anything outside of cleaning. One of these women actually brings her child to daycare so she can clean everyday. So, in that respect, my apologies for being disrespectful to you.

[dEHmom]

HAHAHAHA BLACKCAT, i'm following closely behind, but under your name, did you put that talkative forum member or were you promoted?

I remember thinking, gawsh I hope this new forum member status disappears soon. .

[Blackcat31]

HAHAHAHA BLACKCAT, i'm following closely behind, but under your name, did you put that talkative forum member or were you promoted?

I remember thinking, gawsh I hope this new forum member status disappears soon. .

Nah, I added it myself... You can go to your profile area and there is a place to change it.... Michael or someone made a comment about how I had so many posts for being a relatively new member so I figured I must talk (post)alot....

[dEHmom]

Nah, I added it myself... You can go to your profile area and there is a place to change it.... Michael or someone made a comment about how I had so many posts for being a relatively new member so I figured I must talk (post)alot....

well I'm right behind you hunny bunny

[SilverSabre25]

well I'm right behind you hunny bunny

I'm winning.

[morgan24]

You are not being disrespectful by pointing out that I should have chosen better words than OCD. To clarify what I mean, I am referring to people who have homes that are ALWAYS (operative word) looking like homes from magazines photos. I deep clean like you, after hours and on the weekends when necessary and I also clean as we go along but I just happen to know two women in my life who clean so much and so deeply that it is impossible for them to do anything outside of cleaning. One of these women actually brings her child to daycare so she can clean everyday. So, in that respect, my apologies for being disrespectful to you.

I'm not even that bad. It's just me and my husband and he picks up after himself so we really don't have much to do some days. My OCD is more towards not wanting to pick up germs. Five years ago I got sick, throwing up all the time and it last for 4 or 5 days. I went in and had all kinds of GI tests and nothing was wrong. I had all teachers kids at the time and in my own mind I thought the teachers were bringing home something and I was picking it up. That's when my OCD got out of hand. I would bleach my bathroom everyday after the kids left and usually after nap too. I used the other bathroom that they didn't use. I cleaned the toys every day. Washed their dishes in bleach water. I wiped down light switches and door knobs. I was sick on and off for 5 years before I got really sick and it was my gall bladder. I would much rather have a baby than a gall bladder attack. I had my gall bladder, had a stone stuck in my bile duct and had to have that repaired. I have not been sick now for 2 years except for the sniffles once. I'm try not being such a clean freak but it's a hard habit to break!