Would You Have Said Something?

[childcaremom]

I would be upset if someone stepped in while I was disciplining however, as this parent was NOT disciplining, I would have def. said something. At one point, I would have felt uncomfortable doing this but not anymore. If parents are not going to do it, then absolutely I will step in and say something.

And then I would probably send an email or have a little discussion with mom afterwards, reminding them that daycare rules still apply while they are on my property, xyz behaviour is not acceptable and that pick up time is a time when all children will challenge authority. That I fully expect them to parent once they arrive.

So I guess I would step in if need be, remind parent that they need to be the authority figure once they arrive and then expect that it wouldn't happen again.

I remember feeling a bit uncomfortable disciplining in front of others with my first but got over that pretty quick.

[Laurel]

I would say to the child "Don't you EVER hit your mom in my house again. We don't hit our mom, ever." (stern look) Then I'd hope mom backed me up. If not, so be it. I wouldn't put them in time out though.