Dirty Faces!

[Renae82]

Does this bother you? And is it something everyone deals with?

Every kid, EVERY. SINGLE. KID. Comes in the morning with a dirty face....from breakfast to the crusted on runny overnight boogers on their face. I honestly almost feel like making a big deal about cleaning up every baby and toddler's face when they walk in the door.
I'm not perfect but I always wipe up my DS' face after eating and in the morning. It makes me wonder if they even noticed(which is sad) or that they just don't care(which is still sad.) Everyone has a runny nose so during diaper change after naps, everyone gets their face wiped. After meals, face wiped and hands wiped.

This is a vent but has anyone mentioned it or made a point to make a show of wiping a kid's face to make the DCP's realize they're missing a parenting step?

It's a pet peeve of mine as well. I don't mind terribly if it is obviously from a snack they had in the car on the way over, but when it is obviously older than that...stuck on food and dried boogers...it is really bothersome to me. I always make sure the kids have clean faces. They clean their own faces after meals when needed (I of course do it for the infants), I wipe faces as part of the diaper change routine, when there are runny noses I use boogie wipes and catch them very quickly. It would be terribly embarrassing to me if a parent showed up and their child's face was dirty. I had one of my DCM's watch my little boy one afternoon for 2 hours. When I picked him up he had dried snot across his face along with other unidentifiable things. I had to scrub to get it off. I have NEVER sent her three children (over 4 years) home in that condition. ugh.

[Renae82]

I have to add that I have a dcd that always lets me know if one of my charges has a nose that needs to be wiped. Honestly, I could have wiped it right before he walked in the door and it's still runny. Ya can't just turn off those faucets sometimes and it's not like I've only got 1 child. That kind of makes me angry because I end up feeling like I'm not doing my job well enough. But crustiness is a different story.

I have a mom like that. It's like the kids know she is going to be there so they will their nose to produce a bucket of snot suddenly. I wipe each kiddos nose a thousand times (maybe a slight exaggeration) a day with all these allergies in the spring, but she's the hero when she catches one

[bubblegum]

Yes it bugs me. I don't want to clean up right when they get here. I have it in my policy that children come clean and fed

[MunchkinWrangler]

I don't mind the odd crumb here and there, I'm sure I've had them! I just don't understand not noticing it in the first place and then if you did, why didn't you do something. Who knows, like I said, it's not a huge deal but then again, it's like c'mon!

[ColorfulSunburst]

I've had a couple now and then. I keep a box of wet wipes by the door (hand sanitizer, tissues and boogie wipes too) and if I see someone has a dirty face upon entry I will say to the parent "Oh-oh, looks like someone didn't get their face washed this morning. There are wet wipes right there (pointing) so you can wash it now so they are ready to come on in" then I turn away.

If I had a parent disregard what I said and not wipe thier child's face I would call them out..."Hey JoAnn, you must not have heard me. Please wipe off Trevor's face before sending him in the gate. Thank you"

I always say that a person who owns a DС should be a little b..ch to be able to do their job. And yes, I'm. ::
BC I hope you don't take an offense.

[MunchkinWrangler]

I always say that a person who owns a DС should be a little b..ch to be able to do their job. And yes, I'm. ::
BC I hope you don't take an offense.

I'm sure I have been looked at that way when I've used my backbone. Probably when I mention that whatever the issue is isn't my responsibility but the parents. I've always realized more respect from it though, to the point where one DCM was apologizing for DCD because she didn't want to ruin our provider/parent relationship. I assured her I take nothing personally but I expect the rules to be followed because I need to follow them too. Let's just say it was assumed another family was getting special and they weren't.

[Ariana]

I would be mortified if I sent my kid to school with crusty eyes and face. My own kids ask to have their faces washed (6 & 3) so it's not even a step I can skip if I wanted to!

A lot of it comes from eating in the car I think and/or pure laziness not giving a cr@p.

[Blackcat31]

I always say that a person who owns a DС should be a little b..ch to be able to do their job. And yes, I'm. ::
BC I hope you don't take an offense.

No offense taken I totally agree!

I know the key for me is to be bitchy---but with a smile.




It confuses parents. ::

[Ariana]

No offense taken I totally agree!

I know the key for me is to be bitchy---but with a smile.




It confuses parents. ::

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[Controlled Chaos]

Bc, I didn't look at it that way and it makes sense to see it that way.

Chaos, I applaud you. I only have one kid and no dog or dh. I guess it makes me wonder because my families have a 2 parent household and 1 kid each, not meaning to sound judgemental but yes, I'm judging a bit regarding their circumstances. Yours are understandable.

Thanks. I promise I wasn't trying to be a martyr ie "look how hard my mornings and I'm still amazing" Just trying to give an example of we don't always know the whole story. Though I agree with handing the parents a wipe at the door and letting them take care of it. Its not judgmental, it just addresses the issue.

To be effective with dcps we do need to harness our inner B**ch a bit. I'm just trying to give up being judgey for lent...check back with me in a few weeks ::

[KarenSue]

This is embarrassing but I'm at the age where I need reading glasses. Sometimes I don't even see the dirty face. I put on my glasses and think oh my. I have gotten in the habit of wearing them to check out their faces several times a day though.