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I have written about this family before. Two boys (brothers), one almost 5 and one almost 2. The older dcb has huge eating issues. Barely eats anything here or at home. He likes to snack (on junk). Eats gummy everything before coming here and after leaving here. Hmmm wonder why he doesn't eat meals. he runs to the car before mom every day to rummage through it like a bear looking for food. yesterday he had 2 helpings of crackers about 45 minutes before she came. He ran out, mom followed with other child. I close door, grab a handful of crackers, sit and eat them, go back to kitchen to change the clock on the stove and look out and she was still in the driveway. I thought wtf. I asked dcb today what was happening and he said he was lookiing for a snack and brother was in the way back of the suv, so mom had to open the tailgate to get him. Holy crap. This is every day. She can sit out there all day for all I care, but our driveway angles towards the garage, so if she parks in the middle of the driveway, my husband cannot get in. Why the need to feed these kids crap on the 2 mile ride home? Then she wonders why they won't eat dinner.
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I have a similar case too! New 2yo has a bowl of cereal/pretzels/crackers when she comes at 6:30 am, then needs her bowl before she goes home...20 minutes after snack. It's a 10 minute drive. And dcm is 'shocked' when dck refuses meals and tells me mom will give her crackers. Ha!Comment
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Perhaps, if she mentions that they won't eat dinner, you can suggest that FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE
you've noticed that if you fed/feed your child a snack somewhat close to dinner time then they won't eat anything you serve so you've learned to serve the last snack at 2:00 that way they're hungry by 6:00. 
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I had a 4yo like that here, except it was cookies. Mom told me she didn't know what I thought I knew but she certainly didn't have cookies at home.
I said, "How weird that DCG thinks she gets a cookie at home to fill her up if she eats no meals here.
Maybe it's just a phase." :
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We did have this conversation about 2 months ago when she asked my opinion. I told her my son wouldn't eat when he was about 3 and we asked the dr about it because we were worried. The dr asked if he was filling up on junk and snacks and we said no. he said don't worry about it then, that he would eat when he was hungry. I also told her that if our son didn't eat a meal, that we would wrap it up and THAT is what he had for snack later. In one ear out the other.Perhaps, if she mentions that they won't eat dinner, you can suggest that FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE you've noticed that if you fed/feed your child a snack somewhat close to dinner time then they won't eat anything you serve so you've learned to serve the last snack at 2:00 that way they're hungry by 6:00.
Hilarious about the cookies. Love it!Comment
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True, altough I wish 10 minutes of "her" time wasn't sitting in my driveway at the end of the day. It was a good 10 minutes too. Funny thing is, as close as she lives she would have been home within that time.Comment
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I would tell her that she cannot stay parked in the driveway like that as it is potentially blocking your dh or other clients. That driveway parking is for quick drop offs and pick ups. If she needs longer than x mins to get her children buckled in, she is welcome to use the road.Comment
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Sorry, I'm new to posting, so I can't multi-quote, but my favorite story is while dcg is digging for her bowl dcm tells me how she's furious with grandma who gave dcg juice. She actually said that she refuses to have her daughter raised that way and that V-8 splash is full of chemicals and on and on. And...dcg had a bowl full of cheese balls and fruit loops for the ride home. It was all I could do to assure Mom that I have not/would not give dcg juice and maintain a straight face while biting my tongue as to what I wanted to say! ::
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The majority of my kids here all get snacks in the car on the way to and the way home from daycare. I don't know why, unless it's to keep them quiet.
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gets my vote...
I think its the same for the DVD players too.
I had a family several years ago that arrived about 20 minutes early. Sat in the driveway, not getting out.
When they did come in, I asked mom what the hold up was... she said the DCK was finishing up an episode of Spongebob.
It wouldn't be so funny except the family lives like 2 blocks away from daycare.
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Same here, tantrum about no more Ipad after the car ride. I don't get it, I understand on road trips but how did we ever survive when we were kids and we took road trips everywhere. Most kids can't suffer a 20 minute car ride these days without distraction. My son loves to go for a car ride and he has never had electronics to keep him busy and I'll never start either. I can count on one hand the amount of car tantrums I've had. gets my vote...
I think its the same for the DVD players too.
I had a family several years ago that arrived about 20 minutes early. Sat in the driveway, not getting out.
When they did come in, I asked mom what the hold up was... she said the DCK was finishing up an episode of Spongebob.
It wouldn't be so funny except the family lives like 2 blocks away from daycare. Comment
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As a newish mom (DD is two), I just want to brag that our car never had those types of distractions. She can go on a two hour trip just looking at books, singing songs, drinking water, and maybe catching a catnap.
My family went on an annual 13 hour road trip (not including stops) and we only ever played car games (as in license plate games, alphabet billboard, etc), read books, sang songs, and slept. It was fun with us four kids and mom and dad! I hope to have similar memories for my kids
Sorry to give myself a pat on the back like that, but I'm in need of the boost today anyway
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You should give yourself a pat on the back. My husband comments all the time how my daycare kids when they are coming and going are just something else. Our son was in daycare until he was almost 3 and he never behaved that way. He would walk in and walk out, get in and out of the car with no problems. This mom that I wrote about here didn't have any problem getting her kids into the car today because she brought them cookies. ugh I give upAs a newish mom (DD is two), I just want to brag that our car never had those types of distractions. She can go on a two hour trip just looking at books, singing songs, drinking water, and maybe catching a catnap.
My family went on an annual 13 hour road trip (not including stops) and we only ever played car games (as in license plate games, alphabet billboard, etc), read books, sang songs, and slept. It was fun with us four kids and mom and dad! I hope to have similar memories for my kids
Sorry to give myself a pat on the back like that, but I'm in need of the boost today anyway
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