Quote of the Day

[Blackcat31]

Licensing won't let us rinse anything, so it all goes into a bag and gets sent home. Usually it only takes 1-2 bags before the parents realize the child isn't ready for undies here.

Same here but almost all my parents want to use MY trash to simply toss the undies they don't want to wash any longer.

Now I straight up tell them take them with you and wash or toss at YOUR house not mine.

[Mom2Two]

Same here but almost all my parents want to use MY trash to simply toss the undies they don't want to wash any longer.

Now I straight up tell them take them with you and wash or toss at YOUR house not mine.

[lovemykidstoo]

A different family today. I love quote of the days hahaha! DCB, 4. Dads picking up early. At 3. I know that's an inconvenient time, so he can just stay up and sit in the living room chair so he doesn't wake anyone up when he leaves. hmmmmm yea no that will not work. I do have other rooms he can nap in though and I will wake him up at 2:55. But thanks.

[Mom2Two]

A different family today. I love quote of the days hahaha! DCB, 4. Dads picking up early. At 3. I know that's an inconvenient time, so he can just stay up and sit in the living room chair so he doesn't wake anyone up when he leaves. hmmmmm yea no that will not work. I do have other rooms he can nap in though and I will wake him up at 2:55. But thanks.

Did he actually show up at 3pm? I just loooove it when parents arrange a special pick up, and you get the kid up and ready, and the parent just takes their sweet time. Like as though having grumpy kid up from nap, waiting, is such fun.

[MamaG2903]

I sent home a toddler with LIQUID diarrhea... Literally was on the toilet ALL afternoon. Mom is all pissy at pick up and says "it's just teething AND she didn't sleep well last night" ::

Listen lady, if lack of sleep caused liquid diarrhea, I'd be a size 0

[lovemykidstoo]

Did he actually show up at 3pm? I just loooove it when parents arrange a special pick up, and you get the kid up and ready, and the parent just takes their sweet time. Like as though having grumpy kid up from nap, waiting, is such fun.

He did, but absolutely I have had parents do that. I have one family in particular that has done it a few times. Now I don't wake those kids up until she pulls in. This dad is very reliable though so I woke junior up at 2:55.

[Josiegirl]

I can see a parent thinking that it isn't a whole lot different than those pouch things that the kids have to **** their food from.

One of my dcbs still comes in occasionally ****ing on one of those things. And the thing is, dcps all know I feed their kids breakfast soon after they get here. And this dcb is turning 2 yo this month.

[Cat Herder]

Have any of you noticed how some parents make their kids walk in on their own at age 1-2 but at age 3-4 start carrying them in again....like they regress or something. Every day, I tell my mom, I feel so sorry for kindy teachers with all these children with no independence or self-help skills.

Every. Single. One.

I actually discuss this phenomenon during the enrollment interviews when their kids are young infants or still inutero. They all laugh like it is the funniest thing they have ever heard. (They all also claim they will pick up close to two hours earlier than they actually do by 12 months of age, but I digress.)

When I remind them of the conversation, as I told them I would while they were laughing, they squirm and generally mumble something about easier or feign outright indignity. I stay on them about it and would terminate over it if it came to it, never has.

I require them to have their children walk in, greet me. I then have the kids hang up their jackets, potty, wash hands and walk nicely to the playroom centers until breakfast. It is part of our daily curriculum in preparation for kindergarten. It is very important. It is how we begin each and every day while they are enrolled here.

[lovemykidstoo]

Every. Single. One.

I actually discuss this phenomenon during the enrollment interviews when their kids are young infants or still inutero. They all laugh like it is the funniest thing they have ever heard. (They all also claim they will pick up close to two hours earlier than they actually do by 12 months of age, but I digress.)

When I remind them of the conversation, as I told them I would while they were laughing, they squirm and generally mumble something about easier or feign outright indignity. I stay on them about it and would terminate over it if it came to it, never has.

I require them to have their children walk in, greet me. I then have the kids hang up their jackets, potty, wash hands and walk nicely to the playroom centers until breakfast. It is part of our daily curriculum in preparation for kindergarten. It is very important. It is how we begin each and every day while they are enrolled here.

I had two 3 1/2 year olds carried in this morning and a video of a 22 month old dcb at home this morning crying throwing fit because he didn't want his shirt on. Mom says in the video that maybe he can take the shirt off at my house. When she got here I said please don't tell him that.

[Cat Herder]

I had two 3 1/2 year olds carried in this morning and a video of a 22 month old dcb at home this morning crying throwing fit because he didn't want his shirt on. Mom says in the video that maybe he can take the shirt off at my house. When she got here I said please don't tell him that.

As my favorite teacher would say "Oy vey! You must be kidding me! Get away from here with that nonsense" ::::

[e.j.]

I sent home a toddler with LIQUID diarrhea... Literally was on the toilet ALL afternoon. Mom is all pissy at pick up and says "it's just teething AND she didn't sleep well last night" ::

Listen lady, if lack of sleep caused liquid diarrhea, I'd be a size 0

:::: OMG! I really needed that laugh today! ::::

[MaryPoppinsMethod]

Can't let parents run the show

So glad I found this forum to vent! We have over time had to enforce a strict potty training regime for all these reasons y'all have vented about. We discuss it with new parents before allowing them to enroll in that class. Of course, they seem to "forget" at certain times. Laughed at the post about sending the underwear home with poop. Because we used to throw them away but I had one dcm seriously ask me for the poopy underwear once even though I told her they were
un-save-able and I had to dig them out of the garbage for her. Seriously? Anyway if parents send them in underwear without our "permission" we put them in pullups right away and just continue to tell parents they can't until they are consistently dry and have gone poo here with no issues. Parents will push to do what they want or what is easiest for them and sometimes as administration/teachers you have to push back. If you have written policies in place it makes it easier.

[Blackcat31]

Anyway if parents send them in underwear without our "permission" we put them in pullups right away and just continue to tell parents they can't until they are consistently dry and have gone poo here with no issues. Parents will push to do what they want or what is easiest for them and sometimes as administration/teachers you have to push back. If you have written policies in place it makes it easier.

My written policy has a line that says "Pay to the order of____________" and a place for the parent to sign.

Parents that truly believe their child is trained and ready to wear underwear can send them in underwear IF they also provide a $300 deposit. If their child stays dry for two full weeks I will return the money. If their child has an accident, the money is used to have the floors professionally cleaned and another $300 is required or the child remains in Pull-ups/diapers.

Easiest way ever to manage this 'parent push back'.

[Mom2Two]

My written policy has a line that says "Pay to the order of____________" and a place for the parent to sign.

Parents that truly believe their child is trained and ready to wear underwear can send them in underwear IF they also provide a $300 deposit. If their child stays dry for two full weeks I will return the money. If their child has an accident, the money is used to have the floors professionally cleaned and another $300 is required or the child remains in Pull-ups/diapers.

Easiest way ever to manage this 'parent push back'.

[storybookending]

My quote of the day today was “I forgot his shoes again but you won’t be going outside today right?” Um false. This child never had shoes on aka never physically walks into daycare. Grandma gets so pissed when she picks him up and he doesn’t have shoes.