Hey! Let Me Introduce You To Your Children....

[Blackcat31]

I have seen this topic pop up several times since I have been visiting this board and I will NEVER understand why it bothers provider's so much when they have kids in care when the parent is off work....maybe they are painting the living room and the kids just get in the way, maybe they are working from home or doing something that does not require them to actually be at work but is still something that they can't do with kids under foot....heck, maybe they go home and screw like rabbits because they don't have time when the kiddos are around?!? Maybe mom is taking a hot bath and enjoying every second of it since her kids aren't bawling outside the door for her to get out! LOL!!

Anyways, I just think this subject is a moot point because when I go to Wal-mart and buy a product, I do not expect the cashier tell me how I can use the item I paid for so like daycare, if the parent is paying for their time/space they should be able to use it however they wish...with or without their children.

It is sad that it may seem as though parents do not want to spend time with their kids but in reality there are probably all sorts of things we would be surprised to learn that goes on when we aren't around to notice or be privvy to.....I have probably even complained about this topic before too but I have learned that really, it isn't fair to judge anyone's actions unless we have honestly walked in their shoes......

[SuperNinjaMommy]

You know to be honest it's not really the parents who are off work that bring their kids, it's the parents who find every reason not to spend with their children that are the problem. And yes that problem ends up taking on toll on the children often making them the more troublesome child for a dcp. I have two families, both of which have brought when they were off work. One family doesn't bother me and the other does. The family that doesn't bother me often comes and gets the children early so they can see them, takes vacations together and just all around pays great attention to them. The other family loves their children however they not only bring them during the week when they don't work but they get sitters on the weekend too. Not just for date night saturday but for grocery shopping and even putting up the christmas tree. Even going as far as to telling me to cut back on naptime because bedtime is at 7, they pick up at 5.

However, I completely understand where you're coming from and I often remind myself I'm getting paid for them being here. My thinking on that is that a child's well being in whole is a priority for me, I don't dislike it on a business level but rather a personal level. I feel bad for them and don't understand why their parents don't want to spend time with them. It leaves them crying for attention, often negatively.