Texting

[jen]

I would go ahead and let them continue to text...but I would add this...

Due to the significant amount of "lost" texts, I will respond with a simple "OK" when they are recieved. If you don't get a response from me within 15 minutes, please resend your text. In the future, late fees will still apply unless you have recieved a text from me indicating my approval.

[daycare]

You may also want to say something about how there are several parents and only one of you, please limit the number of text messages that are sent to help keep your texting bill down. If you have important information to discuss with me, please call me.

something like this might help....

I admit, I do take pics through out the day and send to parents and I do like this about texting, but when you have parents who abuse it and lie, you have to make a new rule.....

[wdmmom]

1/2 my parents prefer emails, the other 1/2 prefer text messages.

I don't mind either way. It's much easier to type some letters for 30 seconds than to be on a phone call for 10 minutes or more!

[JenNJ]

Upgrade to unlimited texting or block it all together. There is NO gray area here. Texting was acceptable so they won't limit it now, kwim?

[safechner]

I love the texts. I must have that because it is so much easier than phone. I refused to answer the phone while I am with kids or evening. I don't have time to take a phone calls. I have unlimited texting that I only pay $10 per month in my plan. All my daycare parents are using the texts too and I have no problem. To be honest, it is better than emails or talking on the phone.

Have you thought about adding unlimited texting in your plan?

[PitterPatter]

What cell provider do you have? I used to work for a cell phone company and many (if not all) do not charge for incoming texts.

Anyway, If texting is a problem for you...don't allow them to do it anymore. I like the idea that you have to send them a reply for it to be 'received'.

AT&T I'm in the US

[PitterPatter]

I love the texts. I must have that because it is so much easier than phone. I refused to answer the phone while I am with kids or evening. I don't have time to take a phone calls. I have unlimited texting that I only pay $10 per month in my plan. All my daycare parents are using the texts too and I have no problem. To be honest, it is better than emails or talking on the phone.

Have you thought about adding unlimited texting in your plan?

Yes it would be $10 more a month than I pay now. That was my 1st resolution but then I thought why should I have to pay an extra $10 every month just because 1 DCM can't keep her fingers busy with her work. I am surprised she can even get away with this so much during work hours.

[dEHmom]

New Daycare Rate:

Texting parents will be charged X dollars extra per/week/month spread out the cost of the 10 bucks a month .

[daycare]

New Daycare Rate:

Texting parents will be charged X dollars extra per/week/month spread out the cost of the 10 bucks a month .

hey thats a great idea. Maybe we can find a way to do a slight increase to cvoer the cost of slurpees too....

[Country Kids]

I have some parents that have texting only on their phones so they have no choice but to call-my kids phone plans are this way also.

My plan is 30$ a month-1000 text and 1000 minutes I believe-Straight Talk from Walmart. We also have a land line so I never go through all my minutes and texts. Before my incoming was counted as well through AT&T and I only had 200.

The times I do like texting for parents is when I have to send out a reminder for everyone after giving it to them in a newsletter. Also I was sick once and was in no way able to make all the phone calls (actually ended up in the hospital) so my husband sent out a text to everyone. Everyone responded in like 5 minutes and wishing me well. Had to do this two days in a row due to illness.

There are great points and not so great ones on texting. I like to limit my tremendously if possible!

[JenNJ]

The times I do like texting for parents is when I have to send out a reminder for everyone after giving it to them in a newsletter. Also I was sick once and was in no way able to make all the phone calls (actually ended up in the hospital) so my husband sent out a text to everyone. Everyone responded in like 5 minutes and wishing me well. Had to do this two days in a row due to illness.

There are great points and not so great ones on texting. I like to limit my tremendously if possible!

I had a NASTY GI virus last December. I literally could not leave the bathroom for fear of something coming out of either end. I did NOT want the parents to hear me on the toilet, so I shot everyone a mass text saying I was closed. Plus, I like to give notice as early as possible and an early morning phone call would be rude, so a text lets me notify everyone without waking the entire house.

[nannyde]

I reserve my home phone for family and friends and turn off my work cell after the last child is picked up daily and on weekends.

Note to self:

Start texting Cathearder every thirty minutes.

timer set...

wait for it......

[dEHmom]

hey thats a great idea. Maybe we can find a way to do a slight increase to cvoer the cost of slurpees too....

HAHAHAHAHAHA ROFL::::::::::::::::::

i just burnt off a weeks worth of slurpees laughing.

[PitterPatter]

:: I haven't had a slurpee for over a year!! I may get 1 this weekend.

[daycare]

:: I haven't had a slurpee for over a year!! I may get 1 this weekend.

nice work out!! lauging is the key to living!!

Yes PitterPatter, I had never had a slurpee that is until dehmom intorduced them to me and gave me all of her slurpee wisdom....

Those things are evil.............. so good