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yes its really scary what parents will serve to their kids. I have even had two special needs kids whose diets where so awful. One little girl ate a hot dog every day and she was so underweight. The parents were not interested in finding healthy ways for her to gain weight. We have had a lot of fast food here lately because things are crazy with my newborn only being a few weeks old. We are back on track though and my older girls are back to fresh fruit and other healthy options. You know what? they like it better! I serve the two snacks per day here and the parents send lunch. This is my way of making sure that these kids get some fresh fruit or vegetable each day as well as anything else I can get them to try. Almost all of my daycare kids have lived on graduate/lunchable type meals if not worse options.
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Grandma dropped off my 2 yo bcb with a tootsie pop in his mouth this morning...Comment
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Country mom, I had the same type of experience when I was mashing potatoes, the dcg and her brother were AMAZED! I like to bake bread with them, they had no idea how bread was made, either! Their mom said that she would not even know where to start at making bread! Not that I bake bread all the time, but I didn't realize this was something unusual.
I am not on the food program, so I do not get paid to feed kids. If they wanted to go somewhere else, that is fine with me, they probably won't because daycare is more expensive. However, where we live even daycare is only $95/week for a baby and $85 for an older child. Daycare is much cheaper here than in the bigger cities around us.
I think I agree with giving them a choice. I may put something in writing to see what they say.
Nannyde, you did a LOT as a teen, kids nowadays would die at the thought of doing 1/2 of that. We are a spoiled society!!!! Also, I can see where the morning snack could be a problem with them thinking it is breakfast. I told them that it will be one serving of fruit and one serving of crackers or something and I will not be giving them 3 or 4 helpings so they need to feed them before they come.Comment
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I am ashamed to say that when I got married, it didn't even occur to me that mashed potatoes could be made fresh, we always had them from a box growing up. My husband showed me how to make them. Thats one great thing about the midwest. Having your own garden, canning, making things fresh are much more common and I have learned so much since I got married!Comment
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I think $15 a day is way too low, regardless of food. I get $39 a day (center), and provide snacks and beverages only, parents provide lunch. I could not imagine watching a child for $1.50 an hour. So you'd have to have 5 kids just to make minimum wage. That begs the question: WHY?Comment
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I totally agree with this...plus they want the most bang for their buck...
I have actually had a parent drop off a clearly upset child and when I asked why, Mom said:
"Oh, she's just mad because I wouldn't give her any of MY breakfast this morning. I told her she could eat at your house. I'm paying for it."Comment
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just tell them you will continue to give breakfast , but it will cost $8.00 each day more.
I have kids who their parents will give them candy on the drive to DC. the parents use it to bribe their child into their carseat. Whatever happened to get into your carseat we are leaving and if they cry, then that is what you listen to on your way to DC. I think that parents have so many options these days that they feel not having to hear their child cry is an option. I hate to say it, if you have a child, chances are they are going to CRY!!
I should write a book , like the one if you give a pig a pancake...
If you tell a child no, chances are theyre going to cry! thats the title!!Comment
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That is the going rate here, well, daycare is only $10 more and I don't have a curriculum, so I don't charge as much. I just babysit! I take care of them, feed them and make sure they don't kill each other. I do read them books and sing songs with them, but I can't compete with a center.
Daycare, 8 more dollars, that is perfect! You should write that book and title it "common sense", parents these days really don't have any!Comment
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LOL...... that's funny, yet sad....why because its true. However, i think it takes a lot more these days than just good old common sense.... my sister has zero, shes super smart and a good mom, but let me tell you this, her stule of parenting drives me insane..... She gives her kids soooo many options. What happened to you give them two option and if they dont decide then THE PARENT DECIDES...ughComment
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It is sad, and it drives me crazy, too. It seems like everyone thinks it is a crime to be a parent and not allow kids to make every decision.
One thing that drives me crazy with the bunch I have is that there seems to be no right or wrong, everything is okay. Like one of the dcb broke a tricycle here. His dad came and he told his dad about it and his dad said to me, "well, it looks like you got a lot of good use out of that" He never apologized or offered to pay for it. I really did not care about the tricycle, I just thought that he should have at the very least acknowledged that his son did something wrong. He is always rough with things! Then it is like they use the same voice for praise and correction. I am not saying I want to yell at the kids, but I am not going to sing them a song when they are tearing my house down!!Comment
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Gerr I know exactly waht you mean..
I send out weekly notices and I asked that the parents make sure that they walk their child up to the door and stay with their child at all times. I explained that last week several of the kids are walking up to the front door and kicking it instead of knocking. I also told them that I had to spend time repairing the front door this weekend.
They have also been running onto my neighbors side of the property and pulling on his really nice potted plants.
One of the moms comes to me this morning and asks was my child one of the kids that is doing this. I said yes and she just laughed, and said go figure, boy's what will ya do.....OMG really
I am not too sure what is wrong with parents these days. I think its a comobo of over worked paretns not wanting to take the time to parent becusae its just easier not to....Comment
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I agree, I get that "boys will be boys" thing a lot because I just have girls!Comment
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