Annoying Comment for a DCM

[permanentvacation]

I think the mom just wishes she felt like her child missed her or cared that she was leaving her. I'm sure mom's glad that her child is overall happy at daycare, but it probably seems like the child doesn't care at all that mom is leaving her - that's heartbreaking for the mom - to not be missed at all by your baby! Maybe you can let her know something that the child does throughout the day that might be taken as the child acknowledging that mommy is not here. Maybe - hmm she's a bit little to talk yet though - I don't know - maybe the child says ma or something to refer to her mother throughout the day. You could say something to the mother like ' oh, she does look for you throughout the day, she goes around calling for mommy' Just make sure it doesn't come across like the child hates being there and is scared to death and calling for her mother all day long. But maybe there's something you can say that the child does throughout the day to let mom know that the child does think of the mom during the day.

[MyAngels]

Holly Cow!! How long was this child with you?

I have a little guy who has been here since he was 3 months and he is like that...his mom and dad want me to make sure that he isn't doing anything fun so he is ready to go at pick up. They want transition as smooth as possible. I normally don't have much issues with him but I have noticed that when mom is here he puts on a aggressive behavior towards her or slaps at her. He fights to leave. She is a speech therapist for my daughter so she comes for 25 min a couple times a week and he usually acts up most on these days bc he wants extra attention. I finally removed him from beating up is mom and disciplined right in front of mom. I could tell she was a little taken aback bc I think she wanted to but was trying to be nice but it wasn't helping ...he was laughing and hitting her..she is pregnant. Once he knew all involved where not smiling and he was in trouble he wiped the smile off his face and stopped acting up. I feel bad disciplining kids in front of there parents but sometimes a little something more is called for specially if mom isn't going to take care of it right away.

She was not here for very long, just a few months. I could tell it really bothered her father, especially, when she would cry and run to me instead of either parent when they picked up. I wasn't particularly fond of that, either, to be honest. I want the kids happy to come in the morning, and happy to leave in the evening ::.

[Christian Mother]

I'm with you on that Nan!!

DCM and DCD picked up little guy today I mentioned and she took the day off of work bc she wasn't feeling well. I think this pregnancy is high risk bc she miscarried with her last pregnancy. She seems very winded at the end of the day when she comes in to pick up little guy. I should mention that little guy is really big guy. He is 2 yrs and 4 months and is huge! He wears 5T's and 36 or 37 pds. Granted that mom and dad are both tall and stocky so they can handle him. He normally is very well behaved but I've noticed some behavior that dads taught him that carried on here and I've had to nip it in the bud bc he's rough and not intentional but bc of his size he's not gentle. We need to work on that more here bc he thinks it's funny to put his entire weight on the kids or me. So when he was acted up with mom it was time to instantly put a stop to it and I just grabbed him around the waist and moved him away from mom. I got that she was to tired to deal with it and if she was to really deal with it I think it would be a worse punishment. I've never seem her loss her temper with him but I have seen dad. Today at pick up he through him self at me and called me mom and hugged me and I hugged him back but gentle pried him off of me and said DCB I am not mommy what is my name? He told me and then I said where is your mommy and he pointed and I said your right!! I knew DCM wasn't upset but she did look at her husband. So i could tell it bothered her. She did say she knows he knows who she is...is it possible that a 2 yr old can play such games?!!! Really???