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Sigh....I really am floored when people come here and complain about people complaining. See the irony here? "Oh so many negative comments, I think I'll make a negative comment about that." Of course you never vent to anyone about anything, ever. You are a saint, and a perfect parent and person.
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A TROLL - wee
Sorry, I just got a little excited that you just caught one
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whats funny is that the OP states that she is so turned off by home daycare providers and cried about how horrible they are but then in the end where did she put her child???Last edited by daycare; 09-02-2011, 06:13 PM.Comment
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I don't understand the lurking part, I can see it being for a month or two but people that lurk for a year are creepy. I think this is why only certain sections should be viewed by others and the daycare forum should be for members only.Comment
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Why does discussing the Science and Physiology of Child Development, Good Nutrition, Expected Behaviors, Discipline, Safety and Important Milestones always end up with someone referring to robots???
Why??- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.
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Have you seen the Geico Robot Daycare?
I wish I could find a robot staff assistant that could manage a juice box.
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Yep! maybe she should leave her daughter here!
I don't think these robots would come on this forum to complain about their days! They are not programmed to!
That would be so funny if her day care provider did come here and was the subject of a lot of threads. You never know! ::::::
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This is a perfect example of how differently we all view things. I did NOT take the OP's post as complaining. I took it as she was feeling really bad that daycare providers (whom she obviously believed in at one time since her dd is in one...) had a specific attitude about their jobs and that she (OP) was now becoming turned off about daycares because of what she has read on this forum. She didn't say she would never bring her dd to a daycare; she is already in one and this OP in my opinion is now second guessing that whole idea and whether it is right or not.
I think she was looking for us to tell her why we aren't all bad or maybe help her feel better about the choice she made for her dd since we all know that when we make decisions as a mother we often second guess ourselves.
I also think that calling her a troll is just as mean and as negative as we say we think trolls are. It is like the dck who hits another kid simply because they were hit first...:confused:
My definition of a troll is someone who comes on here, registered or not and starts to pick on a specific member or starts calling people names. Someone who voices their opinions without being personally specific is just another view from another angle and just because we may not agree, we could try to maybe give them our view in a positive, constructive way. As daycare providers who are some of the most important role models out there, shouldn't we hold some higher standards for ourselves and behave better?
(Sugar and Daycare...I am NOT direction this specifically at you two, I am talking about the general attitude of the entire forum. I was only using your posts to show how differently we all view things.)
Call me creepy then. I lurked on this forum for over a year as well. I enjoyed reading the posts and just never had time or the urge to post a reply. One day I did and I was hooked..... but I lurked for a really long time first and I kinda take offense to this.
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Call me creepy then. I lurked on this forum for over a year as well. I enjoyed reading the posts and just never had time or the urge to post a reply. One day I did and I was hooked.....
I lurked for a very long time too. I read the entire archives before I started. The weird thing is I can't find the old archives. I think there is a bunch of it missing.
I always read the entire archives before I start posting... with the exception of mychildfun It took me a year of reading there and I still couldn't finish theirs. It's HUGE with five hundred plus pages of threads. I read more than half of them and post there now and then when something interest me. That's the biggest site I know of of daycare archives. Ivillage still has some of their old posts but they are really hard to go through. It will fry your retina if you are on there too long.
I think IIRC I lurked here for a couple of years before I posted. I joined in march 2010 but I think I started reading in 08. I loved Mac60's posts and another one... chickenhauler. Those two cracked me up.
I didn't think the op was a troll but I KNEW there would be a "nannyde is the devil" post coming and sure enough it appeared.
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I thought I read that a bunch of the oldest posts were lost for some reason....Comment
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Wow! What a refreshing POV! Love it! I try to be very open and honest with my parents and encourage their involvement! It just makes things easier for all of us if we are on the same page!As a parent, I find that odd. :confused:
I would give anything to find a open/public teachers forum like this where they tell the truth. (I am not talking about constant venting about things some have no intention of resolving. THAT unfortunately happens in every field, age group and walk of life.)
I am so sick and tired of all the buzz words and political correctness covering up built up resentments. Just TELL me the truth and I WILL adapt.
I like simple.... I LOVE reality.
I always worry if I am making them angry by wanting to be involved or wanting to know how I can help in some way without stepping on toes. :confused:
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I feel pushed out and would LOVE to know how they felt and what they REALLY deal with on a daily basis. With more information I may be the best parent they ever had or may just get out of their way and let them do their job, YKWIM?Comment
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From a providers prospective
Please keep in mind (original poster) that we all live in different communities and have different clientele. So the people that you know as parents are sometimes not our clientele. In the large centre I work in there are 10 great parents in my class. There are six parents however that are making me jaded and angry. Parents that are off three days a week and still have their children in care for 10-12 hours, because the parent "needs a break" so they leave them at the door sobbing hysterically without taking ten minutes to settle them.
Parents who bring children in sick and lie about having given them meds because they have a hair appointment, three hours later the child is vomiting up said medicine.
Parents who need to work out for 9 hours a day (apprently) so they can't be bothered to pack warm enough clothing, or cool enough clothing or any clothing for their potty training child. I have left notes on cubbies 5 days running to still have parents not bring in clothing for their child. They bring them in in shorts and a tshirt on COLD days. The parent is bundled up nice and warm, but junior doesn't deserve a warm sweater? It's so incredibly sad. These are well off familes that don't seem to give a hoot about the comfort or happiness of their children. When it happens once a month it's one thing, when it's daily for months on end it starts to make the provider more greatful for the loving parents and more FURIOUS at the disrespect thrown at care providers and child.
Yes it's disrespect. I'm telling these parents what I NEED from them to do my job and they don't provide it over and over, day after day. Not once, not twice but all.the.time. It's not cool at all.
What about parents that sleep in till 11 then bring their sleepy kids in, unfed unchanged and "oh can she stay awake, we just got up." No respect at all for the fact that their child is just grearing up to play and is UBER disappointed because everyone else has already wound up and wound down for the day. Guess what? the rest of the kids will be sleeping for two hours and this daycare that you LOVE for the social learning your child does is now just babysitting and your child has been yet again LEFT OUT of the play and learning. They now get to sit alone for two hours waiting for the other kids to wake up. Again, once or twice is one thing, but a couple times a week is irritating and RUDE.
Then lets talk about parents that you tell the rules 100 million times and they just keep stepping on your toes. For example, "Please let us know by ten if your child isn't coming in". I have said that to two families EVERY WEEK for the past four months, but it's still just obviously too hard to use one of their I phones for a PHONE CALL.
NEWSFLASH Daycare is your child's WORK. It's hard work. They love it, but it's exhausting and dirty and sometimes their best buddy bashes them over the head. But it's their work. So when I have a day off 99% of the time so do my kids, because my kids are 4 years and 20 months old. My kids should NEVER have to work harder than I do so if I deserve a rest, then they deserve it more.
The thing is that we see some parents show constant disrespect for us and casual disregard for their children. We're not judgmental.. we've just had some parents convincing us for YEARS that they don't put their kids first. Group daycare in my opinion is great for most kids, but just like any adult kids get burnt out and they need certain tools in order to be successful. Tools like rest periods, the occasional holiday, sick leave, and someone to tell them they've done a good job. So many parents though, only see what THEY need, not what their kids need in order to be successful, both socially and emotionally. If any of this offends you, then you're one of insensitive parents who just doesn't
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