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lillymae · 05-14-2012, 08:57 PM

OMGoodness, where to start ??? As a Daycare provider for most of my adult life, there is absolutely no way you should have let this go. With young children you have to say what you mean & mean what you say & that should always start with the parents BUT if this child is spitting in your face it sounds as though the parents need some discipline as well as the children. If you let them get away with something even one time , it's all over. I have had children like this in my care , but only for a couple of days at the most. I WILL NOT tolerate obnoxious children as there is no reason to & children are actually much happier little people if they have discipline as they NEED to know what's expected of them. The 1st time it is a no we don't do that or act like that here & then shown nicely how we do it, IF it is a child with no discipline, & that is very obvious the second they walk in my door then it is agh agh agh you DO NOT act like that in my house or you WILL have time out & that is the only warning given then the child is shown what I expect of them & IF they refuse, throw a fit or any negativity whatsoever it's straight to time out & tell them I WILL call your mommy/daddy & tell them you are not being very nice & that works every time for me. I have 5 dogs in my home , all behind gated areas but we do have to enter those areas to pass through to go outside & they all know how to act with my dogs when we enter the dog area, but IF I have a new unruly child that child will be holding my hand through the dog area until they learn the rules & can be trusted for how ever long it takes as I WILL NOT put my dogs in jeopardy of someones obnoxious children.
Now don't get me wrong here as it may sound to some that I don't like kids or I'm a drill Sargent but the truth is that I LOVE them & I want to enjoy every minute I have with them & that is impossible to do if you don't let them know what is expected of them when their parents don't & NO ONE wants to deal with obnoxious children all day. Now if I could just teach the parents this theory the world would be a happier place, LOL

05-14-2012, 08:57 PM	#19
lillymae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,544	OMGoodness, where to start ??? As a Daycare provider for most of my adult life, there is absolutely no way you should have let this go. With young children you have to say what you mean & mean what you say & that should always start with the parents BUT if this child is spitting in your face it sounds as though the parents need some discipline as well as the children. If you let them get away with something even one time , it's all over. I have had children like this in my care , but only for a couple of days at the most. I WILL NOT tolerate obnoxious children as there is no reason to & children are actually much happier little people if they have discipline as they NEED to know what's expected of them. The 1st time it is a no we don't do that or act like that here & then shown nicely how we do it, IF it is a child with no discipline, & that is very obvious the second they walk in my door then it is agh agh agh you DO NOT act like that in my house or you WILL have time out & that is the only warning given then the child is shown what I expect of them & IF they refuse, throw a fit or any negativity whatsoever it's straight to time out & tell them I WILL call your mommy/daddy & tell them you are not being very nice & that works every time for me. I have 5 dogs in my home , all behind gated areas but we do have to enter those areas to pass through to go outside & they all know how to act with my dogs when we enter the dog area, but IF I have a new unruly child that child will be holding my hand through the dog area until they learn the rules & can be trusted for how ever long it takes as I WILL NOT put my dogs in jeopardy of someones obnoxious children. Now don't get me wrong here as it may sound to some that I don't like kids or I'm a drill Sargent but the truth is that I LOVE them & I want to enjoy every minute I have with them & that is impossible to do if you don't let them know what is expected of them when their parents don't & NO ONE wants to deal with obnoxious children all day. Now if I could just teach the parents this theory the world would be a happier place, LOL Last edited by lillymae; 05-14-2012 at 08:58 PM.