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I currently have a little boy (4 next month) that I am absolutely positive could be "diagnosed" as having ADHD. I can guarantee you that if I attempted to broach this subject with mom, she would...

I serve morning snack at 9:15, lunch at 12:15 and afternoon snack at about 3:30/45.
I don't offer breakfast, but if early arrivals wished to bring breakfast from home, I am ok with that. Otherwise,...

Hey folks!!
If there is one thing I have noticed about this business, it is that by nature it is very "ebb and flow". Rarely do providers have the exact same group of children from 10m to 6years....

Hahahahaha, "spending, shame and regret". Nailed it!

I am a big fan of centres. I have some main areas that stay mostly the same (imagination area includes the dress up stuff, dolls, kitchen, etc;...

This is a little bizarre to me... LoL
I would be really ticked if a parent actively tried to pull other families from my care. If she wants to go, great. And if you want to accept the youngest...

I went back and re-read our responses, and not once did anyone state that it was "acceptable" to yell. Most of us agreed that it is NOT very effective. But not everyone communicates the same. Some...

Unless you know or TRULY suspect that they are being abused (do they have bruises or odd injuries?), this is none of your concern. How do you know that they are emotionally scarring them? Yelling may...

The wheezing, and the cough to the point of vomiting, would be my cut-off point. As a mom to an asthmatic, the wheeze is not something to mess with. Having said that- is he wheezing or does he have...

Should add, too- I don't care how they pay me. I prefer email transfer, as it is quick and easy. But I still accept cheques and cash as well.

It is common practice in my area that payment is required before the first of the month, for the month's fees in full.
I have one family that pays on the first and fifteenth, which is more than...

Thanks all!!
I was feeling pretty frustrated yesterday. I am glad to know that it isn't out in left field to ask the kids to maintain some kind of decorum while in my home. LoL
I thought a little...

Hey all!! I hope everyone is enjoying the spring that has *finally* arrived?

I was thinking the other day, I wonder if other home daycares have the same sort of "house rules" as I do?

I feel...

Yep, it goes both ways! Your little guy will learn that we don't necessarily get to love on anyone and everyone, and daycare girl needs to learn to say "No, thank you". It will come, just keep...

I am not sure who I feel more sorry for- you or this little boy!! :(
I also don't understand how parents can raise a child one way for an entire year, and then go back to work and think he/she will...

"Lovies" are welcome at my house, but only at naptime. And honestly, a twin size comforter being dragged from home to home seems silly to me?
But in this case, I would likely have either bagged it...

Tell mom to save the dresses for the weekend. It isn't an option anymore. She is having too much trouble with it. And with her being recently trained, we want to encourage that success, not...

If he isn't crying or screaming, I would leave him be!
I know he needs his nap, and hopefully he will figure it out. But I would have a totally different response if he was miserable or keeping the...

I would be telling this family that the varying schedule does not work for you or their daughter. They either need to figure out a routine, or you will have to fill the spot.

Has anything else out of the ordinary happened with this family? Has there always been an underlying feeling of mistrust? You said you didn't "click", but maybe she is just not a very warm and...

Yuucccckkkkk.
I have had cats that spray, and it is one smell that I absolutely loathe.
Are the cats peeing, or spraying? It is a bit of a different odor, I find.
Although, honestly, either way...