DCP Has Problems with Our Routine

[Suzie_Homemaker]

Tough as it is, you are going to have to sit down and have an honest conversation with Mom.

You are going to have to be really clear that in a group care environment, the children are expected to conform with the routine, the routine cannot be changed based on one child's needs.

Ask her outright if your routine suits her or not. If it doesn't then she can hand in her notice but it if does, she must respect that you are not a nanny working exclusively for her family but a group care provider. While of course the individuality of a child is encouraged, her child is just one part of a group and unity in the schedule is paramount. Tell her to let you know within a week if she's in or out.

[wpgmomma0412]

Tough as it is, you are going to have to sit down and have an honest conversation with Mom.

Thank you, Suzie. I think the thing that’s so frustrating about this for me is that I’ve already had this conversation with her in the beginning when I initially implemented our one schedule & one routine for everyone. She never asked me to change it since, until today. When she initially asked the first time (months ago), I had told her I couldn’t change the routine around to suit just one because it’s not fair to everyone else. & just today she asks me again to change things around.

I personally think a nanny would be best for them as she’s made it crystal clear plenty of times over the last few months that things aren’t working for them, but they don’t want the price of a nanny (she used to be a nanny prior to DCG being born so she’s aware of how expensive they can be).