Would you terminate

[Judy Trickett]

NEXT!............... .

Why are you even asking this question?? Now, before you think I am being pushy (I'm not) just hear me out. WHY are you asking if they should stay?? If this were NOT a daycare situation would you allow someone to treat you this way?? Would you allow someone to just come into YOUR home and blatantly disregard your house rules or throw up on your floor "just because"??

I am guessing the answer is a big, fat NO!

Here is the thing with daycare (and anything in life) - YOU teach people how to treat you. YOU are responsible if someone is disrespectful toward you. YOU have to own that.

I know that's a lot to swallow to realize that the way dcmom is acting is really YOUR fault but it is. Sure, we encounter rude and disrespectful and downright crazy dcparents but the difference in blame lies with whether or not they were disrespectful once or repeatedly. EVERY time a dcparent is disrespectful to you after the first time then YOU have to own that. Because if you put your foot down after the first time and make it known you will NOT be treated in this fashion then one of two things will, and should, happen:

1. The straighten up and treat you with the respect you have DEMANDED
OR
2. They leave or get teriminated

YOU have the ability, each and every day, to either have a daycare full or respectful parent or a daycare full of disrespectful parents. The choice is always yours.

Decide today, RIGHT NOW, if YOU are worthy of being respected and act on it.

((and I am not ganging up on you. I say this out of love and caring so that every provider can open their doors each and every morning feeling good about what they do))