Not Sick but Not Well?

[mickyc]

They need to be able to participate in our day or they need to go home. I had one boy who was not well on Friday. He was whining and crying and just generally not feeling well. He didn't have a fever but had a runny nose (clear). Unfortunately there was no reason to send him home because he was participating in our day (although not happy at all). It is part of the job. I ended up with his cold and have felt like crap all week.

[Lee-Bee]

I also have it in my policies that sometimes a child needs to remain at home because they need extra love and attention that they can't get in a group setting. I can't remember how it is written. But if they are inconsolable and clingy they need to remain at home. Luckily the parents I have right now understand this and want their child home with them when they need that extra love and attention. It is usually right at the start or end of an illness where there aren't really any other symptoms aside from them just being 'off'.

We've all felt like that and the last thing you want to do when you feel lousy is to try and keep up with 4 happy, energetic kids (even if they are your friends).