Conflicting Beliefs/Opinions

[ladyjbug]

``The other day, her mother said, "oh well, I guess that's just how she's going to nap for you". This is a problem for me. I seriously need quiet time to recharge, eat, clean up, and goof off on the internet. I NEED it.``

Depending on how the mother said that above statement, I might consider replacing. Reason being, if the mother said it in a way that made it seem like I didn`t deserve a break in my ten hour day, which I need the way you have described it, I would look for a family that was willing to work to get their infant on my schedule ahead of time. Seems like the mom doesn`t care that your day is hard because of what may or may not be the schedule at home. Only you can decide what is too much, but weeks of non-stop naptime screaming would definitely get to me after a while.

2 weeks with no improvement sounds like a really hard transition. At this point I start thinking of what is best for me and the rest of the group. If this infant is affecting the quality of care for others in the daycare, then it might be time to look for a replacement. I would put it to the mom that way too, if you want to give her warning. Maybe she doesn`t care if it affects YOU, but if it is affecting other kids`care, then that is a serious problem.