Ok! I REALLY need some advice

[fruitloop]

1)Yes, but when you discipline do you use an angry voice and angry face? Because that's one of my pet peeves. How can children know when you really mean it if you ask scold them but use a nicey-nice voice. I see so many parents doing that and it isn't going to work. Also mention this to the parents.

2) I don't let anybody dictate my rules, including naptime. They are all required to lay down QUIETLY for my entire naptime whether they are sleeping or not.

3) I will not have school aged children in my daycare because to me school = attitude.

Those are my 3 cents!

Exactly this! I also would get the kids off your family beds. Put them on the floor on a sleep mat or cot. No d/c kids sleep on any of my family member beds...PERIOD! It they decided to pee or poop all over it, your whole bed/bedding is ruined. Put the 2 year old in a playpen or put on your "angry, I mean business...DO NOT GET OFF YOUR MAT" face. Kids will walk all over you if you don't take control and show them you are the alpha.

...and for #3...I'm considering taking in 1 school kid but haven't decided yet if I want to do that...he would be a special circumstance but normally...no school-age kids here.