My motto is that the parents and I have to be using the same discipline system and wording to be consistent so that the child learns at daycare and at home. If the parents work with me so the child learns quickly I keep working no matter how frustrated I become. I tell the parents that I will always tell them what I'm seeing in the group setting and ask if they have it happening at home and ask them how they are dealing with it and I will take their lead. That way I'm not insulting their parenting skills.

It does take a LOT of work sometimes. If the parents wave me off and the behaviour doesn't improve I'm banging my head on the wall and I have to give up. I actually tell parents this is how I operate at the interview stage. The trick is to only sign on the great families who will help you as every phase in a child's life arises. It's exhausting, but worth it to put in the hard work to help a child learn to be a really great person!