Problem with routine.

[gcj]

I wouldn't rework your routine to fit their insanity! They either have to get her on a healthy routine or I wouldn't keep them. Seriously, what are they thinking?!?! Wouldn't they like a bit of child-free time in the evening too. Not to mention that she NEEDS a more normal schedule. Holy smokes!

[Momof4]

I wouldn't rework your routine to fit their insanity! They either have to get her on a healthy routine or I wouldn't keep them. Seriously, what are they thinking?!?! Wouldn't they like a bit of child-free time in the evening too. Not to mention that she NEEDS a more normal schedule. Holy smokes!

Exactly. Don't rework YOUR schedule! I insist that families get their children on my mealtime and naptime routines before starting daycare too. And I stress that it is HEALTHY for the child. I can prove it. Yesterday we took the bus to a friend's house and got all off schedule and the children were messed up for the rest of the day and some parents were telling me about how their child woke up in the middle of the night. Routine is really, really important for children and for adults for that matter.

[fruitloop]

I wouldn't rework your routine to fit their insanity! They either have to get her on a healthy routine or I wouldn't keep them. Seriously, what are they thinking?!?! Wouldn't they like a bit of child-free time in the evening too. Not to mention that she NEEDS a more normal schedule. Holy smokes!

I agree! This is why in the interview, I ask if the child is on a schedule at home and what a typical day is like. After they tell me, I either agree (if on a normal schedule for a child) or tell them it's important for the child to be as close as they can to my schedule to benifit the child. If they told their schedule was like what you described, I probably wouldn't of accepted them into care. Obviously they parenting style is not the same as mine and it will result in conflict of interest.