What the ..... Friday venting

[Momof4]

Treeholm, you are new so don't judge too harshly! I have to admit, even in this open forum that parents read, that I rest and read and sometimes doze off for 1/2 an hour or so during naptime. Hey, I'm honest and I deserve a break. The children sleep for 2 hours and I'm in the room for the first 1/2 hour while they fall asleep and the last 1/2 hour when they are waking up. They don't miss me. My dckids sleep on my main floor in my dining room and living room which are also my daycare rooms. So I go to my bedroom upstairs when they sleep.

If I stayed downstairs I would wake them up earlier than they should wake up. I would love to be able to do dishes or some other chore during naptime but to tell you the truth I'm super happy that I'm forced to relax. I stay here in the room until they are asleep and I hear the first sound out of them thanks to my Mom's ears even if I do fall asleep for a bit.

I've never had a child take off their diaper as mlle described, but I'm back down here at the first peep as I said. But my dckids wake up noisy so I'm back as soon as I hear a sound. Obviously mlle. has a sneaky girl who wakes up quietly. Extremely Yuck, but we can't judge each other!

[cfred]

Hey Treeholm....easy on the judgement calls there. This is a tough job and for some of us it runs for 12 hours/day. I've had my own kids get up and get into mischief whilst I slept. It happens. Her little poo stomper is obviously very quiet. Personally, my dcks sleep in pack and plays in separate rooms and I am NOT with them. The point of quiet time, aside from children having their sleep, is for me to have a good break. Quite frankly, we all deserve it. I might suggest that a monitor is in order as it will amplify sound, making it a little tougher for things like this to happen. I have them set up on both floors the kids sleep on. I like my kids separate so I don't have to do the whole 'settling everyone in thing'. We all have cribs in our bedrooms...kids don't like it, but they have to take one for the team After a bad night's sleep or if I'm ill, I've been known to doze too and I make no bones about that with the parents. If you are watching the children CONSTANTLY for the whole time you're open, you're pushing yourself too hard. YOU need a break too...or burnout will catch up with you.

And Mlle....yeah, definitely charging too little. Bump it up about $10-$15.....still not what we're worth but on par with most others.