Birthday Idea for a Mom

[apples and bananas]

I can see your point. However,

I don't think we can compare fireworks and a light show to a 5 minute card.

If I didn't have time to do it, i would have simply said to the child. Well, let's see if we have time, but we have a pretty packed day today.

I don't think it's up to me to teach the father that he needs to spend more time with his son. My job starts when they enter my door and stops when they walk out of it. What they do on their own time is really not my business.

As much as you say "That is precisely why child care providers are often shown so little respect in my opinion. " I say.... this is exactly why I put my child in a home daycare when I was working. They recieved more one on one attention. No, I would never ask a teacher or center care to do a quick card, but that's the advantage of home daycare. Yes, I have a daily schedule, but there's always room for flexability. I'm not bound by it.

I don't think taking on a request from a parent is enabling anyone. I think it's helpful... and nice.

[Nottellin']

I can see your point. However,

I don't think we can compare fireworks and a light show to a 5 minute card.

If I didn't have time to do it, i would have simply said to the child. Well, let's see if we have time, but we have a pretty packed day today.

I don't think it's up to me to teach the father that he needs to spend more time with his son. My job starts when they enter my door and stops when they walk out of it. What they do on their own time is really not my business.

As much as you say "That is precisely why child care providers are often shown so little respect in my opinion. " I say.... this is exactly why I put my child in a home daycare when I was working. They recieved more one on one attention. No, I would never ask a teacher or center care to do a quick card, but that's the advantage of home daycare. Yes, I have a daily schedule, but there's always room for flexability. I'm not bound by it.

I don't think taking on a request from a parent is enabling anyone. I think it's helpful... and nice.

Wait, I'm confused...isn't Disney the example that YOU gave ME?

Anyway, yes it is enabling. I don't understand how it is a providers job to make a birthday gift for a child's mom.

You said yourself that you would never dream of asking a preschool or a teacher to do that so why is a home daycare any different?