Vent

[Skysue]

This business is so degrading sometimes, I have been stewing about this for 10 days and need to get it off my chest.

I have a potty training method that I swear by as it has worked for a friend who has 5 kids plus my own DD and 4 of my daycare kids.
I shared my method with my daycare parents.

One of my daycare Mom's is starting to train her little one this week and she told me a friend gave her a 40 page document on how to potty train. With the main focus being allowing the child to tell you when they have to go and it's supposed to take 3 days? I haven't heard the success rates? To me everyone is entitled to use whatever method they choose but she came out and said to me 3 times in the same conversation its a 40 page document.

I just said I haven't read the document but I can only offer advice on my own experience and based on everyone who has used my suggested method all have had success.

I think I just feel devalued as I clearly don't have a phd in potty training.

I'm smart, extremely patient, I have a lot of skills in the business sense of the world, I have a great education, I love kids, I can change a diaper, disfuse an argument, all at the same time.

Yet I constantly get made to feel like all I am to my clients is a babysitter. I had one of my Mom's recently be little me for not being able to effectively teach my DD how to swim. We opted to get her private lessons, due to her intense fear of water. She said to me"teaching swimming is easy, it's just as basic as daycare."

P.S I chose to do this profession so I could be home for my DD and husband and because I know I'm making a difference to my daycare kids lives. I think I feel better now for venting. To all who read this thanks for being there!