How much do you tell the parents?

[Judy Trickett]

I tend to tell them what they need to know. That means I pass along any unusual info. Things like if the kid didn't eat well or nap well or had a fall or a scrape. But otherwise I just keep things to myself that don't really matter or are developmental that usually pass. I find that a lot of parents now get defensive and think something is wrong if you tell them one itty bitty little negative thing. So, unless it's a negative that could potentially get a family termed then I just keep it to myself rather than have, yet again, another long, drawn out discussion about something that parents don't understand.