This is a bit of a vent, a bit of advice seeking.

I signed a family about two months ago for care starting this month. They paid a holding fee upon signing of the contract, and with that, the mother decided (and I agreed) that this would cover a couple of "adjustment days". Fine. Last week, he came for his adjustment days with mom, but then came alone after that for a full day on the Thursday. I thought I would be paid for that, as per our contract, that was to be his official start date. I assumed when I wasn't paid, that they forgot that I was to be paid in advance. NOPE. They came to pick him up, did not pay me for that day, nor did they pay me yet for this week. Most passive-aggressively, I posted a notice on my website saying, "just a reminder - full payment is due the week before...etc etc".I am able to see who visits my site, and I know that this mother has been to the site both yesterday and today. No text, no call, nothing. Should I say something, or wait til they show up on Thursday of this week?

Anyway, I am already thinking that signing this family was a mistake. The boy is 16 months old, and is very aggressive. He already shows a marked temper that his mother does not correct. He was kicking her, hitting her in the face (in anger!), and although I could tell she was embarassed, she said nothing to him. She even joked with me a few times about his "anger issues". Each time he did not get his way, he would throw things, hit, arch his back and growl like a bear, with a face to match. Several times, he threw himself on the floor and screamed with frustration. And this was over the course of three days!

I am afraid!! I guess I should give it a few weeks before I condemn this family as a bad one, right? Right?