Diarrhea and sick policy

[Fun&care]

Yep, not cool that mom brought her in today. Do you think she dosed and dropped? I don't want to start anything, but typically fever meds last 4-6 hours so if they were given in the morning it would be around naptime that they would wear off???

After two watery poops parents would have gotten a warning that if there is any more in the evening child will have to stay home until she is diarrhea free for a FULL 24 HOURS. We are not doctors or nurses, we have other kids to care for and this mom was inconsiderate. I would never want anyone else to have to be responsible for my child with diarrhea.

[AmandaKDT]

Yes, she caught me off guard this morning. The kids were already undressed and off playing, and she mentioned the 5 poops and the diaper rash pretty much as she was walking out the door. The girl seemed fine and didn't have a poop until late morning, she was playing happily and eating normally. Then it all went down hill so quickly in the early afternoon. Who knows if she medicated her before bringing her.

They are a nice family and the mom just told me yesterday that she and her husband have officially separated (he hasn't been living at home since the summer but they hadn't told me anything more than he had to go away for work). So it was in my thoughts to feel bad for the mom when she brought them this morning, she has the two kids pretty much full time all by herself, her husband is in another town 2 hours away and only comes to see the kids about once a month.

I know their home situation doesn't excuse dropping off a sick child, but it would have been really hard for me to tell her to take her child home this morning unless she was by obviously sick.

But she isn't coming tomorrow, so we will see how things are on Friday