Being taken advantage of

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My response is pretty much in line as mickyc and Crayola "To the point" and I am not going to mince my words as I think the louder and clearer I am the better for you.....It's quite simple, if it bothers you either do something about it e.g late fees and enforce your rules which yes will likely have some parents pissed off at you and run the risk of them leaving you but that's the consequences of them not sticking to your rules. Or, if you are more worried about losing a parent then feel free to let them abuse your rules and walk all over you, but I am sure others on here will agree, don't complain about it.

You have 2 choices each with possible consequences...poten tially lose a crappy disrespectful daycare family because you want to finish on time and be respected as a daycare provider or Don't give them consequences which will result in repercussions which are only a problem to you and don't complain on here about it....

People on here love to offer advice to others, but don't expect people to offer kind words if after advising you multiple times what to do for the best, you role over and do nothing because you would rather have daycare families who don't respect you and your business rules. I hazard a guess that most on this forum won't want to hear your complaints after that because you couldn't find the courage to stand up to these people.