Am I crossing a line?

[mattsmom]

I've dealt with this as well, over the years. Parents that let their kids screw around in the front hall at pick up and don't say anything....they just laugh because they think it's cute or something. I've had to chime in, saying sternly "it's time to get your shoes on and go home, I have to get back to the other children". Or it's even worse when they are the last kids to leave and they can plainly see that our dinner is ready and on the table. That's usually when I say that my day is over and I have an appointment to get to.

Also now, when they bring toys when they aren't supposed to, I just take the toy from them and hand it straight to their parent to take home. I don't care if the kid has a fit. I just say that this is always the rule and it's not going to change just because you happen to bring a toy with them.

I'm sick of telling the parents that this is what the rules are and they think that we are just going to ignore it when they don't follow them.