Had a meeting with some parents. They expressed concern over how I keep their little one (15 month old) safe on our outings. Apparently the child's grandfather saw the child while we were out and claimed that child was a large distance away from me and I was chatting with a parent.

I have no idea what they are talking about, but of course since this was a family member, they believe them (and I would too if I were the parent).

The grandfather's girlfriend also told them that this child wandered away in the park and was shoving woodchips in her mouth. I actually remember this one. I as sitting on the bench with some park ladies I see every day with my little ones in front of me. I saw this child wander away and got up to go get her. she had gotten wood chips in her mouth. Lol it was like she went around the play structure to hide in order to do it. See was out of my sight line for maybe 30 seconds while I walked over. This lady told the parents she watched her for a while and was finally going to help before I finally showed up.

I am the safety NAZI! However, I am not constantly ON the babies. I give them some room to explore and keep an eye out to make sure they stay safe. This is how hey learn and grow!

I feel like these parents were grossly misinformed about my dealings with their child. But how do you get over this? For now they are still in care. However, if I put myself in their shoes, I would have lost confidence in my care provider and I'd be out the door.

I asked the parent who dropped off today and he said everything was fine and they felt good. Said that they just wanted to air their concerns so they weren't holding onto things and getting upset.

What would you do?