Wow, can't believe what I heard!

[5 Little Monkeys]

I wouldn't find it offensive either. I ask the kids what they do at home or what they had for breakfast/supper so of course I expect the parents to do the same and ask questions about their day here. I've had children come to dc and tell me they did something bad at home and I've asked what mom or dad said/did. I would hope that parents ask the same about me as well actually.

It can go a couple ways though. They can believe the child even when the story sounds false or they can ask you to clarify. I've had a parent ask me to clarify some things and when I did, she still believed her child. It wasn't even anything major (her daughter said I put her in the dark nap room and she was afraid but really she slept in the playroom which is well lit and it was because the mom didn't want her sleeping the full nap so I had to put her somewhere I could get without disturbing the others!! lol) but the fact that her daughter was not telling the truth concerned me and I wondered if in the future she would lie about something that did matter. When I brought this up with mom she said she must have misunderstood her child and that her child always told the truth. Thankfully they left before this situation could have gotten worse.

Another time, 2 winters ago now, we were outside and I was shoveling the play area when another child looked at me in horror and said "don't hit him with the shovel!!" I'm guessing from her angle, it looked like I was shoveling onto the other child beside me. I explained that one to the parents at pick up because I didn't want her going home and saying "5LM hit xxx with a shovel" LOL

We are looking after their children and they have NO way of knowing what we do. They are expected to trust us 100% and for some parents, this is very hard. I totally understand that and can see they ask their child about us. Don't let it offend you....unless the child is lying!! Than that is another issue and one that needs to be dealt with quickly IMO.