Errands

[crayolamom]

ummmmm not to stir the pot but i run errands all the time. as well as take kids to the doctors and yes the dentist. if my kids have a cleaning, im still there to read a book to them color ect. We run to the grocery store when the kids help pick out which fruit and veggies they want for the next week. It is a block from where we go to play group so why not?
We also go to the bank every friday morning. It takes less then five minutes, and it is right beside the library, where we go to story time.
I also cook and do laundry, paper work during nap time. I have some clients that are here at 7 am, and others that can stay as late as 8 pm. On those days, they also come to soccer, Dance classes, ect.
This is a major part of why all of my families come to me. The fact that we are out of the house and in society every day. Just a question, When children in day care get older, will they not have to get up and go to school, work, ect? So why is it viewed as harmful that they start learning these things at an early age.
Could this mentality of shelter everything for children be why the 20 year olds of today don't know how to do anything? Could it be from their daycare providers and parents doing everything with out their children? Not picking a fight but after speaking to a few child shrinks this has come up time and time again.

So why are you even getting paid. Your on the Suzie band wagon but look at what you do. You drag other peoples children around for your own personal errands that you think you are entitled to run on someone elses dollar lol I didn't realize that running personal errands is part of the preschool curriculum. Then you want to add 2 cents in about what we do. Give me a break! What 5 Little Monkeys was talking about I get that. But me personally I would go to bulk barn in the evening and just do it the next day.

I want to know why providers feel entitled to run their errands on someone else's dollar?

Children have their whole lives to work and go to school..we provide a daycare atmosphere for these children and hauling them around to your dentist appointments isn't going to do anything for them. Give me a break!

Also for people complaining how we must be so tired from following a schedule and doing daycare related activities all day blah blah REALLY that's your one and only job and if you can't handle it don't do it!