Can you keep my kid clean?

[mickyc]

Yes railway ties from an old railway. The cement blocks at my back door are held in place by railway ties, they are also used as borders on the flower beds. Sometimes the kids sit on the step (railway tie). It was t a huge pile of tar, just a little spot. They are old and weathered ties. It's my yard and how it is.

There are so many cancer causing things around us. I am sure their exposure to the chemicals in my ties are next to nil.

[33 Daiseys]

grass stains, food stains that get under the bibs, paint markers stains that come with daycare.
Any parents who complain about kids having fun, need to get out and have some fun themselves. If you want your child to be 'fashion forward' do it on the weekends

[Lee-Bee]

It's an unrealistic expectation and you can't accommodate it. If it is that concerning to them let them find a "clean" daycare.

Years ago I was a Girl Guide leader with the 5&6 yr olds. There was a mom that had a 5yr old in my group (and an 8yr old brother) the house rule was the kids couldn't bring paper home. All art work was tossed in the trash can as they left our meetings. Same for school art work. It all went in the trash immediately as mom didn't like paper cluttering the house.

At age 5 this girl had already learned to not put any effort or enjoyment into our art projects because it was thrown out. It was sad. It was an unrealistic rule to put on children.

Kids get dirty, kids should LOVE getting dirty and a dirty child is indeed a badge of honor of a good childcare group. Of course there are always those kids that can't handle getting dirty but it needs to the child that doesn't like it not the parent.