Conduct during Red Flag Intrrview

[Busy ECE mommy]

Ah yes, I think we've all had one of those interviews! I had one where the parent left me in the playroom with her kids, and proceeded to march herself through the rest of my house without my permission, including my bedrooms without me present. It all would have been included in my tour, but hadn't gotten to the rest of the house yet. Needless to say I wrapped it up quick, and sent the email an hour after they left saying it wasn't a good fit!
I had another parent try and trick me into saying that I met up with other providers at the park regularly. That wasn't the case, so I said no, and then she revealed that she was trying to get me to say yes, to reveal bad supervision if I was with other providers and not watching the kids properly due to socializing. I just shook my head. Manipulation... Again, wrapped it up quick, and sent email saying it wasn't a good fit. The funny part in both of these instances, is that it had nothing to do with the children being a good fit, it was the parents that were the red flag lol!
Another one was a preschool child who obviously had many delays, and the parents confirmed it(from doctor) and when I asked about what services they were using in the community, they said none, and that they didn't feel he needed help. That red flagged me right there. I knew I couldn't work with parents that weren't willing to get help for their child. Such a shame...
Or the parents that tell you there schedule over the phone interview of what hours they need, and then come in and tell you they lied to get a tour, and they want you to open 1/2 an hour earlier than your posted time.. and then don't understand why they can't have the spot!! You lied, that's why!!! As you see, most of mine are about red flag parents!!! Be polite, go through your tour super quick, and send the not a good fit email right after, that's all we can do.