Parents 2 hours and 15 minutes late at pick up

[apples and bananas]

That would be the end of it for me. I'd be super nice until I recieved payment then ... here's you letter... bu bye!

You are going to feel so much better when they are gone.

[Momof4]

...........You are going to feel so much better when they are gone.

YES! I'm about to terminate a family and I've been so torn about it. I've been asking people I trust for advice because I feel like I should keep trying and trying but I received the best advice and it is exactly what apples and bananas just said. Envision your life without the problem family and how much brighter your days will be after they are gone.

[ladyjbug]

Umm, wow. My jaw dropped reading this.

There is no way I could ever accept people who would be fine leaving their kid 2 hours and 15 minutes late. They would be gone. If I couldn't reach them within 15 minutes, then emergency contacts would be called. If I couldn't reach the contacts, then children's services would be called. What if it was an emergency? They need to pick up your calls! Wow. Wow. Wow.

If you want to keep them, I would be charging a late fee of AT LEAST a dollar a minute, PLUS an inconvenience fee of whatever your fun evening would have cost (the cost of a movie/treats, your dinner and what you were paying your babysitter). If they balk at all, BUH-BYE. My time is precious to me. It is worth more than any late fee. If they are okay racking up the late fees, then it is not high enough. If they are late even 30 seconds after this, BUH BYE. Wow, just wow. That poor kid.

[Fearlessbaby]

I'm changing my policy right now and being VERY specific as to paying Late Fees and the consequences of not paying,,,, I think it's great to know before the problems happen how to handle them- and parents then have firm consequences for being late like that- that is so disrespectful and they need to learn that they can't behave like that- I also feel sorry for the kid, poor thing waiting for his tardy parents!