Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 08-03-2016, 03:33 PM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom My husband and I work full time M-F. I have... My husband and I work full time M-F. I have two children in daycare from 8:30 to 5:15, 5 days a week. Honestly I think he benefits from the structured program. All of these links you have...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 08-03-2016, 09:45 AM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom These are at home examples by the way. I know at... These are at home examples by the way. I know at daycare he delays nap time (sometimes by nearly an hour).

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 08-03-2016, 09:44 AM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom "Come on out of the car" "I want to go out a... "Come on out of the car" "I want to go out a different door" "Nope, this is the door that I have opened for you" *climbs over and into the front seat* "I want YOUR door" "Put your shoes on"...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 08-02-2016, 12:25 PM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom Daycare has acknowledged that he needs to be... Daycare has acknowledged that he needs to be moved to the next level. They say they can not officially move him until the school year starts on Aug 29th. That isn't too far off. His teacher...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-29-2016, 12:36 PM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom Well all of this made me tear up. Thank you. I... Well all of this made me tear up. Thank you. I am trying to teach him also that he doesn't have to be friends with everyone, but he does have to be nice to everyone. I really look forward to him...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-29-2016, 11:55 AM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom It's hard. I know Montessori programs are... It's hard. I know Montessori programs are well known for being "good" and a local one has great parent reviews, but I don't know how well he'd do with the multi-aged thing -- except he has a baby...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-29-2016, 11:36 AM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom Thank you! He really knows better than to... Thank you! He really knows better than to be mean to other people. We need to work on his short temper and we all need to listen to him better. I don't even know how to look for a program. ...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-29-2016, 10:16 AM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom I am currently looking at other programs. ... I am currently looking at other programs. This program definitely isn't academic based. The curriculum isn't advanced at all, they teach age appropriate stuff. He is very bright and learned how...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-29-2016, 09:42 AM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom Thank you, yes I did. It is because I work, he... Thank you, yes I did. It is because I work, he came from a home daycare and she was incredible. I keep him there for stability, and because it is comfortable (read, lazy). Thanks for the kick. I...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-29-2016, 08:50 AM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom She is a lead teacher at head start. She works... She is a lead teacher at head start. She works part time at the center and full time at head start. She's not picking up shifts from other teachers during the summer. She is in his classroom, full...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-28-2016, 04:03 PM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom She is in her mid-fifties and has been working... She is in her mid-fifties and has been working with children for 3 decades. I honestly have a ton of respect for her, she works part time in my son's daycare center during the school year (she is...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-28-2016, 01:56 PM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom He has had several bouts of "not listening"... He has had several bouts of "not listening" lately, but never anything like this. He tends to get very upset (at home, too) when he feels that someone is not listening to (agreeing with) him. ...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-28-2016, 11:30 AM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom All while trying to keep in mind that he is only... All while trying to keep in mind that he is only four... :(

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-28-2016, 11:22 AM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom I don't want to place blame on the teacher, I'd... I don't want to place blame on the teacher, I'd rather use it as a learning opportunity. He was violent when he needed to use a different outlet. I don't want to make excuses for him. I just...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-28-2016, 11:18 AM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom The students were lined up getting their mats, I... The students were lined up getting their mats, I imagine his teacher would have been at the front of the line handing out mats as the kids got up front. I agree that there was an escalation before...

Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum 07-28-2016, 10:39 AM

Replies: 34 Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! Views: 5,215 Posted By happymom Help Me Be a Good Daycare Parent! I'm about to lose it with my little boy. He is 4 and he's about a month away from being moved to the pre-k class in his daycare center. He's with a lot of kids much younger than him at the moment...