I don't know if it's because I have moved to a different area or what, but I have noticed that daycare providers don't get the same respect as an experienced professional as we did years ago.

Years ago, parents never questioned my ways of operating my business, working with the children, feeding the children, nap times, etc. And they often asked me for advice and my opinion because they knew that I had years of experience and education in the field of child care.

But now, I have young 20 year olds telling me what to do and how to do things with children. I just keep looking at them and saying that I have owned a licensed childcare for 25 years, have taken 26 years worth of child care classes and have raised about 100 or so children between the ages of 6 weeks and 12 years old. I truly believe that I know how to do my job!

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