I was bad at this too but the minute they walk in I put child's shoes/jacket on, all while greeting parent, giving a tiny snippet of the child's day and then hand them their bag and daily report off the wall and say "have a great night, see you tomorrow". Body language is everything. Most people will pick up on that (some don't of course!) and by talking a bit while putting shoes/jacket on parent feels like they got a little info from you. As a parent I get it, child just spent 8 hours somewhere - I'd want a little idea of how they were all day - my info is usually very general, but it eases parents mind a bit. I know some do the "bye bye" real quick thing, I didn't feel that suited my personality and I don't think the parents appreciated it. I want to be friendly but in 2-3 minutes, not 20-30 minutes, LOL!!!

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