Originally Posted by Second Home:
I have noticed that most of my dck are used to the schedule of who leaves first , second , etc...
What seems to bother my older ( 4+ yrs) dck is when the one who usually leaves first leaves last . They see everyone else leaving and know they should have already left and want to know why their mon / dad has not come yet .
This exactly. If you're going to be late- even if you've notified me and it's ok by me. It IS going to bother your child (depending on age). They get that routine down PAT. I also hear kids complain when their parent picks up early "WHY ARE YOU HERE NOW? I don't leave school yet!"
Some kids are more sensitive though, and as soon as the numbers start to get low, the "Where's my Mommy?" Starts. They get a quick reminder "Your mommy comes after Susie's Mommy. Maybe they're racing to get here!"
The last kid at my house gets to sit up at the table with my kids while they do homework and I get dinner started. They usually get a drink or small snack and color and hang out with us all. We are a big loud family so it's always entertaining. I have to PRY them out of the house at the end of the night.