Originally Posted by gumdrops:
Do you wonder/hope that they just don't like to discipline in front of you because that may make them look like a bad parent (in their eyes, not mine)? I tell my husband often that I wish parents would correct their child in front of me when needed, so I know they are at least trying.
I tell parents straight up the only time they are judged in my house/daycare is when they DON'T step up and discipline/redirect their child.
For me the biggest headache in this profession is the 3 different definitions of what this job really is:
My perspective is VERY different than DHS's perspective and parent's perspective is an even different one.
If those three viewpoints could find some common ground this job wouldn't be so (
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