As everyone has said YOU are in control of your business. It won’t eliminate all of the headaches from parents but it sure feels good to tell a parent NO! Stand up for yourself because in the end they need you more than you need them. I have never had a parent terminate care yet over enforced rukes that they agreed to.

Parents think they are your employer when they first start out. It is up to you to let them know you provide a service that has specific parameters to follow. If they do not like that service they can go elsewhere. Being afraid to lose families will make this job infinitely harder because you feel afraid to enforce your rules thus leading to burnout quickly!

Every time I enforce a rule, take a sick day, take a personal day or take vacation I am showing my parents and myself that I matter.

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