Originally Posted by Meeko60:
It drives me nuts to see how parents let their children walk all over them. I have had so many situations where I have had to step in and take over where a parent just seemed to give up.....
Just a few of the things I've heard...
DCD talking about 2 year old girl: "Sorry! I know you don't allow gum at day care, but she insisted". (I wonder what he'll do when she "insists" on taking the car when she's 16?)
DCM: "Sorry about the noise (blood-curdling screams at 6AM)...he wouldn't get out of the car without a donut." (You're bigger than him, Mommy. Unstrap and him and carry him in here...WITHOUT the donut!)
DCM: "I know the blanket is dirty...but he won't let me wash it" (Really?!)
I grabbed a tissue and told the gum-chewer to spit. She did.
I told the donut screamer that if he screamed in the morning, he'd get a time-out as soon as he got inside the door...every morning he did it. He only tried it once.
As soon as Mom left, I told the dirty blanket boy that I was going to wash his blanket...it was dirty. He said "K" and walked off.
It's not rocket science....but parents just seem to be scared of their own kids....and the kids know it.
This is my BIGGEST problem - parents just refuse to take responsibility! I have one that tells me daily, "She didn't want to... (wear a coat, put her shoes on, eat, etc.) but I am supposed to deal with it when then come into care. Amazing that I never seem to have these issues with these same kids. Parents are being lead around by their children and it is completely frustrating! I haven't grown my backbone yet, so I simply deal with it and grind my teeth in frustration.