I broke one of my rules and took one of my daughter's friends from school on as a dck last summer because it was only a few days a week and I thought she would keep my daughter busy. Well it turned out to not work out well at all. I could not keep them occupied or quiet during nap and the little girl is just not nice at all. My daughter follows directions much better and helps with the daycare when her friend isn't here, but turns into a little show off when her friend is here. I reluctantly agreed to do before/after care a couple days a week for the school year too. Again, NOT going well especially on days with no school. I just filled a spot for an infant starting in June which leaves me with a very young group and it just sounds like a nightmare to have the school aged kid here this summer even for only 2 days a week. I don't think I will be able to provide appropriate school age activities while also attending to the toddlers and infant. The problem is the mom has my daughter over all the time and takes her on all sorts of outings. Every time I sit down to write a termination notice, it just sounds awkward and I'm just not sure how to break the news. I'm feeling guilty because she has my kid over all the time for free, but I charge her for watching her kid just a few days a week. I feel like I can't just say that I'm not doing school age care anymore because obviously I will be having my 2 school aged daughters here. So I don't know. Any good wording ideas? I have to email as I don't ever have a chance to talk in person to mom for more than a few seconds.

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