The dentist traumatized A, seriously. We didn't have any problems brushing his teeth until after that visit.
I'll just be amazed if they can get her mouth open.
It was a 3-person job in our case. The dentist had him lie down in the little foam chair across my lap and said just to try to distract him and it would be easier. That quickly turned into a demand to hold his hands down at his side, while he also called for an assistant to come in, which is not usually necessary from what he told me.
trtlcrzy That's adorable, you have to get that on video to put on FB!
cagoldi That sounds horrible!! Did he chomp down on the dentist at all? This solidifies for me that we'll probably wait another year before attempting a dental visit.
Re: Stinky toddler feet. What does one do about that? I seriously suds those things up in the tub, he wears socks with shoes and still they stink. He usually is shoeless at home, just socks.
So I came across this article, and it's crazy that a DCP would actually write this. Also, that is the most atrocious penmanship, at first I thought one of the kids may have written that letter.
shelbster Surprisingly, no, he didn't bite the dentist. He just screamed and tried to sit up and carried on like the end was neigh.
@kahan A's feet don't stink, but he has horrible ezcema, particularly on his feet, and his pedi told us he has to start wearing sandals because his feet are sweating and that's making it worse. That's not possible all the time, since DC requires him to have closed-toe shoes, so we got him some Crocs. Yes, they're ugly. Very ugly. I would think you'll need to find some footwear that is very well-ventilated to combat the foot odor.
Cherhorowitz Would you go again? Also how do you calculate how many calories burned doing something like that?
I would totally go again. I typically aim to burn 500 calories on Thursday, that extra 300 is huge for me! I wear a heart rate monitor during my workouts, it tells me how much I burn. Highly recommended!
klongoria11 I meant to link this a couple days ago, but forgot. It reminded me of your DC situation and the statement that Cadence is challenging. And on behalf of the parents of kids that actually can be difficult, tell her that the preferred nomenclature is spirited. : )
So I came across this article, and it's crazy that a DCP would actually write this. Also, that is the most atrocious penmanship, at first I thought one of the kids may have written that letter.
Post by wineallthetime on Feb 26, 2015 15:08:45 GMT -5
tgrimes1980, I say if it makes you uncomfortable than it's not over reacting. It sounds like you don't really trust her to watch Mara alone even WITHOUT the gun situation, so I'd say no if I were you.
tgrimes1980 I can't see your pic bc images are blocked through the district wifi, so if you're going to poof don't do it til later tonight!
Also, I'd trust your gut and not allow her to watch M at her place. The guns, alone, would freak me out. She wouldn't be willing to come over and watch her at your place?
tgrimes1980, I say if it makes you uncomfortable than it's not over reacting. It sounds like you don't really trust her to watch Mara alone even WITHOUT the gun situation, so I'd say no if I were you.
I'm okay with her watching her alone, but not at her house. All I need is that one time she gets distracted and that door isn't locked. Know what I mean?
Post by klongoria11 on Feb 26, 2015 15:46:13 GMT -5
tgrimes1980 Since she already knows her house isn't ideal because she has no baby things, you might just mention to her that the guns in the house make you uncomfortable as well. Toddlers are hard to watch every second and anything can happen in the blink of an eye. I'm sure she would understand where you are coming from. Also, make sure she understands that it isn't her you aren't comfortable with.
wedding Pete is not into Montessori, so it's not likely. Instead, I try to incorporate some of the principles and activities at home. The learning tower is a Montessori apparatus. I don't know if we have a parenting style per se, but we take a sprinkle Montessori, with a dash of RIE, and a splash of AP principles I guess.
For the gals who use an in home DCP, are there other adults in the home besides the DC employee(s)? I am getting the sense that some women have their husband around during their operating hours? Is this normal? I don't think I can accept that.
M is at daycare and I've been running around helping DH. He was in terrible pain all night so this morning I called and they gave him some new pain med prescriptions. It is the really good stuff. He now has an official shit load of amazing drugs in his system and is feeling slightly better. I've been making him take all his meds with whisky today. And yes. Yes there is a synergistic effect when you mix booze, benzos, and opiates. We aren't screwing around over here.
wedding Pete is not into Montessori, so it's not likely. Instead, I try to incorporate some of the principles and activities at home. The learning tower is a Montessori apparatus. I don't know if we have a parenting style per se, but we take a sprinkle Montessori, with a dash of RIE, and a splash of AP principles I guess.
For the gals who use an in home DCP, are there other adults in the home besides the DC employee(s)? I am getting the sense that some women have their husband around during their operating hours? Is this normal? I don't think I can accept that.
My in home daycare woman has a husband that goes to work at 2pm so he is there a good part of the day. I actually love that because I felt that in the event of an emergency such as if a child needed to go to the hospital or something, there is no delay to find another adult to stay with the other kids. When we first used her she also had a son and daughter in their early twenties who lived home. Her son is a police officer and her daughter a school counselor so I felt like they had jobs that required background checks. They do live down the street though and she was in business over 25 years when I started my oldest there. I don't think I really thought too much about it because my mom did in home when I was a teenager and my dad always worked Saturday so he got one weekday off so he would be around.
wedding Pete is not into Montessori, so it's not likely. Instead, I try to incorporate some of the principles and activities at home. The learning tower is a Montessori apparatus. I don't know if we have a parenting style per se, but we take a sprinkle Montessori, with a dash of RIE, and a splash of AP principles I guess.
For the gals who use an in home DCP, are there other adults in the home besides the DC employee(s)? I am getting the sense that some women have their husband around during their operating hours? Is this normal? I don't think I can accept that.
I use a center, but honestly it wouldn't bother me as long as the DCP was up front about other people being in the house and that those people weren't really interacting with my kid. They shouldn't be playing with him/changing his diaper/etc unless one of the actual employees.
wedding Pete is not into Montessori, so it's not likely. Instead, I try to incorporate some of the principles and activities at home. The learning tower is a Montessori apparatus. I don't know if we have a parenting style per se, but we take a sprinkle Montessori, with a dash of RIE, and a splash of AP principles I guess.
For the gals who use an in home DCP, are there other adults in the home besides the DC employee(s)? I am getting the sense that some women have their husband around during their operating hours? Is this normal? I don't think I can accept that.
My in home daycare woman has a husband that goes to work at 2pm so he is there a good part of the day. I actually love that because I felt that in the event of an emergency such as if a child needed to go to the hospital or something, there is no delay to find another adult to stay with the other kids. When we first used her she also had a son and daughter in their early twenties who lived home. Her son is a police officer and her daughter a school counselor so I felt like they had jobs that required background checks. They do live down the street though and she was in business over 25 years when I started my oldest there. I don't think I really thought too much about it because my mom did in home when I was a teenager and my dad always worked Saturday so he got one weekday off so he would be around.
I believe licensing requirements are that all adults in the house need to have a background check and be fingerprinted, at least in CA, but honestly that doesn't give me any reassurance at all. Maybe I'm paranoid, but I don't trust many people.
cagoldi If an in home center has other people in their household during hours (ie.husband, son, etc.) they must be fingerprinted and background checked. Not sure if this is the req everywhere or not. My daycare provider has a 20 something year old son that lives at home still but it is my understanding that he's not around the kids anyway. I've never seen him or the husband at drop-off or pickup so I'm assuming they're working during L's time there. I'm still a tad uncomfortable about the situation but that comes with the in-home daycare experience, I guess. She came highly recommended though by several coworkers that both had and currently have their babies there, though, so that helped ease my concerns.
eta: I just saw your response..It really doesn't make me feel that much more comfortable that the background check is a requirement either, so that's where the recommendations come into play. Had I not been given such rave reviews, I probably would have sought out a situation where I knew other people weren't around. But I'm super paranoid like that.
Post by klongoria11 on Feb 26, 2015 17:20:32 GMT -5
cagoldi def. watch the ribbon eating you don't want it knotting up his gut. My eldest cat is big on ribbons, tape, plastic wrap, etc. We try to watch closely and keep it all out of her reach and then in the middle of the night you will randomly hear crunch crunch crunch and you have to go find where she is hiding.
Thanks, but really I just know how to effectively mix booze and drugs to knock out a rhinoceros. The house is a total disaster, I have no clue what we are eating for dinner tonight (probably pizza delivery), M has another effing ear infection, and at the moment our bed is full of cookie and sandwich crumbs and whisky and ginger ale spills. That reminds me I need to go get one of those breakfast in bed trays. They were fresh sheets yesterday. Eventually when he can get out of the bed I will change the sheets again, but I don't see that happening today and probably not tomorrow either. It's not pretty. We are just surviving. ETA The whisky and ginger ale were not mixed together. That would be gross, I think. I don't drink whisky, but I don't think they should be mixed.
cagoldi my in home is actually run by a husband and wife. Occasionally their adult children will come over but I don't think they interact with the kids. The daycare is in the basement and I don't think they go down there. One time one of their sisters came and stayed with them for a week. that bothered me because they didn't introduce her to me, I came to pick H up and a random purple haired lady was holding her.
I feel like dd is losing out being at home all the time. I'm trying my best to keep up with the curriculum they have at daycare but its so hard some days. (Side note I was totally not meant to be a teacher). Also I worry that Luke is too attached to me. I'm just having a crap day. 2 hours of sleep does not look.good on me.
Hugs, @mx2. I'm sorry you're having a rough day. I think no matter what, us moms have guilt about something. For me it's that C is in daycare with all the germs and I work part time when I really don't need to. If I were a SAHM it'd be that he's not socialized enough or something. We always feel like we can be doing better. You sound like an amazing mom, keep up the great work.
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