10 reasons why I need to be a better mother according to suggestions made by Day Care:
1. I obviously do not know how to clean my child's nose for the teacher is offering to TEACH me how to effectively clean it to reduce the amount of times THEY have to clean it during the day.
2. My child is drinking from a certain sippy cup, which I am being told is inferior to the sippy cups brought in by other parents, which are much easier to clean than the extra part my child's sippy cup contains which is wasting a precious second of rinsing every day.
3. I need to be prepared every morning since my child is either under-dressed or over-dressed for whatever activity they are participating in that day (which changes depending on the teacher's whim).
4. My child has too many diet restrictions and I need to be more flexible and more understanding if my child is fed hot dogs instead of a cheese sandwich due to under staffing and their difficulty in monitoring what she puts into her mouth. (Luckily, she doesn't have a peanut allergy...)
5. I should not be spending so much time with her in her classroom when I drop her off in the mornings since my van is taking up a parking space during their busiest time.
6. I obviously didn't know my child is missing a third Hib vaccination which could result in my child being kicked out of day care if I don't get on that RIGHT NOW and I need to be more informed about what vaccines my child is being given. (National shortage, which the front desk seemed to remember only AFTER I spent 2 hours of my work day on the phone with the pediatrician to find out why she was missing a "critical" vaccine.)
7. When my child was in the infant room, the bottles I was providing were too small, too big, not enough, too much, too few, too many, too hard to open the caps, too easy to open the caps which resulting in spilling, etc.
8. Some of the other children are working simple puzzles and my child is still stacking blocks only. I should help her with this.
9. Some of the other children are eating with forks and spoons and my child is using her hands and a spoon some of the time. I should help her with this.
10. Another child in the classroom is biting other children, and I am being given instructions on how to to be more watchful of my own child's actions and watch for her own behaviors, because evidently, it's contagious.
10 suggestions I would like to give Day Care:
1. If you are not a parent yourself, please do not offer advise on my parenting skills.
2. If I am meeting the criteria for objects to bring in for my child, why are you questioning the brands I pick?
3. Your brochures say nutritious snacks are provided. Since when did cheese doodles become a nutritious snack? Is it right there under the cheezits on the Food Pyramid?
4. If I say not to give my child peanut butter, it is not a recommendation, it is a request.
5. I already pay you an exorbitant amount of money weekly to keep my child under your roof. If you are going to send her home with information on fund raisers to repaint your building or buy more toys, please provide me with a breakdown on how my money is REALLY being spent.
6. When my child is running low on diapers or wipes, you are supposed to remind me before you run out, giving me at least 24 hours notice to restock. Telling me she has two diapers to last the day is NOT considered notice.
7. Suggestion Number One
8. Do not suggest that I tell the administration office about what a bad teacher "so-and-so" is. That's YOUR problem, not mine or my child's.
9. Do not compare my child to other children in the classroom.
10. Exception to above rule: If my child is clearly the better ball thrower, painter, colorer, stacker, cleaner upper, compare all you want. Loudly...
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