Nov 23 2008
The Real Challenge
Sometimes the challenge of working in day care is not the kids, it is the other workers.
Some of them tend to be a lot more rigid than I would be. One day, for example, a 3 year old cried when his mom dropped him off. The rule is that the kid that gets picked to be the leader is one who has had really good behaviour - and this kid did - except for the crying in the morning thing.
Me, I think that for a three year old, being upset when Mommy leaves is to be expected. I do not count it as inappropriate behaviour at all.
But the other worker applies the same expectations to every child. So if a 6 year old is expected not to cry and carry on at being left, so is a 3 year old.
Someone needs a consequence - and it is not one of the kids!
