Parenting
When your daycare provider calls and says... "Your son is running a high fever of 102.5".
Your first reaction should be... "I'll come pick him up"... end of discussion.
We shouldn't have to tell you that you ought to pick up your son. Your son is sick and he needs his parents to take him home and take care of him.
When your daycare provider tells you at noon that he will need to stay home the next day. You need to make arrangements for him to do so. He has two parents; it is your job as parents to figure that out. You had plenty of notice. Don't wait until the next morning to scramble to make those arrangements and then try to negotiate for him to come down for part of the day... because you couldn't get a hold of your mother-in-law and your dad has to go to work. And seriously, you are going to expose the older grandparents just so you can go to work?
We even tell you what it likely is. You received a call over the weekend giving you a heads up on what to look for. You knew Sunday evening (as soon as we knew) that this was a potential scenario. We were all at the same place when your children likely came in contact with it... either at the girls’ birthday party or the Children's Museum. He is showing the same signs and symptoms that our kids did over the weekend. We've been to the doctor and have been diagnosed... potentially saving you that trip. We know how long the fever lasted in each of our 3 kids. We look in at his throat and see evidence of such illness and suggest you do the same.
Instead... you spend your time talking to the doctor's office to get ammunition to negotiate with your daycare provider as to why you feel that he doesn't need to stay home. Are you kidding me?
Seriously... Your reasoning is that it is so contagious that you don't think we need to make an effort to stop the cycle?
Stop taking advantage of your daycare provider! It is her nature to take care of people and to go that extra mile. Stop pushing her boundaries!
In a typical daycare or school scenario, they would require the child to be fever free for 24 hours before returning. We aren't even asking that! We are simply asking that he be at home while he has a fever and while he is most contagious.
End of rant.
Your first reaction should be... "I'll come pick him up"... end of discussion.
We shouldn't have to tell you that you ought to pick up your son. Your son is sick and he needs his parents to take him home and take care of him.
When your daycare provider tells you at noon that he will need to stay home the next day. You need to make arrangements for him to do so. He has two parents; it is your job as parents to figure that out. You had plenty of notice. Don't wait until the next morning to scramble to make those arrangements and then try to negotiate for him to come down for part of the day... because you couldn't get a hold of your mother-in-law and your dad has to go to work. And seriously, you are going to expose the older grandparents just so you can go to work?
We even tell you what it likely is. You received a call over the weekend giving you a heads up on what to look for. You knew Sunday evening (as soon as we knew) that this was a potential scenario. We were all at the same place when your children likely came in contact with it... either at the girls’ birthday party or the Children's Museum. He is showing the same signs and symptoms that our kids did over the weekend. We've been to the doctor and have been diagnosed... potentially saving you that trip. We know how long the fever lasted in each of our 3 kids. We look in at his throat and see evidence of such illness and suggest you do the same.
Instead... you spend your time talking to the doctor's office to get ammunition to negotiate with your daycare provider as to why you feel that he doesn't need to stay home. Are you kidding me?
Seriously... Your reasoning is that it is so contagious that you don't think we need to make an effort to stop the cycle?
Stop taking advantage of your daycare provider! It is her nature to take care of people and to go that extra mile. Stop pushing her boundaries!
In a typical daycare or school scenario, they would require the child to be fever free for 24 hours before returning. We aren't even asking that! We are simply asking that he be at home while he has a fever and while he is most contagious.
End of rant.
Labels: Medical
posted by Sonya at 8:13 AM
6 Comments:
Sorry your dealing with HFM and the pesky parents. I hate having to pick J up (rather I should say I hate missing work), but I know it's part of the parenting deal. You do what you have to do. And I never missed work pre-baby.
Oh man. Sounds like you're dealing with some fun parents. It's hard to get away from work but sometimes we have to do what we have to do.
That woman has an endless supply of gall. Honestly.
can't you fire her and her kids? this is really ridiculous. she needs to take care of her child, who is SICK...not take care of herself and her own needs! OY.
That is just so ridiculous. The nerve of her. And poor baby who can't even get some peace to be at home while he's sick.
Yeah, I've never understood this. I always, always, always, said that my kids come first. Before my job, before most everything. If they're sick, I'm keeping them home - my job will survive without me, kids won't... My previous office-mate hemmed and hawed (sp?) over every time she HAD to miss work to take care of her kids. Her husband wasn't a big help either (you know, he just could NOT miss work). I mean really...yes, you CAN miss work and you should.
There, off my soapbox. Sorry you're dealing with some very selfish parents.
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