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Mara1017
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Is this a thing- daycare related
We get a form every 6 months that goes through the things that he is doing and gives goals to reach for the next 6 months. I really like it. I know you said of course you know what they are doing but that is not always the case. I was picking up my son at school and he started to clap. I was like oh look how cute he finally figured out how to clap. Their response. Oh he has been doing that for weeks! I guess he just doesnt like to do it at home.
I have never been asked to agree or disagree with any of the comments. I do not think that is necessary. What are they going to do if you dont respond... throw you out. I doubt it!
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Re: Is this a thing- daycare related
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Furthermore, I have a pediatrician to speak with should I have any concerns. You know, someone who went to medical school.
Well, that is really obnoxious. But these people are good enough to watch your kid right?
I don't require an MD to watch my kid, but I do require an MD to give me advice on issues as she described above.
I don't see her comment as being obnoxious.
No, but these caregivers see hundreds of children through the years and likely spend more waking hours with the kids in their care then their parents do. So I'd think they're a pretty accurate source in milestones and what the average child is doing at each age.
I think the OP is taking the whole thing way too personally. If you don't like it, trash it.
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| Posted 9/30/16 6:07 PM |
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nycgirl
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Re: Is this a thing- daycare related
They told me (at just turned 5) that DS couldn't use a scissor! I said "why would I entrust him with a scissor? DD has long hair!!!".
I hear you! They are just going through milestones, don't take it personally (though I know it's hard!!).
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| Posted 9/30/16 7:30 PM |
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BargainMama
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Re: Is this a thing- daycare related
Posted by NervousNell
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Furthermore, I have a pediatrician to speak with should I have any concerns. You know, someone who went to medical school.
Well, that is really obnoxious. But these people are good enough to watch your kid right?
I don't require an MD to watch my kid, but I do require an MD to give me advice on issues as she described above.
I don't see her comment as being obnoxious.
See now this is silly to me. They spend more time at daycare than awake hours at home. They see your child everyday and know their strengths and weaknesses. There are MANY milestones kids that ultimately have developmental delays don't meet. Babbling being one of them. I know for my own son, he didn't babble, he didn't talk. After I had told his daycare I contacted EI when he was 2, they mentioned their concerns. Wish they had mentioned them earlier! Fast forward he is ASD.
The ped sees them for 10 minutes if that. My son's highly regarding pediatrician said that EI Special Education preschool was free nursery school, and my son didn't need that.
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LuckyStar
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Is this a thing- daycare related
Well, I certainly didn't expect this many responses. I just wanted to know if other daycares do this, and based on the types of forms described it seems like the answer is no.
Perhaps I did take it too personally. I just didn't appreciate a triplicate form telling me what my DD can and cannot do, with no explanation. I didn't ask for this, I wasn't told it would be coming home. This was not "XX loves playing with blocks and we're doing this and that to help develop speech." There are no written words anywhere. Just an exhaustive list of milestones. Maybe if they had gone about this differently, I wouldn't be so irritated.
I will be mentioning the babbling to them and telling them that I will not be initialing the form and would like to opt out of receiving them until further notice. If they have a concern they can tell me in person, at any of the twice daily interactions we have.
I do appreciate everyone's responses. I didn't mean to come off as whiny or obnoxious, it was just a WTF moment and I'm still kind of WTF-ing over here 
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| Posted 9/30/16 9:06 PM |
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Our daycare is really on top of developmental milestones and I couldn't be more thankful, as it got my son into PT and done in a little under a year and you would have no idea. That being said, they have "conferences" starting in the 1.5-2 year old class twice a year where they have a little color printed, everyone friendly "report card" with milestones that span from that age until Pre-K. Part of me thinks you are thinking too much into this and I would appreciate it if someone told me things that I might not see at home since the children are in daycare for the bulk of their days. I know we have filled out developmental checklists for my pediatrician to review periodically, too. I would ask questions and gauge their answers and judge if they are trying something knew, trying to inform parents, etc. I find much of the time people working in daycares are really dedicated to the kids and truly want them to have a good foundation. As for writing implements at 9 months, my kids were using dot markers (in high chairs, supervised) around then for sure, so it's not as if they expect writing, they want to see if that type of coordination is forming and they really like them! LOL I know it's hard as a parent to have someone be "critical" of your child, but try and breathe, take a step back, and find out what is really going on.
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| Posted 9/30/16 9:17 PM |
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Re: Is this a thing- daycare related
Posted by nycgirl
They told me (at just turned 5) that DS couldn't use a scissor! I said "why would I entrust him with a scissor? DD has long hair!!!".
I hear you! They are just going through milestones, don't take it personally (though I know it's hard!!).
I had the same concern when I was told that at 3! I found safety scissors that will only cut paper--not clothes, skin, hair, etc.
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