The latest argument proffered to me about why I shouldn't worry whether my child (ever) sleeps at daycare?
"If it doesn't affect her sleep at night, and it's not affecting your life, then why do you care if she doesn't nap here?"
Hm...
By that logic, then I suppose I shouldn't try to get her to eat foods other than french fries, shouldn't worry if she goes around in a sodden diaper all day as long as she doesn't cry, shouldn't care whether she works hard in school (in the future) and makes good grades, shouldn't pay attention to her development now. I don't even have to talk to her if it doesn't suit my fancy!
Because, heck! Those things don't really affect MY life at all! Obviously, raising children is all about ME!
Wow, daycare. Thank you so much for clarifying what my role as a parent should be. You've lifted an enormous weight off of my shoulders.
(Honestly, I didn't even know how to respond to that. They don't seem to understand the concept of, "I want my child to develop to her full potential," and I fear that it would be taken as an insult. And well, it kind of is one if they are the kind of parents that do those sorts of things.)
that would have made me LIVID. once i got in a fight at our apartment office b/c they were taking FOREVER to do something and annabel was crying (hungry or tired i'm guessing - this was forever ago, i forget) and they were like, "oh, we don't mind." WELL THAT'S GREAT, BUT I MINDED BECAUSE CLEARLY SHE MINDED.
ReplyDeletei think you should make them read healthy sleep habits happy child . . .
Don't laugh, but one of them has been complaining her son won't STTN for months, so I brought her the Jodi Mindell book (which is basically the same idea as the Mark Weissbluth book).
DeleteDamn that's just wrong. Is this from the director or staff? Time to have we call in the south " come to Jesus meeting" along with documentation on what a 12 month old child requires for sleep.
ReplyDeleteOh my god, I don't even know what to say to that. You need to take it to the director. If they don't realize that children need adequate sleep to develop and learn.... Maybe send Luca to do the dirty work next time? Have him suggest that she needs an additional nap & see what they see to him. I suspect it'll be different.
ReplyDeleteFWIW our daycare does only 1 nap when moved to the toddler (1 year old) room...and it never occurred to me to ask if they could try to keep the AM nap...but they were crap nappers in general so it wouldn't have mattered. But it is completely within your responsibility to ask for---and expect to get---whatever naps & feedings you feel your child needs!
Awful. Sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture but WHO CARES since she's sleeping ok at night (for now).
ReplyDeleteThat is completely ridiculous and unacceptable. I would just be speechless, I think. Seriously, how do you respond to something so ridiculous?!
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