I am the director in a center that has been preschool for over 35 years. We just opened an infant/toddler room that has been so successful & growing quickly. I have one parent that I thought was gonna be awesome & very supportive but I'm considering telling her we just aren't a good fit for her. I just wanna make sure I'm not crazy. Here are her complaints. Most of which I've addressed with my teacher - some I disagreed with but had the teacher make changes to make mom happy.
*not snapping all 3 snaps on onsie for diaper changes
*the number of diapers not matching up to what's on her daily gram
*got emotional & upset when she learned that we taught her 11 month old how to hold her own bottle
*still giving her a bottle at 13 months
(We r understanding with giving her formula since she's giving mom a hard time with solids we still spoon feed her baby food stage ONE. I don't really believe she's giving a hard time but we don't know coz we only have permission to give baby food & mini goldfish)
*helping 13 month old stand by holding her hands & encouraging her to take a step
*not using the big plastic big with the pocket --- she doesn't even feed herself!! Why should we use it? We spoon feed her & her regular bib hardly gets a drop. She actually checks her bib to see if we used it during feedings
*giving her grass time outside which she hates but nice weather just started & she needs time
*letting the school age kids in the room before the bus comes in the morning both them & the babies absolutely love it. They help & play with them. There's only ever 2 one year olds in at that time.
Those are the things I don't agree with but we have made special accommodations to make her happy. I have addressed concerns that I believed to be my duty. Teacher making silly comments about baby being lazy & needing to walk. That hurt moms feelings. & now teacher gave 13 month old bottle in pack & play (after her nap if that makes a difference that she was awake) which I'll apologize about & assure that it won't happen again.
Please give me some honest feedback.
*not snapping all 3 snaps on onsie for diaper changes
*the number of diapers not matching up to what's on her daily gram
*got emotional & upset when she learned that we taught her 11 month old how to hold her own bottle
*still giving her a bottle at 13 months
(We r understanding with giving her formula since she's giving mom a hard time with solids we still spoon feed her baby food stage ONE. I don't really believe she's giving a hard time but we don't know coz we only have permission to give baby food & mini goldfish)
*helping 13 month old stand by holding her hands & encouraging her to take a step
*not using the big plastic big with the pocket --- she doesn't even feed herself!! Why should we use it? We spoon feed her & her regular bib hardly gets a drop. She actually checks her bib to see if we used it during feedings
*giving her grass time outside which she hates but nice weather just started & she needs time
*letting the school age kids in the room before the bus comes in the morning both them & the babies absolutely love it. They help & play with them. There's only ever 2 one year olds in at that time.
Those are the things I don't agree with but we have made special accommodations to make her happy. I have addressed concerns that I believed to be my duty. Teacher making silly comments about baby being lazy & needing to walk. That hurt moms feelings. & now teacher gave 13 month old bottle in pack & play (after her nap if that makes a difference that she was awake) which I'll apologize about & assure that it won't happen again.
Please give me some honest feedback.
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