Hi,
A few months ago I enrolled a new family (part time, 2 days/week). I was told at the time of enrollment that their child has molluscum contagiosum but to keep a shirt on (area was isolated to armpit at the time). I felt this would be easy to manage, as we won't be doing water play and there would be no reason for him to take his shirt off.
Today was his first day. I called mom about a few spots on his forearms that looked like little white pimples. I put a long sleeved shirt on and then she told me about the one on his neck that I hadn't previously noticed. This was after lunch at this point. So, I put a bandaid on it, told her it has to be covered and reminded dad at pick up today that he must be in long sleeves with all bumps covered.
Well,dcb wants to fight me about putting on sleeves or a bandaid (along with anything else he doesn't want to do when I ask him....but that is for another post!).
This rash is now all over the front/side of his torso, along with what I have previously mentioned here.
As a mom doing childcare from my home, I feel like I am no longer ok with this. Am I over reacting? I took this family on with the understanding that I am going to be taking their child to preschool with my child (though a different class) and their payment to me more than covers the cost of my child's preschool where I was otherwise thinking of not sending her.
Today was their first day and I feel terrible thinking I exposed my children to this- first and foremost (though in my defence it has gotten worse than what I was inititally presented), I am upset with myself for not looking into what this mollusucum was more carefully before agreeing, and of course I am upset about having to possibly change something that we both need eachother for. I honestly thought it was as simple as keep a shirt on and they were honest about it from the get go......
What would you do? (please hold off on "you should have thought about that before" type of answers, because I feel badly all the way around).
Am I over reacting? I feel like if they can send him to school, is it as bad as I am making it out to be?
A few months ago I enrolled a new family (part time, 2 days/week). I was told at the time of enrollment that their child has molluscum contagiosum but to keep a shirt on (area was isolated to armpit at the time). I felt this would be easy to manage, as we won't be doing water play and there would be no reason for him to take his shirt off.
Today was his first day. I called mom about a few spots on his forearms that looked like little white pimples. I put a long sleeved shirt on and then she told me about the one on his neck that I hadn't previously noticed. This was after lunch at this point. So, I put a bandaid on it, told her it has to be covered and reminded dad at pick up today that he must be in long sleeves with all bumps covered.
Well,dcb wants to fight me about putting on sleeves or a bandaid (along with anything else he doesn't want to do when I ask him....but that is for another post!).
This rash is now all over the front/side of his torso, along with what I have previously mentioned here.
As a mom doing childcare from my home, I feel like I am no longer ok with this. Am I over reacting? I took this family on with the understanding that I am going to be taking their child to preschool with my child (though a different class) and their payment to me more than covers the cost of my child's preschool where I was otherwise thinking of not sending her.
Today was their first day and I feel terrible thinking I exposed my children to this- first and foremost (though in my defence it has gotten worse than what I was inititally presented), I am upset with myself for not looking into what this mollusucum was more carefully before agreeing, and of course I am upset about having to possibly change something that we both need eachother for. I honestly thought it was as simple as keep a shirt on and they were honest about it from the get go......
What would you do? (please hold off on "you should have thought about that before" type of answers, because I feel badly all the way around).
Am I over reacting? I feel like if they can send him to school, is it as bad as I am making it out to be?
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