I have a dcb 1.5 who comes in every morning screaming and the parents don't do anything to stop it until I physically take him from dcp and tell him to be quiet. He immediately stops when I do this. I do it nicely, but I hate this exchange and for him to start his day this way every day. I really think all it would take is his parents telling him to be quiet. Bye bye outside unfortunately will not work for my set up as I know this would probably stop it pretty quickly.
I get a text from mom almost every morning something like "I hope he was not too much of a mess for you. He just loves us so much" I always text back " he was fine" because it seems to me dcm only texts this to get some validation from me as she's doing nothing to stop it and not asking for advice. It's almost like the tantrum helps them feel loved or missed by dcb. I don't know.
I was thinking of texting back this morning, "he was fine as usual and stopped crying before dcd left. Just curious, have you guys tried asking him to stop before coming in? I think this might help him have a better start to his day".
These dcps have also become my friends so I'm struggling with what to say or even if I should say anything since I am able to stop it. I just hate doing it and that they feel totally fine bringing a screaming child into my home where other children are sleeping. Wondering if what I intend to say is ok or if I should be more or less blunt or just keep doing what we've been doing. This has been going on for months now.
I get a text from mom almost every morning something like "I hope he was not too much of a mess for you. He just loves us so much" I always text back " he was fine" because it seems to me dcm only texts this to get some validation from me as she's doing nothing to stop it and not asking for advice. It's almost like the tantrum helps them feel loved or missed by dcb. I don't know.
I was thinking of texting back this morning, "he was fine as usual and stopped crying before dcd left. Just curious, have you guys tried asking him to stop before coming in? I think this might help him have a better start to his day".
These dcps have also become my friends so I'm struggling with what to say or even if I should say anything since I am able to stop it. I just hate doing it and that they feel totally fine bringing a screaming child into my home where other children are sleeping. Wondering if what I intend to say is ok or if I should be more or less blunt or just keep doing what we've been doing. This has been going on for months now.
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