Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 22:46     Subject: Kicked out of summer camp-last day
You need this book asap: https://www.amazon.com/How-Raise-Adult-Overparenting-Prepare/dp/1250093635

Your kid is 2/3/4. It’s not the end of the world. You can’t make everything perfect for your kid, nor do you want to.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 22:44     Subject: Re:Kicked out of summer camp-last day
I don’t have time to read the responses. But we are a BTDT family. We reminded them of ADA and there was a complete turn around.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 22:34     Subject: Kicked out of summer camp-last day
Anonymous wrote:My child was in a summer camp for most of the summer. He has dealt with severe constipation from months ago that had impacted potty training. He got in with a specialist and we did a colon cleanse essentially over the weekend to clear the blockage and he’s on miralax now once daily. He’s been having a daily loose poop that has hit 3 times at camp.

Tomorrow is his last day with these friends and I got a call a few minutes ago asking me to not bring him because he had 1 episode of diarrhea. I reminded them it was his last day of camp….her response, “I know”.

I am pissed. Wtf? He hasn’t done anything to deserve missing out on his last day! He didn’t deserve to be kicked out like that. He was just telling me about his little buddies and doesn’t get to say goodbye.

This is childcare in my area. Total crap. You get either super conservative, religious preschools that hold to very outdated methods or more nature-based programs that are run often by people that are elitist and view childcare as just something on the side, for the fun and that parents are available at any hour to drop anything and pick up their kid, no matter the reason.


Oh, honey. Parenting is going to be a LONG road for you if you don’t get some perspective.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 22:29     Subject: Kicked out of summer camp-last day
Anonymous wrote:OP, you sound incredibly entitled to expect a camp to deal with your child’s repeated diarrhea episodes.


This. No one at the camp is being paid enough to deal with your kids diarrhea whether it’s caused by Miralax or a bug or aliens— they have a bunch of other kids who need to be cared for and they have a policy about diarrhea which I have 99.9% certainty you signed at the beginning of camp. I’m sorry it is now inconvenient for you.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 22:29     Subject: Re:Kicked out of summer camp-last day
What is wrong with you OP that you can’t comprehend that no one wants to clean up your kid’s poop. It’s a medical condition, sure, so send a nurse with him or, shocker, keep him home. Why are you insisting on putting your kid in a situation where his peers see him poop his pants and an adult (other than his parents) need to help him clean up?
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 22:15     Subject: Re:Kicked out of summer camp-last day
My child puked while eating at lunch (she has a bad gag reflex). Everyone figured that she didn't have a bug, but they had to go by their illness rules. She missed 2 days of camp. Never came down with anything.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 22:09     Subject: Kicked out of summer camp-last day
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why not wait until after camp to do miralax, you see him up for failure.


We’ve been giving it in the early evening to try and minimize disruptions. It wasn’t like he was having hard stools before but had held it for months after he potty trained a year ago. We could have done this whole colon cleanse thing more 6 months ago but we followed our peds rec and waited on the specialist for 6 months. It impacted his nerves and he is now incontinent while he recovers.
He will sometimes pee in the potty. I totally get it if a child is sick but this is a medical condition, not an illness. I also get it if it was prolonged but it’s literally been a few times this week. Monday he had 1 poop and they made us pick him up. Nothing Tuesday. I’m not sure if he had diarrhea yesterday so maybe just today? If he had a major poop Tuesday/Wednesday, they didn’t say.

It just feels excessive to kick a young child out because of this. We also can’t come to pickup to say hi because I’m at work….I have a babysitter picking him up.


Stop saying that. 24 hour diarrhea free policies are common in congregate childcare situations. You are not a victim and they did not “kick him out.”
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 22:07     Subject: Kicked out of summer camp-last day
This seems way overblown, OP. Your kid is what, 4? And seems to be having some significant medical challenges to work through, which I understand is tough for all involved. That should be front and center, not missing his friends at this camp. That's such a non-event for a kid this age. Yes, he'll be bummed, but probably more comfortable being at home til things are on a more regular cycle.

You're expectations of this camp experience are a bit too high.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 21:28     Subject: Kicked out of summer camp-last day
OP, you sound incredibly entitled to expect a camp to deal with your child’s repeated diarrhea episodes.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 21:15     Subject: Re:Kicked out of summer camp-last day
They didn't kick him out. They asked him to stay home while he is sick. It just happened that camp ends. Even if it's caused by a medical issue, and not a contagious illness, diarrhea is a health hazard.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 21:14     Subject: Kicked out of summer camp-last day
Sounds like it's nothing personal. Talk you DC through it.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 21:08     Subject: Kicked out of summer camp-last day
Anonymous wrote:Why not wait until after camp to do miralax, you see him up for failure.


We’ve been giving it in the early evening to try and minimize disruptions. It wasn’t like he was having hard stools before but had held it for months after he potty trained a year ago. We could have done this whole colon cleanse thing more 6 months ago but we followed our peds rec and waited on the specialist for 6 months. It impacted his nerves and he is now incontinent while he recovers.
He will sometimes pee in the potty. I totally get it if a child is sick but this is a medical condition, not an illness. I also get it if it was prolonged but it’s literally been a few times this week. Monday he had 1 poop and they made us pick him up. Nothing Tuesday. I’m not sure if he had diarrhea yesterday so maybe just today? If he had a major poop Tuesday/Wednesday, they didn’t say.

It just feels excessive to kick a young child out because of this. We also can’t come to pickup to say hi because I’m at work….I have a babysitter picking him up.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 21:06     Subject: Kicked out of summer camp-last day
How old is he??

Cleaning up a kid with a diarrhea accident is very challenging and takes an adult completely out of keeping eyes on other campers, so you're out of ratio if they have to spend 10-15 minutes putting on the gloves and wiping down and disposing of it all appropriately. Your kid will get over missing the camp
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 21:01     Subject: Kicked out of summer camp-last day
How much miralax are you giving him? We did a half dose every other day (as recommended by a top ped GI). Any more than that caused everything to be too runny and loose for my DS (sorry if TMI).
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2022 20:54     Subject: Re:Kicked out of summer camp-last day
How old is he and are they having to clean him
Up? Or it it just loose but he’s doing it on the toilet and taking her of it himself.