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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see 2 issues her. First if you have told her to wait with him then she should have done that. She was not being sneaky though if she texted you so Im thinking a misunderstanding.

Secondly I used to a babysit a litle boy I took to OT once a week for several months. I always stayed as I found it interesting and thats what I was supposed to do. BUT the Mom never asked me to take photos or video or relay info for work to do at home. I don't understand this part. Sometimes there were papers with exercises on for him to do, but she took him one day a week as well so could talk to them then if need be. This sounds like you mircomanage.[/quote]

Seriously, stop saying that host moms who want to know what happened is micromanaging. OT is a medical appointment where they test for skills and show you exercises/developmental next steps. If HM can’t go, then it’s entirely appropriate for AP have to report back what went on during the appointment. It’s best if everyone is on the same page for special needs anyway.[/quote]

This.  Nanny here.  If I only have one child with me, I go into the appointment, but I can’t do that if I have others with me.  Every single OT gives homework though, if they know that it will be done.  If you’re not going to do anything, they won’t waste their time.[/quote]

My child has been in OT and speech therapy since he was 19 months old.  I promise you that your child will make WAY more progress if someone is able to bridge the home/OT gap and translate the work from the office to everyday life.  When you're spending $750/week, as we did for several years, for your child to make progress, you had better believe that our APs were present in the appointments (when our child was young) or sitting right outside to learn whatever they could learn from the second the therapist came out to talk to them.    [/quote]

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