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[quote=D-ATX]Personally, I wouldn't mind being asked what happened if the parent is respectful. It's your child after all, not hers, and she is being paid, and you are the boss. I see it as the parent and I are a team. Team members cooperate and share information. It's what you do with that information that can cause problems, or when you assume something without all the information.

Also, a three-year-old is going to be testy and moody. It's always kind of sad when they stop being the sweet toddler that follows instructions so well. As a provider, it is my job to be a disciplinarian as well as a friend. I'm very clear about my boundaries with a child. I'm not mean. I don't humiliate. I say sorry if I make a mistake. I don't neglect children. Nevertheless, I don't budge when there's a boundary violation. Ex: If I warned the child that the car is going to get a time-out if it's thrown, then that's exactly what is going to happen if the car is thrown.

Disciplinary acts like this can make the kiddo hate me for the day. I have to be thick skinned enough to deal with that. It's the nature of the job.

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