Daycare Moms - An Important PSA

fIowerchild · April 2009

According to LynninLove, the *real* reason daycare teachers have children try new things, do crafts, etc. is so that they can test them - to move them up to the next room and get more $$.

Just thought you should all know the true reason for all the coloring projects that come home with DC.

https://tinyurl.com/d2vew5

MrsHK · April 2009

I don't think she was trying to imply it was the only reason for fun craft activities. I don't think she was even trying to imply that the daycare was an evil place just trying to push kids along to turn a huge profit. I think she's just trying to reassure another mom.

JLSBWG · April 2009

That is probably partially true, but they are also helping to develop their motor skills. They probably have a checklist of things that they want them to do. My DS is coloring with crayons and he is probably a few months away from moving in to the toddler room.

fIowerchild · April 2009

^ Yes, I'm sure you are right. I'm also certain that she didn't mean to sound like a complete idiot.

Brewtowngrl · April 2009

fIowerchild:
^ Yes, I'm sure you are right. I'm also certain that she didn't mean to sound like a complete idiot.

but she did sound like one all the same. I am a little snarky today. I am working on my taxes.

citygirl_ · April 2009

lol!

franciscaz · April 2009

Makes sense to me. I remember the infant wait list in Las Vegas was ASTOUNDING but there wasn't as much competition for older spots.

I also think some of it is pressure parents put on centers. I remember being pregnant and everyone on the tri boards were talking about how important it is for you to have a constantly stimulating, early education promoting, day care... even for infants. Seriously... coloring at 6 months Hmm Harm just now is starting to like things like that and I don't think my son is dumb by any means!!! I said it than and say it now (as Harmon tries to learn to open the tooth brush bottle w/his mouth and roll a dump truck) kids own discovery methods go much further than our manufactured ones.

MrsHK · April 2009

Brewtowngrl:
fIowerchild:
^ Yes, I'm sure you are right. I'm also certain that she didn't mean to sound like a complete idiot.
but she did sound like one all the same. I am a little snarky today. I am working on my taxes.

I'm glad you can be so supportive of a mom trying to be reassuring to another mom. Y'know since there aren't plenty of real dimwits floating around these boards that deserve snarkiness.

Temp174496125006552 · April 2009

More than her comment, I'm scratching my head about giving a 6 month old crayons.

*speedracer* · April 2009

luckily my kid is a finger painting genius.

fIowerchild · April 2009

*speedracer*:
luckily my kid is a finger painting genius.

Awesome!! I bet they've moved him up to 6th grade already.

*speedracer* · April 2009

i don't want to brag or anything but he's already finger painting at a high school level Geeked

funchicken · April 2009

Um, this makes no sense to me. The daycares around here move kids up according to age. Crayon prodigies or not, they can't move up until they are old enough.

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