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How do you feel about your LO getting "dirty" at daycare?
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This was asked on 6-12 and I thought it was interesting:
strimble26:
do you get upset if your child gets dirty? DH and I both agree that if she is NOT dirty when we pick her up, then something is wrong! This stems from a conversation I had with the ladies at DC yesterday when I went to pick Charleigh up. She had some food stains on her shirt, she was sweaty and just a mess when I got there and the teacher apologized saying that she was just all over the place. I told her that I loved seeing her dirty bc to me that means she actually did something! If she was as perfect and pristine as she was when I dropped her off, then I would know that she wasn't having any fun or being allowed to explore. To me, dirty = a job well done at daycare. The teachers told me that most moms don't feel that way and they get upset when their child isn't "clean" when they pick them up. **disclaimer- I don't mean dirty as in covered in poo sitting in the same diaper all day neglected, I just mean normal wear and tear dirt
What is your take on this?
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Re: How do you feel about your LO getting "dirty" at daycare?
I don't mind messy clothes, or DD being sweaty with her hair all over the place. What I don't care for is when I pick up either of my kids and they have food all over their faces...especially when they ate a while before I picked them up.
I completely okay with my child being a little dirty, but my daycare changes their clothes even if they spit up a little, so I rarely find them too dirty.
I would be upset if I picked them up and they had food all over their face too.
My kid is dirty all the time! Even at home. I don't know what happens to him! He's a messy eater and an agressive player, I guess.
I don't like the food on the face, but generally, I'm not expecting him to look anywhere near clean. I thought we'd be able to use clothes for a second kid, but his pants are either torn at the knees or stained or both.
We have a lady at dc that sends her daughter in PRISTINE outfits and then has a fit if her knees are scuffed (the kid is crawling). Do not send a crawler to dc in white pants!
Active play dirt is fine by me. Boogies and food need to be dealt with.
My daycare teacher painted all the kid's hair orange to teach them about colors the other day. It was hilarious.
The dirtier, the better! My house stays cleaner and a bath works wonders.
This is why I have 'daycare' clothes and 'good' clothes...to me dirt is to be expected each day.
They are good about keeping hands and faces clean, but I expect and plan for playground dirt, etc.
Pretty much this.
If DS comes home from daycare with dirt in his hair and paint on his face, I know he had a really fun day. It makes me happy to know that he's being active and playing.
Besides, he's 100% hand-washable. Warm water, mild soap. His clothes are cheap and I don't care if they get stained.
When my DD first stared going to daycare at 14 months she would go through 3-4 outfit changes per day. Really strange since I would only change her at home if she got really filthy or had a blowout or something. Finally I asked them and the response was "oh she got a little bit of lunch on her shirt". I asked them to please stop doing that cause I couldn't keep up with the laundry LOL.
Now I regularly pick her up covered in dirt from top to bottom cause they have been playing outside on the playground for the whole afternoon. On rainy/cold days she will often have paint or foam or any other remnant on her shirt. Doesn't bother me at all. Having fun as a child is all about getting dirty and messy and I have never once picked her up and found her in a dirty diaper or filthy to the point of unsanitary.