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19-02-2011, 09:02 PM
Am new her but need reassurance
Basically I have a minded child who I have had for almost 2 years. He has been quite challenging through the whole 2 years but events took a turn for the worse this week.
He's 10 years old and due to his behaviour aggreed with his parents that after school he could play in the street with his friends till mum came. This week after school he asked to go to the shops with his friends so i informed him this is not what me and his parents agreed and he flew into a fit at school throwing his scooter at my buggy with my own child in it. He ran off and I was left shouting after him as i had 4 other children with me which i couldnt leave. Once I got him to come back I told him his privilages to play outside had been taken away and he was to come with me now into my home. Well all the way home I was subjected to a load of 'f' you this and finger jestures which was humiliating to say the least infront of all the parents at school. Then at home he threw his mobile at my living room door and put a hole the size of a 10p piece in it, put a hole in my sofa and locked himself in my bathroom.
I handed my termination letter to his parents on fri and mum started to cry and left, dad seemed to take it ok and even offered to pay for door and sofa but am still feeling like rubbish like i've let them down somehow.
Would like some other childminders views on if they would have handled things differently or terminated contract also as I feel terrible.
Thanks
Basically I have a minded child who I have had for almost 2 years. He has been quite challenging through the whole 2 years but events took a turn for the worse this week.
He's 10 years old and due to his behaviour aggreed with his parents that after school he could play in the street with his friends till mum came. This week after school he asked to go to the shops with his friends so i informed him this is not what me and his parents agreed and he flew into a fit at school throwing his scooter at my buggy with my own child in it. He ran off and I was left shouting after him as i had 4 other children with me which i couldnt leave. Once I got him to come back I told him his privilages to play outside had been taken away and he was to come with me now into my home. Well all the way home I was subjected to a load of 'f' you this and finger jestures which was humiliating to say the least infront of all the parents at school. Then at home he threw his mobile at my living room door and put a hole the size of a 10p piece in it, put a hole in my sofa and locked himself in my bathroom.
I handed my termination letter to his parents on fri and mum started to cry and left, dad seemed to take it ok and even offered to pay for door and sofa but am still feeling like rubbish like i've let them down somehow.
Would like some other childminders views on if they would have handled things differently or terminated contract also as I feel terrible.
Thanks