newandlearning
02-09-2009, 09:06 PM
hi.. I'm still feeling down and fedup with this childminding situation ..
I asked the 'mum' if she felt her son was happy coming to me and wondered if part of this change in behaviour could be down to him not enjoying himself here.. I said that I felt that possibly part of it was him trying to redefine himself in a bigger summer group structure.. and that possibly when everyone was back at school his behaviour would improve :(
She asked me if I wanted to give it a month and then review it and if I felt things weren't improving then she could always put him back in the nursery. I said that I felt that this was a good idea and was happy to speak with her again in a month's time to review and hopefully update with more positive news.
I hate in a way that we've decided to give it a month with possibility to end the contract; I'm not a defeatist. Possibly I need to re-evaluate when I do certain things in my day .. like cook dinner ... so that I'm there for them more at a time of day when everyone's sort of tired. Everything feels a bit up in the air now in a funny way.. hmmm!!
I don't know why but there is a part of me that feels lost with all of this. my gut feels like its already given up with this LO .. maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised :huh:
The mum said that no-one else who looks after him has had half the :censored: I have... to be honest that doesn't spur me on much :(
I asked the 'mum' if she felt her son was happy coming to me and wondered if part of this change in behaviour could be down to him not enjoying himself here.. I said that I felt that possibly part of it was him trying to redefine himself in a bigger summer group structure.. and that possibly when everyone was back at school his behaviour would improve :(
She asked me if I wanted to give it a month and then review it and if I felt things weren't improving then she could always put him back in the nursery. I said that I felt that this was a good idea and was happy to speak with her again in a month's time to review and hopefully update with more positive news.
I hate in a way that we've decided to give it a month with possibility to end the contract; I'm not a defeatist. Possibly I need to re-evaluate when I do certain things in my day .. like cook dinner ... so that I'm there for them more at a time of day when everyone's sort of tired. Everything feels a bit up in the air now in a funny way.. hmmm!!
I don't know why but there is a part of me that feels lost with all of this. my gut feels like its already given up with this LO .. maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised :huh:
The mum said that no-one else who looks after him has had half the :censored: I have... to be honest that doesn't spur me on much :(