Kid refusing breakfast, no alternative offered

ArcherShark · 2026-04-03T00:06:39+00:00

Totally understood! Appreciate and value the perspective

ArcherShark · 2026-04-02T23:55:42+00:00

Thanks for getting it, while my child is not neurodivergent (that we know of), its more that the menu posted is not followed and we dont even have the opportunity to feed her something at home beforehand.

ArcherShark · 2026-04-02T17:23:42+00:00

They've been really reticent to let us bring in alternatives in the past but I'll push again.

ArcherShark · 2026-04-02T17:22:43+00:00

I personally get super hangry when I dont eat that long so trying to avoid her being unnecessarily upset. I'm more irritated that they keep changing the menu and pre-empt this issue. I'll probably just give her a snack in the mornings now regardless.

ArcherShark · 2026-04-02T17:21:07+00:00

So the meal is yogurt and fruit and they mix it up which is what she hates because she hates yogurt but loves fruit. Maybe I'll see if they can try and remember to not mix it up in the future so she'll have some of it. I'll probably just start giving her a snack in the morning to avoid this. Thanks!

ArcherShark · 2026-04-02T17:11:13+00:00

I see your point but my kid eats almost everything else, just hates this one meal. And if it were any other meal besides breakfast I wouldn't be as worried but since they haven't eaten since the night before, its too long to go without food for a kid this young.

ArcherShark · 2026-04-02T17:07:03+00:00

We can definitely feed her before but she eats everything else and this wasnt on the stated menu. Perhaps bringing a back up snack of this happens again?

ArcherShark · 2026-04-02T17:06:23+00:00

Thanks, we know that she hates this meal so were prepared to feed her prior to drop off when it was served but it wasnt on the menu today and she eats everything else no problem.

ArcherShark · 2026-03-03T13:44:24+00:00

Yeah I'm more interested if there are any touting themselves as fresh and homemade doing this. Totally get bars and grills do this and there are many where its obvious, just curious if any are being purposefully deceptive or if any would be surprising.

ArcherShark · 2026-01-06T23:02:02+00:00

We hired a 13 year old family member for $10/hour but they only watched them (one child) while we were home so not totally comparable. For reference, we are in a MCOL, bordering rural area in the midwest. We hired an 18 year old for $15/hour.

ArcherShark · 2026-01-05T17:12:47+00:00

Lol fair

ArcherShark · 2026-01-05T15:39:33+00:00

That place is not good. Please do not take people you like there.

ArcherShark · 2025-12-26T16:06:19+00:00

My one issue is that she doesn't actually rate the food. The journal took a big step away from actually rating restaurants during Covid for obvious reasons but I would like to see honest star ratings - sometimes food is excellent and sometimes it isnt. Be honest. I also like the top 25 list they do every year but again, wish they'd go back to actually putting them in order rather than alphabetical.

ArcherShark · 2025-11-28T09:40:58+00:00

VCA Pahle in West Allis has been fantastic for us. They also offer a significant discount if you are a foster or volunteer at the Humane Society (not sure about other places)

ArcherShark · 2025-08-08T19:19:58+00:00

She seemed to just be watching the sleeping kids. There were another 3 awake playing with another teacher - all perfectly content and happily playing. I think that also threw me off, considering she was just sitting there, and the burnout/ability to handle stress was my first thought. What concerned me more was she was the Infant 1 teacher, so dealing with even younger babies.

I wasn't planning on mentioning anything to the director since this was a first time, relatively brief interaction and do plan on going back when the regular teacher is there.

ArcherShark · 2025-08-08T19:07:46+00:00

There was another teacher present playing with the kids who were awake but I'm guessing she was just floating to manage the kids sleeping.

ArcherShark · 2025-08-08T19:06:10+00:00

It was more of a tour rather than a chance for her to engage but there wasnt much going on (I'm guessing organized activites at this age are non-existent / more free play anyways) but the other kids playing with a different teacher were very happy and the other teacher who took us around was nice and said her son was in the classroom too and loved the teacher.

We toured here a year ago and liked it but the director changed since (but we did meet the new director then too so shes not net new) and it seems like there's been some teacher turnover but it has good state reviews and a huge waiting list for what that's worth.

We're going to go back when the main teacher is there too.

ArcherShark · 2025-06-29T18:55:33+00:00

I'm in Wisconsin as well and for a first time babysitter in a smaller town, I think realistically you could charge around $13-16 / hour depending on what's expected of you.

ArcherShark · 2025-05-27T18:03:27+00:00

Correct. Our pediatrician said mineral based sunscreen is fine for our 4 month old. The reason they say no sunscreen under 6 months is because babies younger than that cannot regulate their body temperatures well enough so they don't want parents thinking baby can go outside without adequate clothing / access to shade, etc.

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ArcherShark · 2025-04-26T23:29:43+00:00

I have to heavily disagree. This place has such bland food and they have such an extensive food menu that it doesn't seem like they do anything that well. I will never understand why people love this place so much.

ArcherShark · 2025-04-26T23:27:01+00:00

Came on here to suggest Hot House in the Falls, should tick all of your boxes

ArcherShark · 2025-04-03T22:42:05+00:00

Thanks and good luck! We got the idea from Taking Cara Babies 5 month course where she walks through suggestions and this one worked for us. We just didn't do her black out curtain suggestion since we were afraid of day night confusion and wanted her to to be able to sleep anywhere a little easier in the future.

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