My 2-year-old's daycare gives treats every day when the kids leave. When my daughter was old enough, they started giving her a treat as well. At first, it was cute because she was so excited about it. It has steadily gotten a little ridiculous. When I go pick her up, she runs to the treat bowel and says, "treat! I want treat!" She's not a brat about it, but she wants one just like everyone else gets one. Sometimes their treats are not age appropriate for her (gum, hard candy, etc) and it is up to me to tell her no and take her out to the car where sometimes she cries, but most of the time she puts her head on my shoulder and gets really sad, like she can't understand what she did wrong. I also don't want her to be spoiled and expect a treat every day. I think a treat is a TREAT, something you get every now and then. How do I convey this to my child, and how do I determine what days she gets them? If i left it up to her daycare she'd get a treat every day. They can't say no.
2007-09-06
03:16:09
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Katie G
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Toddler & Preschooler