CM Club - WWYD if you needed things signing but parent always rushing off?

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I need a medicine book signing and haven't been able to get it signed because the mum grabs and runs because she has 2 other kids in the car and doesn't want to get them out. I do understand it's hard for her, I really do but how do I make sure I continue to do what I HAVE to do and get this signed?

Are you able to go to the car with her? I know this isn't always possible when there are other mindees that is at your home when she arrives. Don't know what the set up is with this mum.

Another solution maybe is to ask her to stop by a time when she hasn't got the kids? maybe at the week end or something?

I take it she knows about the medicene your giving the child so that is verbal acknoledgement so could she back date it?

Going to the car isn't an option due to several other pick ups all at the same time/children left in my house (out of the 6 I have, 4 are aged 2/3 so not the right age to be left alone really - not when they're not mine anyway )

I don't think weekends would be an option either but I'll ask (she's a single parent so obviously always going to have all the kids to get out).

Yes I have permission for it all verbally and a blanket permission form signed. I just hate it not being signed when it should because then it's left and left then say I don't see them over Christmas period, I may forget then Ofsted may mark me down GRRR. Am I worrying too much?

I know what you mean. I have to physically block the door sometimes to get legal stuff signed.

tell her that you cant accept the children next drop off time unless she signs the book first... tell her its the law!!!

will do the trick.. good luck..

HSMM - problem is I can't get to the door to block her properly LOL - you know my little porch so imagine it at pickup with people in there putting shoes on and then opening the door for someone else (thinking they're helping and knowing no littlies can get out)!

thebody - yes, will say the bit about not having her child, she knows about the legal stuff and I know what she thinks about it all too! I had to get texts the other day to confirm the mix of medicines to cover my back and I said I needed in writing that the Dr has said which one to take and when and how much so at least it was written down somewhere til I wrote in the book!

Ok, time to get the hard hat on!! :)

Just thought, we're all supposed to be going to a mindee's bday party at their house tomorrow. I'm definitely going so will take the book with me and just hope the one I need to sign doesn't get snowed in (they are a little more in the sticks)

Can you not ask her to sign the book at drop-off time?

No as I have 6 kids rushing off to the car for the school run and she tends to JUST make it in time to put her dd in the car then I have to shoot to school. Having said that, if she comes next week (we're unsure at mo), there are no school runs so will solve this time round.

I think it's just in general I was trying to see what I could do but I guess just a YOU MUST type of chat will have to take place.

what if you email her statig that child had medicine at whatever time, amount and ask to her to reply to confirm she recieved it. then print it and attach to medicine folder. do they same if she wants you to give child medicine tell her to email with the type to medicine, how much and what times and anything else you need to know about the medicine. then that way you have to written permission.

Can you email or text her that you need it signed on x day and have it ready at the door for her to sign when she collects - should take only a second, right? Or hold her DC and the book when she comes in and just say please sign this. Then hand over DC

That might work - I'd do anything anyone asked me to do if it meant that afterward I could cuddle my DS after not seeing him for 8 hours!
Not suggesting a hostage situation is necessarily best practice, but it would work for me