Child care workers said this... thoughts for talk 5

1.  " You cant change them.... a leopard can't change its' spots "

2. "He shouts and screams, gets aggressive and then sometimes breaks windows"
     ME " what do you do then?"
   "Oh, we've learnt to live with it. We've got used to it"

3. A general gathering of all staff and children were held to discuss children's rights.
    CHILD " Can a child care worker stop you from eating breakfast just because you come late to the table?"
    ME " No"
   CHILD CARE WORKER TO ME LATER  "Don't ever do that again!  Don't ever say to a child that what I              
    do is wrong!".

4. KITCHEN SUPERVISOR  with no rights to hire or fire dismisses a kitchen worker without using proper procedure in terms of labour practice. The grievance is made and the kitchen worker is re-instated. The Kitchen Supervisor goes off sick.
    CHILD CARE WORKER " If she dies it will be on your head !!"

5. " You pay me to be like a fireman. I do my own thing until there is a problem - THEN... I come out and deal with it.... THAT'S IT!! "

6. ME at a staff meeting with the new regulations attached to the Act." You may no longer hit the boys"
    THREE CHILD CARE WORKERS throwing the new regulations into the middle of the room, " We might as well resign now !!"