Hi. I'm new here. Anybody find communicating with child care providers difficult? I guess I've been in the corporate world too long and I think in terms of goals, plans and deliverables. But we had a meeting with the director of the center last week about sleep issues my baby daughter is having, and it just felt like the whole idea of "coming up with a plan" was completely foreign to them. Not the kind of plan that's like a strict timeline, just a list of things to try and check off if they fail. And it feels like there's resistance to creative problem solving (the best they can come up with is turning out the lights, which is "a huge step for us.") I mean, just get a ladder and unscrew the light bulbs over the cribs...how hard can it be?? Sorry to rant.
I believe that these are caring, loving people who are really doing this job because they love children. But maybe it's just a totally different mindset!?! I feel like I'm from Mars or something. Has anybody else had a similar experience?