Sick Care: Preschooler
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Sick Child Care
Asked by L.E. from Los Angeles
on June 11, 2010
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Hi, All,
What do you do if you work or attend school full-time, spouse is not around and your young children are mildly ill (with a slight fever, runny nose, cough,...
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- Find a Babysitter that you trust (retained ahead of time)... and have her care for your child if sick. Some babysitters/Nannys will do this. Of course nothing is free...
- Well after they are done being sick, I would look at weening your 3 year old, then getting him to sleep in his own bed. Back to being sick... I would look at gettin...
- Wow 17 hours in 1 week. Thats enough to make anyone insane (no pun intended towards your psych background LOL). I just wanted to suggest taking a multi-vitamin to help...
What Do You Do When You Have to Work and Have a Sick Child?
Asked by S.C. from Albuquerque
on July 28, 2010
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Hi moms! I have been a SAHM since my child was born. He is now 3 and I have to return to the work force. I will be in a new area without family and one of my main c...
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- My employer is pretty cool about me taking a sick day if the kid is sick. My husband will try to take off instead if I don't have any sick days (like when I got back f...
- If you are a member of a local church, befriend some of the ladies in the lady's groups. There are usually alot of "grammas" that would love to help you out. If your...
- It sounds like if he has not been in daycare or preschool before, he could catch a number of colds the first winter. I am very fortunate to work in a very family-frien...
HELP! How to Stay Well with a Sick Child?
Asked by A.M. from Tampa
on September 14, 2010
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My 3-month-old son is sick for the first time after being in daycare for only a week. I knew that would probably happen, I have enough friends with kids to know the dr...
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- I take airborne. If it is upper resp, I take a Chinese her formula called Yin Qiao. Wash hand frequently. Try not to kiss child on lip or let them cough on you. (go...
- vitamin c.... it really does help... use lysol, wash hands a lot.. this all helps.. can you have the baby stay at a home with someone who watches 2 other kids.. some...
- Lots of hand washing of course and the usual type of activities that prevent cross contamination like not touching your nose, mouth or eyes while your baby is sick unl...
Child Care
Asked by K.W. from Grand Rapids
on June 25, 2010
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Hi Ladies,
We are looking at opening a child care developmental center downtown. We are first trying to figure out the demand for this. Wanting to get some feed bac...
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- We paid almost $20K last year for 2 kids in full-time day care (1 and 3 years-old). Our facility doesn't offer any of the amenities you refer to in your message. Jus...
- i think the most important thing is the quality of care that the kids will be receiving. all the extras you mention sound great but if it drives up the cost, you may...
- The center we go is amazing (like what you are describing) and well worth the extra money per week. It is $240 a week. That was out of our price range but after visiti...
Nanny Not Wanting to Watch Sick Child
Asked by K.H. from Boston
on March 28, 2011
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we've had a nanny for about 2 months now. she is great with the kids ( ages 3 and the other is 10 months ). I hired her knowing she would be bringing her 2 year old da...
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- Daycare is way different than a nanny. One of the perks in having a nanny is exactly for this reason, you don't have to go by the daycare or school rules. Of course ...
- If your child was going to a daycare he would not be allowed back until 24 hours after vomitting. As for what to expect of your nanny, these are details that you shou...
- I think that if you didn't have a clear agreement about sick care that y'all should work one out soon. For me, excepting a serious illness, that would be the whole ...
Bringing a Sick Child to a Family Thanksgiving Dinner - Is It Okay? or Not?
Asked by M.B. from Colorado Springs
on November 23, 2011
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My sister's oldest son was sick with a fever, body aches and vomiting a couple days ago. Now her youngest has it. He was sick today with vomiting and laying on couch...
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- Okay, if that were my kid, I WOULD NOT, bring them to Thanksgiving gathering. NOT at all. Why? 1) The child is sick. They will be uncomfortable, you or the child wil...
- People with sick kids should make their appropriate apologies and bow out and parents should understand. I never liked going to people's homes for t-day, if I had a s...
- I would follow the rules they use at school - don't remember exact words - a person/child needs to be vomit/fever free for at least 24 hours. So I agree, they need to ...
Taking Time off Work to Stay Home with a Sick Child
Asked by L.E. from Boise
on June 10, 2010
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Hello. I am a full-time working mom. I have two little boys ages 7 and 5 years who tend to get sick alot. It seems like when it rains it pours. I'll be home with o...
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- This happened to me too a lot this past winter, and I was feel guilty for taking a lot of time off. I'm the head of my dept, so it was easier for me to just say I was ...
- If my kids are sick and it's before 2pm (when my husband leaves for work) he'll go get them from daycare and I'll be home in time for him to leave. My boss is very gen...
- I sympathize with you. I worked my job for approximately 10 years, married and have children. One is autistic. Even though illnesses were not an issue with me, my s...
Mom Always Brings Sick Child to Events . . Don't Want My Kids Sick .. .
Asked by A.D. from New York
on December 26, 2008
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Hi
This may be a wierd one but . . . a friend of a friend frequently will bring her child to activities even when the child is sick. Recently we got together to si...
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- It drives me CRAZY when parents do this! If someone has a fever they need to be home for 24 hours. That is what my pediatrician and school nurse has always told me. I ...
- How terrible! I hate it when moms do this. Try keeping your child on your lap and saying, "don't go near XXX, he's sick!" Put your arms out in a circle around your chi...
- I agree with your feelings. The woman is both inconsiderate and thoughtless to her own child, as well as to yours, and the other children. The nice friendly way to e...
Day Care
Asked by B.C. from Houston
on February 8, 2010
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My 2 yr old grandson has been going to daycare for 3 weeks now and he has been sick every since he started! Is this normal? What can I do to help stop this? I feel ...
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- Kids immune system is week so any littel germ they encounter can affect them. HOWEVER , Same thing here, if he is sick all the time than you might consider removing hi...
- I am so surprised that the majority of the answers are not only stating that this is normal but that it is good for him to be sick to get his immune system stronger. ...
- . My granddaughter was sick almost every other day when she was in daycare. She would no sooner get well and she was back at the dr. the day after. Finally my daugh...
How Do You Discline a Sick Child
Asked by A.S. from Buffalo
on September 14, 2006
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Hi everyone I am new here and I am having the hardest time with my soon to be 3 year old son that was dx with a Anaplastic Ependymoma (brain tumor) Im not sure how to ...
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- Hi A... my son was born with Sturge Weber Syndrome, a seizure disorder and developmental delays. One thing I did was never use his 'different abilities' as an excus...
- I strongly suggest you discuss the situation with a psychologist experienced with kids with serious illnesses. I have had some professional (medical) experience with ...
- God Bless you with this problem. I would just treat him like your other child. I have a 10 year old son who is autistic and I found that if I treat him differently t...
