Summer Childcare: Infant
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Summer
Asked by L.A. from Denver
on February 29, 2012
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What do you do with your kids during the summer? I recently went back to work, after being a stay at home mom for 9 years. I am only working part time. I am trying ...
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- Is there a Boy's & Girl's Club you can take them to? They only charge before a certain time at the one 2 of my grandkids attend when they're not with me so part-time ...
- Since you are working part time, can you find a mom with kids who might swap with you? I used to do this with a friend, she had my child one day a week, I had hers onc...
- I used to use a college girl who came and took care of my kids part time. It was awesome! She would take them to the zoo, park, museum, ice cream, swimming, etc. Then ...
Which Summer Infant Video Monitor?
Asked by K.C. from Los Angeles
on October 17, 2010
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Ok ladies, I need help. Baby # 2 is coming in 10 days and I still haven't chosen a new video monitor yet.
I keep hearing that Summer Infant makes the best ones rig...
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- I like the Angel care movement monitor. It will set off an alarm if you baby stops breathing. The video monitors are good but you can not watch them when you are sleep...
- We have the Summer day and night hand held. 2 cameras and I can use one monitor and switch back and forth between rooms or use both monitors at night if I want to hear...
- Hi K.! Congratulations on baby #2. we have the summer infant best view handheld color video monitor. I really like it. We bought our first one when my first son ...
Child Care
Asked by W.B. from Kansas City
on February 24, 2007
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ok so i am an in home child care provider and im gonna be watching a new baby she is 6 weeks old, i told her mother that she could come by with her so the baby and i c...
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- Hi W., I am a child care provider too. If the mom stays with her baby at my house I do not charge but if I am watching the baby, I charge an hourly rate or a daily r...
- Hi W. I am in home child care too, and I think if she drops the baby off for 4hrs or more I would charge her the daily rate. I would take what you said you would c...
- can i bring my kids over for the free getting to know you thingy? i would never leave my child with a total stranger for a getting to know my child...i want to know...
Child Care
Asked by S.R. from Houston
on July 6, 2010
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I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter, whom I am slowly getting her used to child care, I have only taking her 3 days last week for about 2 to 3 hours a day.. She is used t...
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- It is very hard on part timers to adjust to daycare. Try to keep her schedule exactly the same until she makes the adjustment. To be completely honest, some children n...
- Ok coming from a pre-k teacher she'll be ok really. I know it's hard and I have been in your shoes I have a 9 year old that at diffrent points in his life had to leave...
- Hi S.,R no one can give you that answer, I'm a daycare provider, and most of my children came to me as new borns and grew up with me, but in 13 years i have only had 3...
Would You Allow a Teenager to Care for Your Children During Summer Break?
Asked by D.C. from Atlanta
on February 9, 2007
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I would like ot get some younger mother's views on this please. MY daughter is having her first child, and she is only 15. She her options as far as a job go are VERY ...
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- hey donna jean. i am 26 with two girls ages 5 and 9 months. yes i was a nanny at age 19 for a family from sweden. there are a few teens in my church whom are certif...
- Hi D. - I'm not sure how 'young' you want but I am 35 with a 5 year old son. We are planning to get pregnant again this year hopefully so the issue of child care has b...
- One thing to take into consideration are the laws in Georgia concerning childcare. The state generally is very interested in who is running childcare. If she is want...
Summer Swaddling?
Asked by B.D. from New York
on April 24, 2008
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Hi All! I need some advice from people who have had spring or summer babies. I am 33 weeks pregnant with my second child, due on June 9th. My son was born on Septem...
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- those lightweight waffle-knit stretchy blankets are the best! that with a onesie underneath is great.
- My son was born in February and still lovest to be swaddled. The waff;e weave blankets were a life saver. They are available at Target. They are lightweight and str...
- Absolutely swaddle! There are some wonderful lightweight swaddling blankets available at almost every baby shop. Or if you are crafty by some lightweight fabric - pr...
Infant Care
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on January 5, 2009
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Hi Mama's...We're having a baby girl on/around 4/27. I have started my daycare search for our baby. We have a 3 yr. old..(just turned 3 today!), but she will be contin...
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- Good afternoon! Would you or anyone you know might be interested in hiring an Au Pair? Au pairs are foreign exchange students, young women (and men), ages 18-26 p...
- I recommend Primrose Schools. The two that I know the best are both owned by the same family. They are in it for the kiddos and the families. They offer differen...
- Hi K., I have 4 wonderful children (ages 7, 8, 9, and 11 months). My first, second, and third graders are in school in Frisco during the day and my baby boy is home ...
Summer Activities
Asked by M.I. from Pittsburgh
on May 31, 2011
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I'm looking for suggestions for summer activities for a 13 year old girl who lives in a very small town.
My younger (half) sister sent me a message over the weekend...
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- Does she have friends within bicycle riding distance? If so, just let her play. At that age we rode bikes, played outside, hung out at the local pool and read books. H...
- -Local park w/a friend? -Library -Get her her favortie magazine subscription. -Do they have a place you can paint pottery? (Kind of expensive but what if you went t...
- Membership to a local pool or water park? She could be a mother's helper for a nearby family. Does she have a library nearby? Sometimes they have weekly meetings, e...
Teenagers and Summer
Asked by J.K. from Kansas City
on May 28, 2011
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I have a question for all you mothers of teens. What do they do for the summer? I am really interested in what you let them do at night. Do they stay up all night? ...
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- My son will be 15 in a week. What he will do this summer: Alternate between staying home and volunteering at our Vets office. We have not set up the schedule yet,...
- We have a sixteen, almost seventeen year old boy in our house. If he's not working his volunteer job the next day, we let him stay up as long as he wants and sleep ...
- Here in Austin there is a city wide curfew for kids 17 and under. So they cannot be out and about on their own after curfew. In the past, our daughter volunteered a...
What to Do with Teenagers over the Summer?
Asked by S.W. from Columbus
on June 10, 2009
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Hi all,
I have three stepkids (18, 15, and 9 yo) and a fourth-month old son. (All three stepkids live with us full-time.) I just recently became a SAHM when my son wa...
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- If the do not have paying jobs, have them go out and start volunteering around the neighborhood or for people you know that need help. It becomes another reference on ...
- Oh wow, what big age gaps. With friends coming over, maybe set one day a week as 'friend day' where they each get to have one friend over and you get to 'get it over ...
- One of the things that worked for me withfour teenagers in the house all at the same time was to set a schedule. Kids need boundaries no matter what age they are.I als...
