Summer Childcare: Teen
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16 Year Old Daughter
Asked by M.S. from Pittsburgh
on October 13, 2009
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My daughter has just turned 16 in September. She is for the most part a good kid. She has her head on straight (most of the time), but loves to give me a hard time. ...
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- Dear M. - SO sorry about your trials w/ your 16-yr-old. From what I've read, it seems like she's going through a LOT of things on her plate all at once, and it's just ...
- Does she also have friends at the prep school ? Do you ever invite her to have them come home with her on a weekend ? Do you have an opportunity to talk to a guidanc...
- the local school district is not a good one? Maybe she wants to be close to home while she can be. She is getting older and yes friends do become more import...
Summer Child Care for 11-Year-old
Asked by C.P. from Dallas
on March 27, 2010
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My DD's usual summer child care facility has informed us that she will not be able to attend this summer as she will have completed 6th grade (even though she won't be...
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- Find a grandma or teenager to either come over or for her to go to their place. It will probably be more fun for her than going to a daycare anyway. Most daycares ...
- I'm pretty sure that the summer camp at Midway Park elementary in Euless takes kids that are leaving 6th grade and haven't started 7th yet (she may have to be an HEB k...
- Check out sitter city.com. We have had great luck finding a summer nanny on their site. Also Mamsource offers a coupon.
Seeking Parents Advice on Rules for My 15 Year Old Son.
Asked by C.U. from New York
on September 4, 2010
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My son has in general always been respectful, kind, hardworking and grateful. After recieving his iphone and entering into the texting, facebook world everything abou...
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- hi sorry but you need to relax a little and compromise with him,, if you want him to respect you,,you need to back off. Yes i can see why you have those rules but havi...
- As long as he kept the "f*** you" under his breath, let it go. Tell him you'd better not ever hear that out loud. Since he in general has always been respectful, k...
- The FU does need to be addressed and they lie about not saying it even more so...maybe no phone for a week or a grounding. I would tell him that during this groundi...
Curfew for My 15 Year Old Daughter?
Asked by M.C. from Indianapolis
on September 19, 2009
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My 15 year old daughter will turn 16 next month. Some of her friends drive, so she can now stay out late if she wants to and we allow her to. So far we haven't had any...
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- my son is only 1, but when i was growing up (i'm now 30) i didn't have a set curfew. it just depended on what i was doing. but usually i would have to be home around...
- When my son was 16 I let him stay out to 12 because that was my curfew growing up. If he wanted to stay longer at a friends house and play video games he would call me...
- My curfew when I was a kid would always vary. (I can't go by my own kids because they're 4 years and 8 months!) If I wanted to go see a late movie, I could go but I ...
17 Year Old Who Quit School
Asked by S.W. from Charlotte
on April 29, 2007
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I have a 17 year old son and I also have a 15 year old son and a 10 year old daughter. Last month my 17 year decided he no longer wants to go to school--"and I can't ...
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- My husband quit highschool when he was a junior...that was after failing because of attendance. He is smart as whip, almost too much so for his own good. However, af...
- I'm not really sure, but here's my thoughts. tell him that he is only 17, which means he is not an adult and he doesn't get ot make decisions like dropping out of scho...
- well, I also dropped out when I was 16...I moved out of my moms house...I didint give a rip about the tough love thing. My best friend atthe time was doing night schoo...
17 Year Old Nanny
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on June 14, 2009
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My daughter babysat 3 children last summer and they asked her to do it again this summer. Well these three kids are 6 year old twins and a 10 year old brother. For bab...
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- i didn't read all the responses, but i have 2 children, and i pay $65 for 6-8 hours. $35 is really low. that is not ok... i would have your daughter talk to her a...
- I understand that she is 17, but in my opinion they are not being fair to your daughter. I am assuming you are talking at least 8 hours a day, which is less than $5 an...
- Wow, that certainly isn't enough. I used to be a "live-out nanny" too and had 3 girls to watch - 5, 6, and 7 at the time. I was paid about 10/hour. You could ask your ...
Care Packages for Summer Camp
Asked by C.C. from Fresno
on June 14, 2010
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Hi Mamas!
I'm back again with another summer camp question. Next week, my daughter (who is almost 8) will be going off to summer camp for 2 weeks. She is VERY excited...
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- Rice Krispie treats(They don't crush) lollipops and temporary tattoos and mad libs. Candy is always the favorite care package item. Also something from home (like a p...
- Hi C., I am the mother of 5 and have never been brave enough to send any of my children away as young as yours so you are very brave. I do know that I have sent my 12...
- Mad Libs and a pencil, it will get all the girls laughing together. Shel Silverstein (I might have the name a little wrong) wrote some funny poetry books she might en...
What to Do with Teen for Summer??
Asked by A.C. from Orlando
on February 20, 2008
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I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of what to do with a 14 year old for the Summer? She is a great kid but I cringe thinking she will be sleeping until Noon every...
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- Hi, I don't know how much of a help I can be to you, but I have a 17 year old and we went through the same thing. She was always too old. Is your daughter into art...
- At her age, some camps will accept her as a CIT (Counselor in Training)-- she will go for free and act as a helper. I started this at the age of 13, but every camp is ...
- Thank you for sharing. I live in Casselberry, Fl. My daughter lives in Winter Springs. Everyone, just about, calls me G. Kathy, or mama Kathy. I am 62 yrs. young. Ha W...
Summer Care for Special Needs Child
Asked by F.H. from Phoenix
on April 9, 2008
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Hi everyone, my boyfriends daughter is 12, autistic and mildly retarded. Every prior year she has been in summer school. This year, she isn't and he needs to find fu...
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- Try ABC 1 on 1. They have all kinds of programs for special needs kids. It is located on Gilbert just south of the 60. Their phone is ###-###-####. Good luck! :-)
- Check out the MARC Center in Mesa. I used to work for them and they have a ton of programs for developmentally diasbled adults and children. They are a very loving a...
- Hi F., I don't know of a summer program for her. However, I recommend you contact the Envita center, as they have a high success rate of improving or eliminating A...
Summer Child Care
Asked by T.S. from Dallas
on April 12, 2010
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my son is 10 this summer and I am looking for all day activities for him. I live in Carrollton and work in Denton so, all point in between are options..even if only fo...
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- Check out the YMCA's summer camps. I used to go to the one called Camp Tsunguni (sp?) at the Lewisville Lake and I loved it!!
- The Elm Fork Education Center at UNT offers some great educational weeklong day camp programs. These are hands-on science activities that the kids really enjoy. Go to ...
- We're finalizing our 2010 Summer Camp guide now, and will email it out to our subscribers next Monday. It includes tons of camps in Lewisville, Flower Mound, Carrollt...
