Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 In a message dated 1/10/2004 7:32:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, lisa@... writes: > God help me come school time.......I > feel so bad for thinking about putting him into daycare- but its > cheaper than a baby-sitter. Im in a quandary. > > What's the deal Leis? Are there other kids for him to play with in daycare? Lots and lots of kids in the US go to 'camp' for their summer vacations (it's your summer now, right?) Since I live in NYC, I'd say 75% of the kids in my area are in 1/2 or full day camp for 6-8 weeks each summer. Liam would go except he goes to summer school as well. I think of the one day a month Liam has his recreation/respite program part of his social life. I say go for it! Kathy, Liam's mom( 5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Leis, Hi. I've been working full time always- went back to work when amanda was 6 weeks old. she did stay with a cousin of mine (whom I paid). And then was in EI from 9 months old. I went back when jesse was 3 months old (has some extra time cause he was born in june- got a few extra weeks). I had a sitter for him- brought him to her house she had about 4-5 kids there. Cost me a fortune!!!!!!!! Finally put him in a day care situ which worked out wonderfully till he went to pre-K. My heart goes out to all of us who have to work when our kids are little (or big), but sometimes ya gotta do, what ya gotta do.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 In a message dated 1/10/2004 9:22:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, Mom2lfm@... writes: > What's the deal Leis? Are there other kids for him to play with in > daycare? Oops sorry. You said but I was thinking BJ. Kathy, Liam's mom( 5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Thanks to everyone for their replies. I know we do what we have to do- I think I wa just looking for approval. pointed out I'll feel guilty no matter what I do We have no family here to rely on, and that makes it a tad harder Nor many friends- the friends we DO have work days and have no kids. Joys of moving away from family. I trust the daycare centre he will be going to- and Natasha both go there. I used to feel so bad about Natasha going to daycare, but now her speech has improved and she is such a confident little girl, that I no longer have doubts that she needs it. She is teaching BJ how to speak too which is better than a speech therapist This will also cost me $9 for half a day, where as to get a sitter in would cost about $60 for 3 hrs. I will find a way to not feel like a bad mummy. Thanks for letting me vent and get " approval " of you guys Michdock@... wrote: > Hi Leis, > Do you have a friend > who will take him for a morning a week when the other two are gone and > you > can have a break? Do you have a friend who you can " trade " kids with > one day a > week? Do you have a young teen in your area who would come over 2 or > 3 days a > week to be a " mothers' helper' and play with the ot -- Aussie Leis- mum to BJ - 6- alternating between devil and angel- ds, Natasha 23 months - my little princess who has discovered the love of hair stuff and " piggy tails " - and 10 weeks- growing like the proverbial weed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 And there is no winning...... was in daycare (6 kids at a friend's who did home daycare) from 4 months until she was a little over 3. Then, we decided that I should become a stay-at-home mom ( was about 10 months old). We thought this would be best for the kids and our family. Well, as it turned out, I had no idea of what to do with a 3 year old ALL THE TIME (plus a baby)...... didn't have friends with kids her age (who didn't work), didn't know about playgroups, it was cold and snowy outside, so we didnt find anyone at parks....... oh, and the house was on the market so we have to be tidy. It was hardly two weeks before was begging to go visit her friends at Miss Toni's :-) I finally decided to have her go back 2 morning each week (usually when I had 's EI stuff scheduled) so that she could play with her friends. I was kinda bummed out.... here I just dumped my research career that I had spent 5 years in grad school, couple years of post doc, and moved across the country for a good job, only to have my daughter say...... " when do I get to go back to Miss Toni's? " I laugh at how different it was for my youngest at age 3........ I was much better Mommy-trained by that time :-) , mom to (8), (6 tomorrow!, DS), and (4) Leis wrote: >Thanks to everyone for their replies. > >I know we do what we have to do- I think I wa just looking for approval. > pointed out I'll feel guilty no matter what I do > >We have no family here to rely on, and that makes it a tad harder Nor >many friends- the friends we DO have work days and have no kids. Joys of >moving away from family. I trust the daycare centre he will be going to- > and Natasha both go there. I used to feel so bad about Natasha >going to daycare, but now her speech has improved and she is such a >confident little girl, that I no longer have doubts that she needs it. >She is teaching BJ how to speak too which is better than a speech >therapist This will also cost me $9 for half a day, where as to get a >sitter in would cost about $60 for 3 hrs. > >I will find a way to not feel like a bad mummy. > >Thanks for letting me vent and get " approval " of you guys > > > > >Michdock@... wrote: > > > >>Hi Leis, >> Do you have a friend >>who will take him for a morning a week when the other two are gone and >>you >>can have a break? Do you have a friend who you can " trade " kids with >>one day a >>week? Do you have a young teen in your area who would come over 2 or >>3 days a >>week to be a " mothers' helper' and play with the ot >> >> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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