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Post by aydee on May 25, 2006 12:09:50 GMT -5
Just interested to see what real moms do!
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julie
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Post by julie on May 25, 2006 12:43:48 GMT -5
My mil lives next door to us (just like the big fat greek wedding) so I am able to drop off my daughter there each morning, plus have breakfast as a family  It works well for us and my daughter will start preschool this fall for a little structure assuming she ever gets potty trained.  |
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Post by Lois on May 25, 2006 12:57:02 GMT -5
My mom watches mine at her retail business but I put at her home.
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Post by sandra on May 25, 2006 13:04:34 GMT -5
We are extremely lucky that I have my Mother and My Mother in Law to watch over my son and they will also watch over my daughter when I return back to work after my maternity leave.
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caroline
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Post by caroline on May 25, 2006 14:11:05 GMT -5
Both my kids are at an in home daycare right now. I love that they're together all day, although I sometimes long for the structure of center. Family watched my son until he was 18 months old, but that arrangement became too unpredictable.
The kids are close to my office, although about 20 minutes from my house, which can be a pain when my husband has to pick them up.
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Post by kat on May 25, 2006 15:23:18 GMT -5
I consider myself lucky to have sisters that have been able to watch my kids for me. I do see us putting my daughter (2 1/2) in a pre-school setting when shes a little older for the social interaction with other children her age. Although right now my sister isn't quite ready to let go of her LOL!
Kat
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Post by rmrjmrgrl on May 25, 2006 15:31:34 GMT -5
I have my son in a day care center. It is a NAEYC official center located downtown and in a church. It is expensive but worth every penny. This is the second daycare for my son. The first was not a good situation and I'm so glad to have a place where we both feel comfortable. It is so hard to leave him still (he's 2 1/2 years old). But I know he is in good hands and that makes it okay.
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Post by aydee on Jun 13, 2006 11:08:56 GMT -5
Wow, that's cool that so many people have relatives to help out. I wish my mom was closer. Out of curiosity, do you generally pay them or do they do it for free?
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Post by luvmybabyblankie on Jun 30, 2006 7:50:26 GMT -5
My husband is the daytime caregiver for our son who's under 3 years. He has been for 15 months. It was NOT planned for him to stay at home and be Mr. Mom. Before that my mother watched our son for 8 months. In July our son will have been out of the daycare center he started in at 12 weeks old for 2 years now. We hope to put him in a in-home care if my husband ever gets a job again soon.
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Post by aydee on Jul 6, 2006 14:15:48 GMT -5
I think it's interesting (and cool) that so many kids are being taken care of by a relative of some kind or another. I never would've guessed that!
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dianna
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Post by dianna on Jul 14, 2006 10:55:22 GMT -5
You guys are extremely fortunate to have family watching over your little ones. Mikey has been at his current daycare center for about 2 years now off and on. My sister and his aunt on his dad's side watched him in between there some where.
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Post by mommyintexas on Oct 12, 2006 13:20:03 GMT -5
My son has been in daycare ever since I returned to work from maternity leave. He was in an in-home care for a little while of that. It is so hard to find the best place. That you and your dc feel comfortable with. I think this is one of the hardest decisions to make with small children.
I agree with the PP that you guys are extremely lucky to have family take care of your little ones while you are at work. That is such a blessing!
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Post by grateful2bamom on Oct 17, 2006 12:11:10 GMT -5
My girls are at an in-home daycare. My oldest daughter started there at 14 months old. My mom took care of her full-time from 3 months to 14 months. With my second daughter, my mom wanted time with her so she watched her three days a week from 3-5 months. It was REALLY difficult having the girls in two different places. It was great to have Bailey with my mom and they created a great bond that Peyton also has with my mom, but it was extremely difficult logistically on my family.
I'm fortunate to work in the office only four days a week. I work a little from home on Mondays. I'm just going back to 40 hours a week from 36. Doesn't seem like a lot, but it's proving to be challenging.
My girls are only in daycare three days a week. I have them on Mondays and my husband has them on Fridays. He owns his own business so he can be pretty flexible with his schedule. We're really blessed in that sense.
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Post by anthonysmom on Jan 12, 2007 15:23:41 GMT -5
My in-laws watch my little guy. We had planned for daycare and they put a stop to that. They insisted they watch him. its been almost a year now and my in-laws friends tell us that they notice a diffence in them. Gives them something to look forward to. Gives me piece of mind also. once he gets a little older, I will probably go a few days a week with daycare just to get him some interaction with other kids.
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Post by aaa11 on Sept 2, 2008 20:06:07 GMT -5
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It works well for us and my daughter will start preschool this fall for a little structure assuming she ever gets potty trained. 
