Forum: Caring for children

Today is my first day with a new family. They bring their almost 4 year old and 12 month old. I already know this is too much for me. I could take...

Hey Everyone! I need some advice. My daycare is self contained-it is completely separate from my home. In the daycare there is a naproom where the...

Hey everyone, I need your advice AGAIN! DCG started Feb 13th so 4 weeks now. She's now 14 months old. My trial period ends today, basically...

Hats off to you all who do this job with little vacation time. I run my daycare on a school schedule...2 weeks at Christmas, March Break and summers...

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There are some that drive me up the darn wall- those are of course the characters that my kids seem to adore! Which kids shows make you want to...

Hello, I have a very challenging three year old boy. Does anyone have any suggestions for any good activities/games etc to challenge him. I think...

Hello Ladies! I am so glad to have come across this. Like yourselves, I take care of children full time and have been running my dayhome in Calgary,...

I've posted about this before... I just opened my dayhome this month. My first DCG is 12 months (mature 12 months). She is having a terrible...

It's been a while since I've had to deal with this, so I'm looking for any helpful tips, hints and advice! Thanks! My 20 month old son and has...

I have a little boy who has just strted potty training and doing AMAZING at home. Hasn't had an accident yet. This morning was his first day in...

7:30am parent drops the baby. She cries and then stops for a while while eating her snacks. Snack is over and she starts crying again. Continuously!...

Lovely morning topic...enjoying your breakfast?! One of my daycare kids, who is currently 2 1/2 (I have cared for him since he was 6 months old)...

Tattling has me just about at my wits end. How do you stop it without losing your mind?