Forum: Caring for children

I have a 13 month old in my care who has started flipping up the matress on her playpen at naptime...as well as taking off the sheet, throwing her...

My neighbor and friend had a new sitter today. We were outside and she brought the neighbor girls out front. Then she went back in the house for...

What do you do for kids who have very intense fears? Right now for instance, I have 2 children clutching my legs as it storms. How do you help calm...

Have you ever had concerns about a childs development or behaviour to the point where you think the child may have a delay...what did you do about...

Just wondering what your policy is on taking kids out in the summer months. Normally I like to get out once or twice a day but I do not usually take...

I know a lot of parents are very sad to miss the "firsts". If you have a daycare kid and they are having their "firsts" do you tell the parents or...

What do you do when a daycare kid breaks something? Do you expect/ask the parents to replace it? Apologize?

for the kids who are before school and after school- do they do their homework with you?

I am a new provider and I have had an 18 month old in my care for the past three months. She had difficulty adjusting, but after the first 6 weeks,...

Do your kids have some special toys that are not played with during daycare hours? A few special items that they are not ready to share? How is...

I have a two year J that is with me for over a year, comes two to three times a week. When he started he was not slow not fully develop as his...

I have been reading threads about providers having aggressors and bullys in their care, that ultimately, they have to dismissm from daycare. I agree...

I Have a two year old boy im looking after and not sure how to discipline him. He wont listen when i say not to do something he just continues on...

What does everybody do for snack time? Does everybody always feed 2 snacks per day, morning and afternoon? And if so, is it always fed in a...

Holy Jeez!! Why does one of my moms always dress her the best clothes for daycare? I ended up taking her dress off at morning snack and I put...