Forum: Caring for children

I have young kids of my own but can't remember for the life of me when their vocabulary began. I have a 19mth old dcb who has a vocabulary of 3...

I buy Christmas gifts for my dck's and I am wondering how other dcp's handle giving them out. In the past, I have given them on their last day...

Hello, I have an 18 month old who started about 3 weeks ago and it's his first time away from home. He took a bit of time to adjust but he is good...

How many of you use communication journals? What do you write in them? I always give a verbal overview the child's day, what they ate, if they...

Hello everyone, My little 18 month old girl was completely clean for 2 weeks and no longer! She basically started being interested in the toilet...

Hey everyone! I was just wondering what you all do to make the transition to outdoors easier this time of year. I have 3 daycare children and a...

I have 2 new kids starting next week - 1 that will be 3 in December, and a 4 y-o. I'm wondering if I should buy a booster seat (for the kitchen...

I have a 3 year old DCB who cannot keep his hands to himself. He is constantly grabbing the other kids hands and pulling them off of toys. I am...

My 3yr dcb is told he suffers from Asthma. He has a puffer here. Mom arrives this morning and tells me that he's already had 2 puffs today (it's one...

While I was out today I was approached by a lady (I know her but only by face really...our kids go to the same school/bus) about doing after school...

Good day fellow providers, I have been a viewer for quite some time and have finally registered on the site :) yay me I am in need of desperate...

Good morning, I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with accepting children with special needs that the child should grow out of into...

A child in my care has been badly constipated and hasn't been able to go for almost a week. He can go a little bit but screams and cries when he...