Forum: Caring for children

How long do you stay outside to play in the winter? We were outside for a little over an hour this morning...it was too long for the little ones...

I have 2 babies with whom I have finally resorted to just taking their socks off as soon as they arrive. Any tips other than this? I've tried...

:p I was telling my husband how I was feeling last night and he said: "No wonder! _____ is frickin' annoying! I'm here 20 minutes with him and he...

I'm totally having one of those days where the kids are driving me crazy.....but it's not them, it's me! Everything they do is bugging me....the...

Hey guys! Just wondering if you guys have any suggestions as to how to handle a 5 yr old girl who tattle tales on EVERYTHING and makes things...

I have a new dcg who is almost 3 and has been toilet trained since August (was completely trained when she started with me almost a month ago). She...

Hi ladies, I was wondering, is there a temperature where you decide not to go outside because its too cold? Its been around -15 ( -20 with wind...

This is just a vent. Feel free not to read, it's a safe place to post and I really need to just get it out! So I was perusing kijiji at the...

Yikes! Just need to vent here as I have spent most of this morning listening to my new dck screaming and trying to keep my ds happy but the screaming...

I have 3.5 year old little girl that is driving me NUTS! She probably says a total of 10 words... and they are not clear I had to ask her mom what...

So, this week I've not been well (darned bronchitis). As a result, I've been doing a lot of just sitting back and watching my group dynamic and it...

I am transitioning a one-year old into care who is not napping! Even worse is that she screams the entire time which wakes up the other kids in my...

I need some feed back. would it be out of line to bath a child? I only ask because this kid pooped every where. I put them down for a nap and...

Caroline Wormsley-Newington is one of the most amazing daycare providers I have ever had. I had my daughter there for a year and she was toilet...

I have a 8 month old who had another set of the MANY vaccines babies have to go through yesterday. When Mom dropped off this am, she said everything...