Forum: Caring for children

Last week, I got a phone call inquiring about my home daycare. After answering a few questions, mom told me that her son uses cloth diapers and if I...

Hi there, I'm new in the forum... I have been reading for over two hours and you guys are AWESOME! Very valuable information and experiences. I'm a...

I have been a home daycare provider for 6 years - in that time I have cared for many children. I started a new child this month - we began with a...

I am having a really hard time trying to figure out what I should do and how. I am really hoping to hear all your thoughts and experience with...

I have a dcg that just turned two. She is scared of everything! Snow, bugs, lint, any kind of noise, etc. Yesterday she got scared because an...

I have a dhc who is 25 months and in the last two weeks is very hard to settle at nap time. Dhc used to nap 3 hours, then went on vacation for 2...

So since this past Friday it seems that the two worst words ever have invaded my daycare and its making me want to pull out my hair. All of my...

Good morning everyone! I have been running my daycare since January 2013. Initially with my first families, I was writing up a daily log of diapers,...

So my new 11 month old dcg was bitten by another child today. This has never happened in my daycare before. She was trying to take a toy out of the...

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this question.. I recently lost my job, my girlfriend works full time as a manager at a cash store. The...

ok, some days I get really, really tired of answering questions. ESPECIALLY when the kids already know the answer. Why do they do this? For...

Hey Everyone! I am just wondering if the lack of adult interaction is hard on anyone else? Don't get me wrong-the kids at my daycare are quite...

Hi All, Just wondering if any of you have any tips for getting a 14 month old to eat fruit and veggies. I offer them at each snack and just...

Is it unusual that a 3 1/2 yr old (girl) cannot recognize any letters except for the letter her name begins with or any numbers? She knows her shapes...

I've mentioned this family a few times. It's the flopper, and the late payment (By the way they paid me first thing this morning, AWESOME! In the...