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1 Up All Night: "Night Care" For Kids Gains Momentum
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2 Tending to Baby, Part 1: The Daycare Option
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3 Daycare May Protect Baby From Serious Disease
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4 Do You Drop In Unannounced on Your Nanny or Babysitter?
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5 Mommy Dearest: Second-Guessing Childcare Choice
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6 Wee Watch: Monitor Your Lil One With Daycare Webcams?
Get your PJs, it's time to head to "night care"! Nine to fivers are quickly becoming a thing of the past, and parents' alternate work schedules get blamed for all types of things, even childhood obesity. Thanks to good old supply and demand, a new industry has cropped up in the parenting world. Known as "night care," day care centers are extending their hours late into the evening, and sometimes Read more
Doggie daycare webcams may be fairly common, but how about a childcare that will let you watch your fur-free baby? A company has debuted a webcam monitoring system designed to help "reduce separation anxiety" for a parent. Live streaming video from webcams placed throughout a participating daycare can be accessed via your iPhone, Droid, or computer so you can monitor your tot's sleeping, playing, Read more
Mommy Dearest, I am about to return to work following the birth of my first child and am investigating my childcare options. After interviewing some nannies and visiting daycare centers both home- and program-based, I thought I had settled on a daycare center with low student to teacher ratio, clean rooms and a great daily schedule. After sharing my plans with family and friends, they started Read more
When The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is in the back of a mama's mind, it can be stressful to find a trustworthy caregiver for her child. After hiring your babysitter or nanny, did you drop in unannounced from time to time to check things out? Source Do You Drop In Unannounced on Your Nanny or Babysitter? Yes — I like to check on my children. No — I trust my caregiver. Read more
You may not like the ear infections and colds that your tot gets in daycare, but all the exposure they are getting may pay off in the end. A new study found: Children who attended daycare or playgroups have a 30 percent lower risk of developing the most common form of childhood leukemia compared to those who do not. To see what else the report said, read more Read more
I hosted a Christmas party at my house on Saturday night to catch up with old friends before we all went our separate ways for the holidays. Now, North enjoys parties as much as anyone else I know (two or four legged), but I made the decision to bring him to daycare on the morning of. You see, he adores company so much that I worried his desire to meet-and-greet would cause unfortunate party Read more
After a year of staying at home with my lil one, I'm back to work and loving it. The decision to work was easy, but babycare was my big dilemma. I searched for daycares, nannies, and nanny-share options. I'll share my journey with you in this three-part series. This week: The Daycare Option. I wanted my daughter to attend daycare to learn how to be a social being and be stimulated while I was Read more
Angelina Jolie has requested that other parents at the same daycare as her children be banned from carrying their cellphones and from taking pictures of her kids, according to CellPhone9. In fact National Ledger reports that many of the parents who also drop their kids off at the $931 per month pre-school and daycare center are very disgruntled with Jolie's demanding requests. Wait a minute, I Read more
Does it cost you more to go to work than to stay at home with your kids? According to CNN Money, for many families, that's become the case. While having one parent stay at home used to be thought of as a luxury, in today's economy, many moms and dads who would rather be working have forfeited their careers because it makes better sense for their family's finances. A 2010 report issued by Child Read more
After taking a tour of the San Francisco-based Western Athletic Club, I was impressed at all its family-friendly programs: from childcare to discounted family memberships, it caters to active adults balancing parental duties. But if you're an active parent and live outside of the Bay Area, you need a bigger-name gym. Here are three national fitness centers offering childcare, kids classes, and Read more
