Mommy Dearest,
I'm a stay-at-home mom with a part time nanny that helps out when I need to run errands, work out, lunch with friends or take a night out with my husband. She watches our two sons, ages 5 and 7, for $20 an hour. My best friend and I usually go to the gym together so she drops her six year old off at my house and the children play while we are away.
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Parents in a panic sometimes abandon their infants in unsafe environments. To avoid that practice and ensure the safety of the babies, many states have safe haven laws that allow moms and dads to drop their offspring off at specific destinations like hospitals without the fear of being prosecuted. Nebraska recently instituted such a law in July, but extended the age range to include all minors.
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In light of the economy, laid off workers are trying to make ends meet. For many, unemployment checks aren't enough to pay the bills so some people have taken to "off the book" jobs they don't have to claim like nannying. Would you hire a babysitter that is also collecting unemployment checks?
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I consider myself a pretty laid back mom when it comes to raising my kids, but when safety is of concern I become a different person. Maybe it's from watching too many movies or newscasts, but I have a paralyzing fear that something could happen to my children if I chance leaving them with a stranger. Did or do you have this fear?
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My husband spends a ton of time at the playground with our kids and swears he can tell the difference between moms and nannies and dads and mannies. When I asked how, he said it's obvious when you watch their interactions.
I'm not so sure I agree, but it did make me laugh when we saw a too perfectly primped woman pushing a double stroller with newborn twins in it and he declared "nanny."
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Quality time with your children can be hard to come by as parents juggle work and home life. Since kids spend lots of time at school, participating in activities, and being tended to by nannies, babysitters, and daycare centers, it can leave mom, dad, and tot lil time together. On average, how many waking hours do you spend with your offspring?
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Some moms have help around the clock, and others scarcely take a night out without their tots. Whether you have an on-site au pair or a preteen who cares for your children when you want to go watch a movie in peace or have a date night with your husband — how often do you hire a sitter?
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Most of us have had chickenpox when we were lil and can expect our own children will have to suffer through the itchy illness as well (unless they have received a vaccine). While finding that first mark can be traumatizing for parents and tots, the illness is a lot less scary than most of us remember.
Are you ready to combat the big red dots?
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In one of my favorite scenes in the Sex and the City movie, the gals sit around their favorite brunch table with Charlotte's adopted daughter, Lily, and attempt to talk about sex without using any graphic words. They end up improvising by comparing it to "coloring." While it made for a hilarious rift in the film, talking about adult subjects in front of children is always dicey.
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Joining a mommy group has become a staple part of urban and suburban parenting. Group activities like trips to the park, museum or even a local mom's pad encourage new mommies to get out of the house, meet with other parents and kids and foster new relationships.
Of course, moms aren't the only ones making group playdates — many dads, nannies and grannies join play groups in an effort to make friends and meet neighbors.
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