Would/Do You Give Your Sister Free Daycare?

[lilcupcakes09]

I watch my brother and his gf's child, they do pay a reduced rate, $120 and the normal is $170, but he fills up one of my infant spots. They are also one of my biggest headache families, I think it is because we are related and most of the dealings are done with his gf so I can't speak to her like I would my Brother. All the same rules/ policies apply to them also though as all other dc families. They however never expected free care becuase that wasnt happening!

[bgmeyers]

I think they should pay you even more than your normal rate. They are getting someone with a built in bond, they know you are a good provider and they get that added peace of mind that their child is being extremely well taken care of.
What are you getting out of it? It's really hard to wear the Auntie hat and the daycare provider hat at the same time.

[Blackcat31]

Once again I am odd duck! LOL!! I have and do provide care for friends and family

....But...... I am open (blunt) enough to tell them all up front what my rules and expectations are of them as far as behaviors and payments go. I make it VERY clear to them that this is my business just as my friend (who has two kids in care) does not give me free hair cuts and colors (she is a stylist) and my brother didn't roof my house for free either (he is a roofer).

When I start out explaining things that way...they get it.

I did have one friend who bartered his daycare services. I provided X amount of dollars in child care and he provided X amount of hours tiling my floors when we built our house.

So although it wasn't free, we did not exchange actual money (we did assign a money value though so each of us could claim it on our taxes...we are both self-employed).

I also once provided child care services for a snowmobile (same terms as above) LOL!!

[blessingsbunch]

Well I'd like to tell them what they can do with their opinion! but you're right they can say that all they want but it's not their pocketbooks it will hurt. I'm a single mom to 3 boys with no child support or any other financial help coming in. I do well for myself but I have worked hard to get here.

Sorry yall if I'm coming across upset..but I am! This frustrates me, especially because she is blabbing it to other daycares in town. Why is that anyone else's business.

Ask her if any of them felt sorry enough for her to give her free daycare!

[Ariana]

Hellz to the NO!! I really don't care who it is they don't get service for free! I wouldn't mind if it was once in a while if school was cancelled or PD days but regular day in and day out will be paid! I'm taking my niece in September and my sister already knows I'm charging and how strict I am.

[Kaddidle Care]

The OP just said that this sister is a single parents, right? I don't think the bolded is an option. Yes we all know working parents that dont have the time for their own kids but I don't think it is fair at all to say "If you have to work, then think twice about having children".....EVERYONE should take the decision for more kids seriously, regardless of their job AND being a working parent and being a good parent are not mutually exclusive.

I didn't see that. We posted approximately at the same time.

You are right in that EVERYONE should take having children more seriously.

I just don't want to see another sweet Childcare provider get taken advantage of.

[familyschoolcare]

I would not watch either of my sisters children for free. In my family that is what our mother (grandma) is for. She watch both sets of grandchildren at least once a week.

[wdmmom]

I wouldn't do anything for free....especially childcare.

I don't have to worry much about it though. Neither one of my sisters work and 1 lives an hour away and the other lives 3 hours away.

[small_steps]

Well problem solved. We had a knock down drag out fight through text messages today. yes she will not talk to me on the phone when she is mad at me. I told her what I felt and she chewed me and my mom out. She thinks my parents do everything for me. She has always felt this way. I think she thinks this because I rent from my parents but I pay them almost $1000 every month for my homee. WHen she rented from them she never paid on time if at all so I guess she thinks I'm getting a break and therefore so should she. Oh well, she will get over it I guess.

[Breezy]

Not going to lie, I would do it for free for my sister if I could afford it. She would never ask or expect it though.