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All of mine nap for 2.5 hours. By the time I clean, prep snack and afternoon activities I usually have a half hour or so to myself.
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Nope. The next youngest is my 3.5 yo dd. She doesn't nap, but will crash at 7:30 pm and sleep for 11 hours straight. Two dcb's are 5 and 4.75, so they are up all day. If they are having a bad day, I will sit them down after lunch and let them watch a movie or some cartoons on Netflix. But that is becoming rarer and rarer.
Thankfully, they are all pretty good playing independently about 90% of the time. As long as they are within earshot, I can do basically what I need to as long as I can stop at a moment's notice to diffuse any arguments. Just like my own SA kiddos!
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Naptime here is from 1 to 3pm - by the regulations all kids have to sleep in the main room. So they sleep on mats on the floor, in the big playroom. Which is also in the same area of the kitchen and living room. So I can't really make any noise, or my light sleepers will wake up whaling...
I can't clean, or do dishes, so I do my homework or daycare paperworks while they are asleep. Sometime I just don't do anything, and sit around and relax, read a book, or stay on the computer... I have a 2 years old and my husband is deployed, so my day wont end until 8pm every day. Nap time is virtually they only break I get during the day, because after my son goes to bed, I have school work, and cleaning to do...Comment
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2 hours - almost every single day. I often prep snack, tidy and do paperwork - sometimes even workout during this time - but it's usually 100% quiet for me to relax and have no hands-on child work for 2 hours each day. happyfaceComment
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Are you serious?
You know newborns don't really watch tv right? You know that was a joke because they can't really watch and understand TV?
There are two of us here so newborns are given ONE TO ONE care for many weeks until they can sleep on a schedule similiar to the children. Not only are they "talked" to but they have their own adult.
Your statement was insulting AND rediculous.
Don't talk to me like that and don't imply my babies are not cared for. I promise you there isn't a provider on the planet that could possibly cherish a newborn more than I do.
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NO Break, two babies, one half day kindy, plus 4 others means no break. All the olders sleep 2.5 plus hours everyday, my son sleeps 1 hr then reads, the babies are difficult to get on the same page with mine being the most difficult:
:. Don't mind sharing my afternoon with my own kids thoughhappyface.
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I am very serious.Are you serious?
You know newborns don't really watch tv right? You know that was a joke because they can't really watch and understand TV?
There are two of us here so newborns are given ONE TO ONE care for many weeks until they can sleep on a schedule similiar to the children. Not only are they "talked" to but they have their own adult.
Your statement was insulting AND rediculous. Don't talk to me like that and don't imply my babies are not cared for. I promise you there isn't a provider on the planet that could possibly cherish a newborn more than I do.
There are numerous studies about the negative effects of television watching on infants. Professor Christakis from Seattle Children's Research Institute explains why television has such a negative effect on infants: "We believe that one reason is the fact that it exposes children to flashing lights, scene changes, quick edits and auditory cuts which may be over stimulating to developing brains.” Infants may not be internalizing the dialogue and "understanding" the programs, but they can watch and it does affect them. This is why the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television for children under the age of 2.
I didn't imply anything. Your exact words were, "I got a newborn coming tomorrow and I will gladly give up my nap break to introduce him to Bravo TV on the widescreen." This was after you explained that you have a 2.5 hour break everyday. So for some or all of 2.5 hours the baby will watch TV with you. I also remember from another thread that you said that your infants see many "Real Housewives" episodes while they are young enough not to have a full afternoon nap. I didn't imply...this is information you provided.
I wouldn't want my baby sitting in front of a TV and I don't think it was insulting or ridiculous to say "please talk to him a lot."Comment
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I am a NO TV child care. Because of how I believe it does effect children. I do not have TV for my DCK's at all, but I do have a TV in the kitchen.
When I have a newborn, they are always with me. The TV is on and I highly doubt the newbornis watching or paying attention to the screen as they are usually sleeping in my arms or if they are awake, I am talking to them. I wouldn't just park a newborn in front of the screen and leave them.
I also think there is a big difference, IMO, between a newborn and an infant. Once a newborn becomes an infant and has developed a schedule, they begin to sleep in the crib near the kitchen and they also start spending more time on the floor playing and exploring their surroundings.
If I am understanding correctly, I am pretty sure that is how Nan does it too. Her newborns are basically attached to their one adult until they are a little older (infants) and are capable of taking in more of their surroundings and devloping more of a schedule. I am sure human babies are drawn more to the faces and sounds of real humans (mothers, fathers, caregivers) at first and then their world expands.
......from another viewpoint, if having the TV on while caring for a newborn is bad....then the mothers I know who breast feed are doing a big injustice to their child as most of the BF'ing moms I have here take their baby and plop down in a chair or on the couch to watch a bit of TV while their baby eats....
Also to know Nan like I do, you would know she was kidding about actually giving a newborn TV time. If I were to have another child (: and HAD to work, I would move to Iowa so she could be my child care provider. The way you took her information and how you understood it, is not how she does things.
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I usually get a pretty decent break everyday, I have kids that nap, and older ones that don't, I have everyone pretty spread out, I have my daughter who sleeps in her room downstairs, I have four who sleep in pop up tents upstairs, with sleeping bags, one toddler in a crib downstairs, one toddler who sleeps in a pack n play in my room, then then 5 yr olds, watch TV in the living room downstairs while coloring or laying down(when its nice outside I have them rest for 1 hour, then go outside for the rest of naptime) 3 of my tent sleepers sleep in the living room right upstairs, one in the playroom, I grab my lunch after they are all settled, sit on the couch right where they are all laying, and watch TV on my laptop(hulu, netflix), and I always usually have a chance to sit for 1-1.5hrs, and then I get up and whip the kitchen clean from lunch(alot I try to take care of right away and while they are still eating and finishing) I do all my other cleaning in the morning, I clean the bathrooms, the floors, and vaccuum before children arrive in the AM, and I get up at 5:30am or so to do this.Comment
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On a good day when eveyone is sleeping I get roughly 2 hours...maybe a bit less. I sit with them and go on the computer while they fall asleep too (like right now!). I will usually come on here or study or watch my lectures streamed to my computer.
I get zero time during lunch except to stand at the counter and eat my lunch! Our kitchen table isn't big enough for me to sit at and I don't want them eating at my dining room table. I do catch mini breaks here and there when they're playing well together too.Comment
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I want to know what your watching on Bravo!!! I love Bravo...my guilty pleasure at night or I DVR if I am too tired.Are you serious?
You know newborns don't really watch tv right? You know that was a joke because they can't really watch and understand TV?
There are two of us here so newborns are given ONE TO ONE care for many weeks until they can sleep on a schedule similiar to the children. Not only are they "talked" to but they have their own adult.
Your statement was insulting AND rediculous. Don't talk to me like that and don't imply my babies are not cared for. I promise you there isn't a provider on the planet that could possibly cherish a newborn more than I do.
I fully expect one of my own newborns to be the next american idol
........that was our cuddle time......ha ha ha, another one of mine will be able to survive anything with her "Survival" skills she learned as an infant.:: Good thing she was not watching this season, would have turned out to be a ......bleep......sorry I think the cast of survivor this time around are all .........bleep, worst ever. (yet I still watch
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Loved your response Nan-happyface give me a break people
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it depends on the day!
I usually do all my cleaning from lunch or what needs to be done and then I come online to relax for a bit or read or do busy quiet work.
My daycare is one huge room besides the bathroom, all open so I often have a chance to pop off and on the computer all day.......but often I will start a response and it takes me a while to get it out to you all. Kids come first is how I roll.Comment
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