*Warning Trigger* Pls Help ! How To Explain When Child*Almost* Gets Seriously Hurt?

[My3cents]

Sorry, I have been SO busy ! And I am sorry for the first post being confusing,or written so poorly. I was using wifi, on my phone.

Update on dcb who got caught in the blind's cord . My hands were shaking, I was so nervous. DCM didn't act angry, or anything like that. So if she was upset, I couldn't tell. She stated that she will hang onto my number and will be giving me a call some time , for occasional care. (A week ago, I had told her that I would still do occasional, drop in care or saturday care if she needed, and if I was available.)
It will be nice when the curtains and curtain rods are all installed&put up for four different sets of windows, all around the house.





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I agree to the above.

I am going on 4 years doing this. I know it's not that long. But this is the first&only baby(and now 1 yr old) I've ever had of my own, while doing daycare at the same time. I have more children,but they are much older so the spacing between him and my last beore him, are many years. when i started dongi childcare out of my home, it was not the same because all my kids were only older kids. I had no problems getting up at 5am for a 6am arrival and still having time for my family.

When he was a little infant ,it was less complicated having other infants at the same time. Becuase I wasn't trying to teach him that many things. So he was just like as if he was another daycare baby in the "group" . I had them all on the same schedule and it was really nice !
As he gets older,the dck's are getting more difficult because all the while they are getting older, I am trying to teach him more things . And because of parenting differences, the other babies/toddlers can't learn or do the same things . So I realized I can't teach them all the same things at the same time. Especially if one or more has issues from the parent NOT tecahing them things they either should already know,or if it's a bad habit that is affecting me,in my home (like starting to fight nap,behavior issues,etc..) .

One of the other reasons I needed to terminate care with that one dcb, to better meet the needs of my family, is because of a scheduling conflict. The schedule was turning out to be different than what she said it would be, and then I also didn't realize how long a day it made having an early arrival with one child, and a later pick up with another, even though both children were under 9-10 hours each, it ended up being two overlapping sets of contracted hours making an 11 hour day , NOT counting the 1-2 hours it takes me to get ready because I have other stuff I have to do ,before opening my door.

How am I supposed to know that when he got to be this age , that the other little ones would become too difficult ? I've had all different age ranges, before. But all that was before I had a baby of my own. for those of you that can do it,more power to you ;-)


I realize I just can't do 12 months-2 years while my own son is within that age range because of too different of parenting styles between my clients and myself. I thought I could do it, as he got older and now I know I can't. It was a learning experience,or mistake. Whatever you want to call it. I never have really agreed with how people do things with 12-24 month olds. but it didn't really make that big of difference until my own little one became in that age range. Because I am trying to do things with him that conflict with how I would have to do things with some one else's child. This is why I decided sticking to 0-12 months would be best , OR kids already potty trained who's parent's have more simliar parenting styles.

Good luck to you-

In case you decide to reopen, my advice to you would be to do things the way that you do them for all the kids in your care. Your house, your rules. Try to get like minded families to work with. Kuddo's to you for knowing it was your time to depart doing daycare. Kuddo's again for telling that Mom what happened even though it was hard for you to do, and fixing the issue.

I truly wish you the best-

[Michael]

I just tie all the cords on my blinds up high.

Yes, I use to put stick on plastic coat hangers up high and tie the cord up on them.

Some other ideas: http://www.ehow.com/how_2036987_baby-proof-home.html