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: But even then, I am usually still watching from my porch.
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You have to consider your liability along with the what ifs. What if the child gets sick while waiting? What if the school bus is really late? What if school is canceled? What if your other neighbor wants the same favor? .......- Flag
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a WEEK? Yes, that is about as close to free as you can get. I was thinking per DAY (and specifically just the mornings NOT the afternoons).
I would NOT do it for less than $10 a DAY.
That's my bare minimum for ANY care services.
...and even as a parent, $10 a day/morning to make sure my kid gets safely on the bus every day IS worth it.- Flag
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I do this and no, I don't charge. Also after school, I sometimes have an old client for a few minutes until mom comes, I don't charge here either. If they were here for a few hours or a whole day, they pay. I like to know we are there to help each other. When ds broke his arm this summer, first thing I told my other one was to go get our neighbor.- Flag
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I do this and no, I don't charge. Also after school, I sometimes have an old client for a few minutes until mom comes, I don't charge here either. If they were here for a few hours or a whole day, they pay. I like to know we are there to help each other. When ds broke his arm this summer, first thing I told my other one was to go get our neighbor.
I wish I could do this. I feel so bad because even though I'm home, I really can't be neighborly when it comes to kids/child care even if I want toBecause that would be the time licensing shows up or the worry that I'd start being taking advantage of.
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Everytime I have tried to help out neighbors or friends, it ends up being far more help than originally planned and I get taken advantage of, so I don't do it. The line is drawn. During my working hours, my time is paid, whether you need 2 minutes or 2 hours each day. (An example: my son went to preschool and another mom who lived close to us, needed help with pick up. We picked him up amd she just needed 15 minutes to get to my house from her work. She got off work the same time school ended, so we were just filling that small gap of time. Fifteen minutes became 30 and before you know it, she is running errands after work and I have her kid while she shops. Nope! I started charging per hour and low and behold, it went back to 15 min.)- Flag
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Everytime I have tried to help out neighbors or friends, it ends up being far more help than originally planned and I get taken advantage of, so I don't do it. The line is drawn. During my working hours, my time is paid, whether you need 2 minutes or 2 hours each day. (An example: my son went to preschool and another mom who lived close to us, needed help with pick up. We picked him up amd she just needed 15 minutes to get to my house from her work. She got off work the same time school ended, so we were just filling that small gap of time. Fifteen minutes became 30 and before you know it, she is running errands after work and I have her kid while she shops. Nope! I started charging per hour and low and behold, it went back to 15 min.)Children are little angels, even when they are little devils.
They are also our future.- Flag
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I do appreciate everyone's different perspectives on this issue though.- Flag
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