Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-25-2021, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 264
The manga series Bleach has violence toward...
The manga series Bleach has violence toward exciting monsters, not hideous rotting human corpses, and no sexual content that I can remember. The middle grade horror novel series that begins with...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-25-2021, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 264
The books you're suggesting as substitutes held...
The books you're suggesting as substitutes held my daughter's interest . . . at age 6. If the high stakes and complex social conflict of graphic novels are within his comprehension, he needs middle...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-25-2021, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 3,260
I've had my first dose. I took the day off as a...
I've had my first dose. I took the day off as a precaution since I've been reading about rough first-dose experiences from friends who were infected before their vaccination, but it turned out to be...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-16-2021, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 218
Don't forget that there's already a window of...
Don't forget that there's already a window of hellish separation anxiety, pandemic or no pandemic, which affects all kids somewhat, some kids a great deal, and most kids who haven't been cared for by...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-09-2021, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 179
They won't sit on the potty for me… But mystery...
They won't sit on the potty for me… But mystery solved. The parents told me at pick up that the child was horrified when they did produce a poop on the potty a while back, and recently pooped in the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-09-2021, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 179
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-03-2021, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 297
I think diapers are your only stopgap measure....
I think diapers are your only stopgap measure. It's on the parents to decide if they're going to talk to a pediatrician or not, and it's on you to decide if you want to deal with the hassle of a big...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-02-2021, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 247
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-31-2021, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 257
That's good advice.
I've told the parent to...
That's good advice.
I've told the parent to contact the health department hotline in the morning for further instructions. The parent is saying that there was a problem with the test, but I'm not...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-31-2021, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 493
GOOD LORD this is going to be one of those...
GOOD LORD this is going to be one of those stories that circulates forever, like the "knives and prescription painkillers in the diaper bag" stories. (For the record, I reached into a diaper bag and...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-31-2021, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 3,260
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-31-2021, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 257
Child with "Inconclusive" COVID Test Result
I've been closed with (very very mild) COVID. I suspect that either my husband brought it home a few weeks ago, or my weakest-link daycare family brought it in--that kid's dad, and my husband, are...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-18-2021, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 569
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-14-2021, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 326
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-07-2021, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 301
Okay, I finally got through on the state...
Okay, I finally got through on the state hotline--they dropped my call twice--and they said that:
They don't know what they meant.
They said that they do not have any details or current plan...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-07-2021, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 301
Unfortunately, I'm still working on getting my...
Unfortunately, I'm still working on getting my license--I didn't start really pushing it until the pandemic, and there have been paperwork issues on DHS's part and I'm having to get some things...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-07-2021, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 301
Vaccine Rollout is a Grand Mystery
The Tennessee vaccination rollout plan got reshuffled a few weeks ago (I think maybe somebody noticed that they had children scheduled to go ahead of some populations, and there is no vaccine for...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-19-2020, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,840
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-19-2020, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,931
Describe An Inexplicable Thing A DCK Did Today
Last week, I had a 3yo drop-in who approached a fence, took a long hard look at it, and carefully threw her ball behind the shed, where there's no way to get it back.
"Oh, bummer," I said. "Why...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-19-2020, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 936
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-19-2020, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 511
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-19-2020, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,840
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-19-2020, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 760
Childless Boomers are on the internet going on...
Childless Boomers are on the internet going on about how the kids these days have their every move controlled by their parents and have no freedom to explore and are manipulating their parents into...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-19-2020, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 666
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-19-2020, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 602
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-28-2020, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 503
Your Pet's Favorite Thing About Your Home Daycare
I have a disabled cat (kitty cerebral palsy) who wobbles past the baby gate a few times a day to see if anybody has thrown something interesting out of the daycare area. He really likes hard plastic...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-15-2020, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 685
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-13-2020, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,603
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-14-2020, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,224
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-12-2020, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,253
That's so sad. Our neighbor's 8yo has extreme...
That's so sad. Our neighbor's 8yo has extreme ADHD and wets/soils himself often. He simply won't break from an activity to relieve himself, and even though it distresses and embarrasses him, he can't...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-12-2020, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,224
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-11-2020, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,224
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-02-2020, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 7,660
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-31-2020, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,050
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-23-2020, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 969
My husband has ADHD and has been working in an...
My husband has ADHD and has been working in an open office for three years. He's finding the living room just the right balance of activity and accountability vs. sitting alone in a silent room. He...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-05-2020, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,264
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-05-2020, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 875
I liked them for my own kid, because it made...
I liked them for my own kid, because it made travel easy, but for my daycare I use only open cups and bottles. No point in training them on one thing after another after another.
I also wouldn't...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-25-2020, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,624
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-25-2020, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,075
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-12-2020, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 782
Noses and Lawn: Everything is Soggy
Both my infants have mild colds and are fussy. One of them keeps curling up on the floor and the other won't sleep at all and screams with rage about it. I had one out for three days with this but...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-04-2019, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,361
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-19-2019, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 944
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-18-2019, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,550
This is horrible, and also funny in a "This...
This is horrible, and also funny in a "This sounds like the 2/3 point in a movie, where they finally find the production factory where the villainous communist ninjas are making their weapons, except...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2019, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 732
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-30-2019, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,136
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-19-2019, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,008
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-17-2019, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,382
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-15-2019, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,256
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-14-2019, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,719
Yeah, we're not seeing improvement three weeks...
Yeah, we're not seeing improvement three weeks in. 10 mos, doesn't hold own bottle at home, is rocked to sleep, still on hunger strikes most of the day here and fussing continuously if not in the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-10-2019, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 863
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-04-2019, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,719
Jesus Take the Wheel: I Have Infants Again
Two of my toddlers aged out and I've got two infants right now so's I can grow some more toddlers. One is 7 mos and transitioned in smoothly. The other is 10 mos, we're at the end of our first...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-04-2019, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,108
You need to find out who's responsible for...
You need to find out who's responsible for licensing and oversight in your area. The Department of Human Services might be it--Google your state (if you're in the US) and "daycare licensing".
In...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-23-2019, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 913
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-23-2019, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,660
I simply don't take phone calls during my...
I simply don't take phone calls during my operating hours. Only call during an emergency.
Brightwheel is free for the basic service. They get live updates on meals, naps, and toileting. You can...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-22-2019, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,616
Only tell the kids to do something if you have...
Only tell the kids to do something if you have the ability to immediately back it up. So if you tell the big kids to put their electronics away, don't give them a second warning; confiscate the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-20-2019, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,486
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-20-2019, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,009
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-20-2019, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 752
Can you text them this weekend? "I can accept...
Can you text them this weekend? "I can accept Jimmy into care Monday morning if he's got all his supplies and the forms come with him."
The only reason you need to give is "I legally must have the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-20-2019, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,238
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-23-2019, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 811
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-20-2019, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 974
I'm not sure what you are asking.
Are you...
I'm not sure what you are asking.
Are you talking about a particular child, or about a behavior that you're seeing in many children?
Are you talking about a child that you don't like, or a...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-19-2019, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,006
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-13-2019, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,174
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-12-2019, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,174
Enfamil Iron Supplement Drops
Had a new parent drop off infant (6mo) this AM and tried to drop off iron supplements. I said I needed the medication form filled out, so they took the drops home and brought them back at pick up....
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-07-2019, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,750
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-02-2019, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 748
If you ever retire but want to pick up a few...
If you ever retire but want to pick up a few bucks, you should start a charge-by-the-minute daycare hotline. Like Miss Cleo, but for standard practices and developmental milestones. "I'm getting . ....
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-02-2019, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 748
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-02-2019, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 748
Skin color is good, breathing and snotty nose...
Skin color is good, breathing and snotty nose were normal for crying baby before falling asleep. Yes, full-on hysteria for a good 10 minutes before falling asleep. Doesn't want to be held by me when...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-02-2019, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,427
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-02-2019, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 748
Crying/Gasping in Sleep--Periodic Breathing?
Got a brand-new infant, just turning 6mos now, is rolling and getting ready to crawl. It's their second day so they're not pleased. Lots of screaming yesterday, more today. Napped for 20 minutes...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-16-2019, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,323
Only in my husband! He has ADHD. The ODD is...
Only in my husband! He has ADHD. The ODD is undiagnosed but certainly there. It's often comorbid with ADHD.
It's not helpful for friends, family, or care providers to diagnose a child. We are not...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-07-2019, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,267
If he starts it again after he's done teething,...
If he starts it again after he's done teething, it's very common for kids to bit when they're on the cusp of becoming fully verbal. They get aggressive and frustrated when they want to communicate...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-24-2019, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,301
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-24-2019, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,614
Had a dropoff today with "They haven't had an...
Had a dropoff today with "They haven't had an accident in two days, so they're in underpants." The parent was horrified when I said, "Sure, we can try that, but if they have an accident here they'll...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-24-2019, 06:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,393
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-19-2019, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 899
I washed anything washable on high heat with a...
I washed anything washable on high heat with a little bleach and dried on high heat, and vacuumed/bleached everything else as applicable. I also bought a bunch of metal lice combs, marked them with...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-19-2019, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,584
Melissa and Doug is the very lowest-end of all...
Melissa and Doug is the very lowest-end of all wooden toys. They're sort of okay for home use with only one or two kids who are gentle with toys. Crummy with regular use. If you have the money to...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-05-2019, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 939
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-04-2019, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 939
Water on the Knee
I imagine this is a common complaint among people who are down on the floor with small children all the time. This knee has given me trouble for a few years, since before I was doing daycare....
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-04-2019, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,164
American popular culture is only starting to...
American popular culture is only starting to recognize that spanking is not a disciplinary tool but a spirit-breaking tool. It's legal in the home but illegal in public schools and daycare--go...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-28-2019, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,045
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-28-2019, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,784
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-26-2019, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,536
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-24-2019, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,572
I try to do at least an hour in the morning and...
I try to do at least an hour in the morning and somewhere between half an hour to an hour in the afternoon. It depends upon the weather. Right now, in late May, it is already hitting the 90s in the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-24-2019, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,197
Anxiety definitely manifests as rigidity and...
Anxiety definitely manifests as rigidity and rage/terror. But what can you do about that? I put up with a child like this for months and it only got worse. I came up with a behavioral plan, read...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-24-2019, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,784
A third of the items on that list are ethnic...
A third of the items on that list are ethnic foods that haven't yet fully made it into the mainstream. But which are very common and useful where they are popular. I wonder if the slowness to approve...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-24-2019, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,583
So, I did this. I sent the parent a link to a...
So, I did this. I sent the parent a link to a page that listed red flags for emotional development, and said this is the time to address issues, before public school begins.
Pediatrician said the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-23-2019, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,021
At 3, it's the "pre-" skills. Pre-writing,...
At 3, it's the "pre-" skills. Pre-writing, pre-math. Pencil grip, drawing straight lines and smooth arches, learning to assign one number per object, etc. Some kids will pick the letters and some...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-21-2019, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,536
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-21-2019, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,536
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-20-2019, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,536
Pinterest finally recognized its role in the...
Pinterest finally recognized its role in the spread of anti-vax misinformation. Wouldn't it be nice if the social media platforms that are the Wests' bread and butter opted out of hosting promotions...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-20-2019, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,536
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-20-2019, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,020
WTH no way! It is not medically appropriate or...
WTH no way! It is not medically appropriate or acceptable to take an eight-month-old off of formula. Tell the parents that they will be providing formula, full stop.
Optionally, if you're ready...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-16-2019, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,583
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-16-2019, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,968
So grateful for my laundry sink, in the room...
So grateful for my laundry sink, in the room adjacent to my playroom. It is directly next to the water heater so the water is instantly warm, and it has a sprayer hose on the faucet. It has seen a...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-16-2019, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,583
Aggressive Screaming, Panicked Pestering
Experiences with older preschoolers who use screaming as a weapon? Not frightened or sad screaming. Full-bodied maximum-volume leaning-toward-us ground-shaking roaring.
Experiences with older...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-16-2019, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,590
. . .
moving along
There is nothing...
. . .
moving along
There is nothing sexual about representing families that have two same-gender parents. If there were, having opposite-gender parents would also be sexual content in...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-13-2019, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,558
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-13-2019, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,627
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-13-2019, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 757
Kids this age are at a critical stage for...
Kids this age are at a critical stage for developing fine motor control. It's not appropriate to withhold all small objects from them out of fear they'll choke. You need to have enough control over...
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