I'm fairly new at this but what has been working well for me is not being concerned about them picking up at a different time than usual and just going about my routine as normal. They can show up at anytime of the day and whatever is going on they just have to deal with it. I've had parents have to wait while their infant finished a bottle or wait while we changed diapers or wake a child up from a nap. Naptimes and mealtimes are set times so if they show up during those times they just have to go with my flow. It hasn't been a problem at all.

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