Childcare

  • Daycare in Denmark

    Daycare in Denmark

    A few years ago, a good friend of mine, a single woman, was up for a job she really wanted. I recall how nervous she was about it: She couldn't sleep or eat. She even got hives. I was jealous. As a mother trying...

  • The Daycare Blues

    The Daycare Blues

    You've just started your two year old in a new childcare arrangement. You're thrilled with his new childcare provider, but he doesn't want anything to do with her. He protests loudly when it's time for you to...

  • Will My child Adjust to Daycare?

    Will My child Adjust to Daycare?

    "Mommy, Mommy!" You leave your child in her day care room. As you are walking away, you feel like you have just abandoned this helpless child. The screams are getting to you. "Mommy, Mommy, I want...

  • The cost of child care: economist and dad crunches the numbers

    The cost of child care: economist and dad crunches the numbers

    When five per cent of a family's income is spent on child care, or up to 20 per cent for single parents, it's no wonder child care is an issue...

  • Home Alone Safety Checklist

    Home Alone Safety Checklist

    Telephone List important numbers beside each telephone and/or program them in. Equip your phone with an answering device or service so it can take messages. Buy a phone with caller I.D. Tell...

  • Babysitter's Guide

    Babysitter's Guide

    Print off this handy template to keep important information close at hand for your babysitter.   _________Babysitter's Guide Child's...




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