by Love Certified Child Care | Nov 7, 2017 | Babysitters, Babysitting, Balance, Childcare, Children, Choices, Uncategorized
When Do You Know You Have a Great Babysitter? You’ve scheduled a babysitter, the babysitter has arrived, and you’re on your way out the door. Depending on the age of the child you could see some tears and, believe me, this really isn’t an indicator,...
by Love Certified Child Care | Oct 17, 2017 | Activating Discussions, Appreciation, Babysitters, Babysitting, Balance, Childcare, Childhood, Children, Choices, Community, Uncategorized
When you go with a babysitting agency to find your babysitters there are a lot of things you should consider; but the most important is: what do I get for my money and is it of value to my family. There is usually an agency fee, administrative fee, or a mark up from...
by Love Certified Child Care | Oct 11, 2017 | awe, Babysitters, Childcare, Children, Community, Community Building, Uncategorized
As a babysitter I go to the zoo a lot, I mean A LOT! It’s good though I always seem to learn new things. Five years ago, probably more, we were at the gorilla exhibit and commenting on the mommy gorilla with her child. Well, the zookeeper that happened to be...
by Love Certified Child Care | Oct 4, 2017 | Activating Discussions, Approaches to parenting, Childcare, Discipline, Parenting, Uncategorized
Seriously, what IS wrong with telling your child no? Here is a list of articles I found that made me think; why can’t we say no?: Disciplining Your Child Without Saying No. – Redbook Creative Ways to Tell Your Child “No†– Peace in your home Telling...
by Love Certified Child Care | Sep 26, 2017 | Babysitters, Babysitting, Brain Functions, Community, Community Building, Male babysitters, Male care givers, manny, setting boundaries, trust
 Currently I have one male babysitter. He’s great with kids, funny, warm, patient, great energy, conscientious, and I would allow him to babysit my own family (if I had one) BUT rarely do I get to use him because people are hesitant about male childcare...