Post by chrispy1122 on Mar 13, 2017 8:36:19 GMT -5
Late start today. Daylight savings really screwed with us. I'm also starting to panic because of the daycare situation. We went to primrose Mason on Friday and they don't have an opening for O until November. I was actually a little irritated that they didn't call to tell me that before I came in because Friday was so insane at work and we were squeezing in with E's parent teacher conference.
Does anyone have experience with all about kids? They just opened a location near our house. I was also looking at Cincinnati Montessori because I think it would be a good fit for E to be in a multi-age classroom, esp since I want to hold off on Kindergarten until she turns six. But sending O to the toddler program and E there for preschool with extended care would be about 25% more than what we are currently paying, so could be too much for our budget.
Every time I bring up nanny, H talks about becoming a stay at home dad, which we could only afford if we refinanced student loans and moved to a less expensive home. We talked about it and he is freaked out about having someone we don't know watch the kids unsupervised. I think we are going to dual track daycare and nanny interviews because if we find someone great that just clicks, I think nanny + preschool would be perfect for us. Wish me luck (mostly so I don't strangle my H).
Late start today. Daylight savings really screwed with us. I'm also starting to panic because of the daycare situation. We went to primrose Mason on Friday and they don't have an opening for O until November. I was actually a little irritated that they didn't call to tell me that before I came in because Friday was so insane at work and we were squeezing in with E's parent teacher conference.
Does anyone have experience with all about kids? They just opened a location near our house. I was also looking at Cincinnati Montessori because I think it would be a good fit for E to be in a multi-age classroom, esp since I want to hold off on Kindergarten until she turns six. But sending O to the toddler program and E there for preschool with extended care would be about 25% more than what we are currently paying, so could be too much for our budget.
Every time I bring up nanny, H talks about becoming a stay at home dad, which we could only afford if we refinanced student loans and moved to a less expensive home. We talked about it and he is freaked out about having someone we don't know watch the kids unsupervised. I think we are going to dual track daycare and nanny interviews because if we find someone great that just clicks, I think nanny + preschool would be perfect for us. Wish me luck (mostly so I don't strangle my H).
If that's his only hang up, make sure the nanny comes from a personal referral and possibly even install home cameras in common areas. My sister can see what the kids are doing with the nanny from her phone. Daycare centers are kind of the same thing- the teacher there is a stranger too until you get to know them. The center I am in now has glass everywhere so you can see everything and so can the directors and other teachers but not a lot of them are set up that way. Many are enclosed in a room with one teacher for some part of the day by themselves. At some level, you have to do your vetting and then trust background checks/ your instincts/ the kids instincts.
chrispy1122 - No clue about reputations or what they charge.
Creme de la Creme The Goddard School Childtime
Try to remind your husband this is temporary. It won't be long before both kids are in school. Selling your house seems like so much work if the stay-at-home gig would only be for a short time.
Good luck chrispy1122 with the child care situation. That's too bad about prim, when do you need to have childcare again? You could always put O on the list and hope for an opening by the time you need it. I only checked out the All About Kids in Montgomery. The facility seemed really nice and clean, but almost seemed too big. I like the smaller feel of primrose.
chrispy1122, obviously no experience with all about kids but I know we didn't like the old one (kings mills). It was kind of dirty to be honest and I don't think any teacher was more than a year or two out of high school. The new location may be a world of difference.
What about encompass? That's the model endeavor was built off of. That's where my DCP was a teacher at for a long time. Agee with becole though, no matter where you go it's a trust thing. I'm sure it's just an adjustment for your H.
I agree with vlagroupie, on All About Kids, plus they didn't provide meals and I'm lazy in the mornings so I'd forgot a lunch or something.
Creme de la Creme - expensive as HELL but alot our neighborhood kids go there The Goddard School - the location in mason was ok --- the teachers were nice but it seemed to small (I know I'm strange) The Compass School - I've heard great things about this place, the other half of the neighborhood kids go here and all the parents love it Jacob's Well Inc. - I loved the owner and director here
We also toyed with the idea of a nanny and H is on the same page as your H. Unless it's a recommendation from someone we know, etc he's not a fan and I don't have the energy to fit with him plus it would cost us an extra $500 a month and I'm not willing to give up the housecleaners or lawn service. When the kiddos get older I may explore it but the education program at Primrose is just amazing when we see other kids in the same age group of A she just appears more together, could just be my mom glasses but H is sold and wants both kids to go there.
Good luck chrispy1122 Ask when you call to arrange the tour when their openings would be. I called both Goddard Schools back when we were looking at a house in Mason and they had openings earlier than I was expecting. However, the Goddard by our new house had a 1yr+ waitlist. We had a really great experience with the Goddard school near our old house, but it really depends on the staff and leadership at your specific location.
Post by mominthemaking14 on Mar 13, 2017 9:56:27 GMT -5
Can we talk about poop lol and why kids won't poop in the potty -- A has no problem is pee but poop is another story ... any ideas or tricks that worked ?
Can we talk about poop lol and why kids won't poop in the potty -- A has no problem is pee but poop is another story ... any ideas or tricks that worked ?
Post by sstwinklinglites on Mar 13, 2017 10:24:33 GMT -5
I skipped DS ENT appt. this morning because my night was so shitty I couldn't get up. I took some of his Zarbees last night and it really helped a lot with the cough, but my throat hurts so much I'm tempted to call the OB. Then DHs phone was going off all night because there was a supposed break in at a store. I got no sleep. I figured, DS has been totally healthy since surgery, the pedi can tell me if the tubes fell out at his three year appt., I feel safe skipping this.
Honestly re: poop. If they truly don't understand the feeling of going- you can fix that- they just need to probably go underwear free and have a poop accident. If they're holding it- you have to find out what they need- privacy, a book, distraction, a reward... or if they're scared that can be hard to fix. If she's like my stubborn kid and knows where poop goes and just decides randomly he doesn't want to put it there because he wants control or won't stop playing- well i have no idea about that. I can't wait for the day he just decides he wants to do it 100% of the time. Not much I can do until then.
My nephew pulled down his pants and pooped under the dining room table this week. He knows exactly where poop goes and he's 3.5. 🤷🏼♀️
We did the M&M method. 1 for pee and 2 for poop. E really liked M&Ms
We've been giving m&m's and stickers too. She loves the reward. Funny story, mil was over one day and N peed in the potty. N was so excited and wanted her M&M and mil asked how many she could have, I said one. Mil was like really, only one that is so sad, exact words. Omg lady my kid probably doesn't even need the one, gtfo with that!
Today is shaping up to be weird. I just randomly got a FB message from my college roommate. We had a falling out and haven't spoken in 11yrs. I had sent her a FB message 8yrs ago after her brother died in a car accident. She just got that message today, dated 8yrs ago. So weird. And it was all "I'd love to catch up..." Like, what?
Post by chrispy1122 on Mar 13, 2017 11:27:57 GMT -5
vlagroupie omg. My mom did the same thing. My mom has no concept of kid portions. Sometimes she will give kids ice cream for dessert instead of fruit and she is super impressed when E says she has too much and that she is going to share grandpa. I hear that story and I'm thinking "it must have been a ton of ice cream if E didn't want to eat it all. Both kids love ice cream."
bazingaa, did she realize the message was from 8 years ago? I'd feel so awkward not seeing a message for 8 years, idk that I would reply. Lol
We went to the Dr this morning and confirmed croup. They gave her steroids. Good thing is i switched today for Fri at work and got to sleep in this morning.
Candy is not incentive to poop over here because the grandparents be like here ya go🍦🍬🍡🍭🍨🍪🍩🍫
Lol. I was going to say tho, have you considered a reward chart for C? We started a poo-poo chart for N. She gets to put a sticker on it for every poop, once she gets 10 we said we would let her get a toy from target (probably just take her to the dollar spot). My kid absolutely loves target it's crazy. So she is fairly motivated to get the stickers on that chart.
Post by vlagroupie on Mar 13, 2017 11:41:18 GMT -5
babylove518 oh poor E, hope she feels better soon. bazingaa that is really weird to be responding to an 8 yr old message, wonder what made her come around now??
vlagroupie omg. My mom did the same thing. My mom has no concept of kid portions. Sometimes she will give kids ice cream for dessert instead of fruit and she is super impressed when E says she has too much and that she is going to share grandpa. I hear that story and I'm thinking "it must have been a ton of ice cream if E didn't want to eat it all. Both kids love ice cream."
Yeah they give he enormous amounts of milk to drink when she's there for an overnight. And then they wonder why she peed through her pull up 🙄
chrispy1122 I haven't been impressed with what I've heard about AAK, at least on this side of town. They do have cameras in rooms, but we had parents coming to us and telling us about the craziest things happening over there. They also follow a pre fab curriculum that teachers don't have much control to tailor to their students. There are two Goddard Schools near Mason. One has a much better director than the other and that makes a huge difference. I'll try to remember which is which. Primrose of course has a great program and I love the director at Snider Rd, but it is frustrating that they didn't tell you about their lack of openings. I'm happy to help you vet nannies. I understand his anxiety, but there are really great ones out there.
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