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Is it reasonable/common for a daycare to show TV shows during the day?
My son is 18-months-old and he is in a daycare room with kids 16-months to 2.5 years. Most days when I pick him up they are watching TV. The shows range from somewhat educational (Dora, Sesame St.) ...
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What is the best way to evaluate a daycare?
What questions should I typically ask if the topics don't come up? Also, what should I be looking for that might not otherwise be pointed out, or worse things they may hope as a novice parent I won't ...
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What is the impact on kids of having two working parents?
Having grown up with a stay-at-home mom, I wonder what negative impact not having a SAH parent has on young children and elementary school children (who are in alternative care after school). Let's ...
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3 year old has a fit when arriving at daycare
My 36 month old boy will happily walk or ride on my bike to the creche (daycare), will lead me right up to the door of his room, as if he is looking forward to the day's activities. Then just as we ...
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My wild son - have i missed out on the key years of relationship-building and discipline?
I'm worried about my son's behavior.
He's bright and energetic, but his behavior seems out of control.
He was walking at 7 months. His language has always been good - he knew his alphabet in song ...
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What do we do if our children don't like the nanny?
So I just came back to work after a long discussion with our 4 year old. He complains (more to the effect, he had a meltdown) that he doesn't like our nanny, and would prefer to have our neighbour ...
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How can I pick my son up from daycare without a struggle?
My son is 26 months old, and goes to an in-home daycare with 5-6 other children.
He does very well there, and gets along with the other kids without serious problems (there are the conflicts over ...
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Will getting child care from a non-native English speaker impact my child's language development?
My wife and I really like a neighborhood day care we recently checked out. The place seems very nice and the care providers seem to do a very good job. They are organized, appear to give a lot of ...
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Should toddlers have learning goals?
My two (almost 2-year old children) have started going to a day care centre a couple of days a week - they seem quite happy there and it's all going well. The centre has a learning framework for the ...
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Does daycare help to speed up the development of motor skills?
I have heard about studies that show second/third/etc children's motor skills develop quicker in an effort to keep up with their older sibling(s). Is this also true for eldest children in a daycare ...
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Should I be concerned that my two-year-old doesn't interact with kids his age?
I have a 22-month old boy who is currently an only child. He's a very smart, outgoing child who has never shown any sort of developmental issues. He enjoys books and music, has an amazing memory, and ...
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How can I address issues that concern me at daycare (and school) without creating tension with the staff?
I realize that as a parent I will need to be my child's advocate at daycare and school and pursue issues that concern me.
How can I bring up issues of concern about the behavior of the staff ...
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Are most half-day pre-school programs for stay-at-home parents, or are there options?
At least in my state (Washington), the child care licensing is such that most preschools are only able to care for a child for 4 hours per day. I found a couple of places that do preschool and then ...
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Does daycare mentally damage children under three?
An article in The Times and plagerized here suggests that it may do children permanent mental harm to be left in nursery (daycare) when under the age of three.
Jonas Himmelstrand, a Swedish ...
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Do I need to space big changes? How much?
We're moving house (within the neighborhood) in early August. In September, our 2-and-a-bit year old moves to a new daycare. But at the same time, she's also at a stage where she's getting big for her ...
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What qualities should one look for when choosing picture books for young children?
Many picture books wind up on children's bookshelves that are only looked at a few times and then they sit there collecting dust - never revisited.
Buying books for kids (especially when they aren't ...
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How do you effectively disinfect a large amount of toys?
I work at a nursery and I have a hard time managing the toys that the kids play with. I watch them put things in their mouths, cough and sneeze on the toys, and throw everything on the ground. Even ...
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What are the features that I should look for in a good preschool?
We are looking around for the best preschool for our baby daughter.
The place that we looked at said that for infants they have a 1:4 (adult:infant) ratio...for 3 - 5 year olds it is 1:12 ...
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How to go about weaning a child from its “Lovey”
I saw this question posted in answer to one of the questions I posted, and suggested the poster pose it as her own question. Since she has not done that and I have been curious about what the answers ...
