Daycare
- Maureen Fleury
- Kassper
- cryoung
- wenis
- Juju57
- Maureen Fleury
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» Maureen Fleury - OId Enough?
I'm curious to find out from other mothers who have pre-teen children. At what age did you stop sending your son or daughter to daycare? In addition, did you let him/her stay home alone or with an older sibling?I appreciate your input.
Thanks
-- posted by Maureen Fleury
» Kassper - I'm not a mother, but I remember what my working mom did.
I'm not a mother, but I remember what my working mom did. I never went to daycare, and was allowed to stay home alone after school starting around 4th or 5th grade. I called my mom at work as soon as I got home and she came home a couple hours later.-- posted by Kassper
» cryoung - DayCare NannyCams
Before the advent of DNA Testing men had to take his mate’s word for it when he wondered if the kids were his. Because men could not biologically prove that his offspring were his own he tended to protect all the children in the tribe. Every once in a while one of these retired Neanderthals pokes his muddled head out of the cave. This is one of those times.Motorola ®, and other two-way radio manufactures, a few years ago, came out with a product of reasonably powered “Family” transceivers. The idea was that the kids could talk to other family members and “Stay-At-Home” moms and could radio home for help, while moms could send “Bring-Home-A-Quart-Of-Milk” messages and other important communications - “No-You-Can’t-Sleep-Over-At-Brenda’s.”
It wasn’t long before Law Enforcement found that paedophiles were monitoring these family frequencies with radio scanners, recording the air traffic, and trading these taped conversations as well as posting various recorded “Snibbits” on web sites and such. It is quite possible too, that from listening to these kids, it’s not hard to locate where and who they are. Scanners are portable and these people might be driving around various neighbourhoods to get a “Look-See” at these kids.
Having explained this, so far, let’s not panic. This is not to say that 94% of the automobile traffic on your block are out there trying to offer candy to every kid with a two-way radio. Just be aware.
Now about that camera at your Day Care Centre. What do you have to do to click up a picture so you can see your little prodigy? Well that’s all any paedophile has to do. Are there passwords involved? Do you use the family pet’s name? Paranoid yet? It gets worse.
If the Day Care’s Internet Service Provider has them hooked up to ADSL or ISDN (Fast Service) then likely they have been assigned a “Static” IP. Think of it as a private telephone number for a computer. Any moderately talented hacker can find out just what that number is and electronically “Wire Tap” the Day Care computer accessing not only the camera, but client records if they’re kept on the same computer.
When you check these Day Care facilities, have someone you trust - say the Chief of Security at your company or their Chief Systems Operator (if you trust him/her) run a check on the Day Care’s Computer or Camera Security. You might offer them a little something for their efforts, but more often than not, just asking them for assistance is reward enough. Every once in a while these folks like to “Chalk One Up” for the good guy’s home team.
If you ask the Day Care people what kind of a “Firewall” they're using and they show you where their fire extinguisher hangs, somebody or a lot of somebodies could be watching your children with more than a keen interest.
-- posted by cryoung
» wenis - Should childcare programs exist in public work places?
I am doing a study on the topic of work places providing day care. I'd like some feedback from first hand working parents, and your opinions on employers providing child care- if you believe in the idea of providing on-site child care as a requirement or not.If I could have feed back as soon as possible, that would be great (I am doing a speech on this topic in two days, and need all opinions soon). Another possibility, if anybody is interested, is feedback sent straight to my e-mail: drinkmycreamis@hotmail.com
Thanks.
-- posted by wenis
» Juju57 - daycare for pre-teen
Hi, to sorta answer your question, I suppose it would depend a lot on your age: his/her maturity level, etc. And on the resources available to your child, such as a friend or neighbor who could stop by to check on the child ocassionally if you were unavoidably late, to provide a key if the child lost one, or help the child if he/she became sick. It could depend, too, on how far away you work, and the type of neighborhood you live in. There are many considerations. Mostly, if it is safe, you don't work too far away, the child is trustworthy, and a friend or neighbor is relatively nearby, I see no reason why a 4th or 5th grader couldn't be home alone for an hour or two. Longer than that, I'd have some resevations. Hope this is somewhat helpful!-- posted by Juju57
» Maureen Fleury - Employer Assisted Daycare
When my children were babies and toddlers, I was very much in favor of having daycare facilities at my office. Unfortunately, it never happened. My outlook changed after my kids started school. My office is not in my neighbourhood so it meant my kids would have to attend school out of area. There is a drawback on doing this. My kids do not get the opportunity to develop friendships with a variety of children in our neighbourhood. It can get lonely for them.Another thing to consider is vacations. If your children are attending school and you are on vacation, you have to drive them to school.
It can be practical if your employer is located in your neighbourhood. Otherwise, you may need to think twice once they get to school age. For pre-schoolers, having a daycare at work is a great idea regardless of location.
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-- posted by Maureen Fleury
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