It's cold season! Keep that hand sanitizer handy! I keep a small pump hand sanitizer in my vehicle and my first thoughts were...it's gonna freeze, but how can something with that much alcohol freeze...works great all year! The huge containers of Clorox wipes from Costco are great too for wiping down tables, chairs, banisters, and backs of chairs which for some reason seem to be an attraction for little fingers.
If your child has a snotty nose; to be fair to other children....and me ... keep them home. I need to be functioning at a 100 per cent to give your children the quality care they deserve.
Please remember the addition of vitamin C and D are important in the winter months as well.
A humidifier and lowering the temperature of you home can also benefit your child.
Kleenex now comes in more varieties and the ones containing Vicks and Aloe can also be helpful to wipe those tender little runny noses.
Grandchild picking flowers
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Say NO to sweets!
Do you want to enjoy a happy, healthy Christmas Season? Limit your sweets and increase your veggies. Spinach dips and artichoke dips can be made with low fat ingredients. There are many wonderful dips to serve with veggie and fruit platters.
If you receive too many gifts of candy and chocolates...re-gift them or donate them. Keep them away from the kids.
Serve a great desert wine with fruit and a variety of cheeses for that after the main course treat.
Most of us love nuts, but with all the peanut and food allergies out there it may be best to keep your house nut-free over the holidays.
Don't forget your pets! Many seasonal plants and chocolate in particular is harmful to dogs and cats.
Keeping the kids on schedule and making sure they get enough rest is important too over the holidays.
If you receive too many gifts of candy and chocolates...re-gift them or donate them. Keep them away from the kids.
Serve a great desert wine with fruit and a variety of cheeses for that after the main course treat.
Most of us love nuts, but with all the peanut and food allergies out there it may be best to keep your house nut-free over the holidays.
Don't forget your pets! Many seasonal plants and chocolate in particular is harmful to dogs and cats.
Keeping the kids on schedule and making sure they get enough rest is important too over the holidays.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Brrrrrr!
Brrr! It's cold today...a high of zero.
We had a successful toddler Halloween party with lots of icing and crumbs.
Now that the cold weather has hit we should think about stocking up on cough meds and Tylenol and especially vitamins and vitamin D drops are also recommended. With the shorter days and barely any sun most people who live in northern climates suffer from a vitamin D
deficiency. Think about increasing the amount of citrus fruits the children eat and oranges are in season now and very firm and juicy.
We will be doing more indoor crafts now. We have dinosaur cookie cutters to make some wonderful cookies and we will be attempting some painting. With the approach of Christmas we will be doing some Christmas crafts and making gingerbread houses.
Dress warm and don't forget your mittens!
We had a successful toddler Halloween party with lots of icing and crumbs.
Now that the cold weather has hit we should think about stocking up on cough meds and Tylenol and especially vitamins and vitamin D drops are also recommended. With the shorter days and barely any sun most people who live in northern climates suffer from a vitamin D
deficiency. Think about increasing the amount of citrus fruits the children eat and oranges are in season now and very firm and juicy.
We will be doing more indoor crafts now. We have dinosaur cookie cutters to make some wonderful cookies and we will be attempting some painting. With the approach of Christmas we will be doing some Christmas crafts and making gingerbread houses.
Dress warm and don't forget your mittens!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Too Much Poop!
We had a new little boy join our day home today. So far, one has peed her entire clothing ensemble, one pooped (diarrhea) his whole outfit, my rug, and a quilt. He ate his lunch very well and went down for a sleep with a minimum of fuss. We got through the morning with only one hitting issue and caught one pinching.
I feel a little sorry for these poor little people wrenched out a warm bed in the dark and taken to a stranger's home where they spend up to 10.5 hours a day. They are not able to articulate their fears and their concerns and so often their only recourse is to scream and kick and fight. I don't doubt for a moment that they fear other children who bully them and us care givers who don't understand them like Mom. They probably have nightmares as well. Our rules don't make sense to them and do they really understand what we are giving them a time out for???
I sincerely hope that my dayhome is a positive experience for these children and that I can make it a place they love to come and not fear.
I feel a little sorry for these poor little people wrenched out a warm bed in the dark and taken to a stranger's home where they spend up to 10.5 hours a day. They are not able to articulate their fears and their concerns and so often their only recourse is to scream and kick and fight. I don't doubt for a moment that they fear other children who bully them and us care givers who don't understand them like Mom. They probably have nightmares as well. Our rules don't make sense to them and do they really understand what we are giving them a time out for???
I sincerely hope that my dayhome is a positive experience for these children and that I can make it a place they love to come and not fear.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Moving on....
Fall is here and we had a great summer inspite of the mosquitos. We went to a water park,
farmer's markets, and some playdates and shopping in the city.
I have absoulutely the best day home kids ever from great homes with awesome parents.
One little girl left our day home and the kids were quite sad over it, but her Mom decided to quit work and stay home with her. What could be better than that!
We are learning about dinousaurs and try to visit the library once a week. On one visit we were treated to our own storytime. We are planning a Halloween party and have invited some other children to join us.
Even with the approach of cooler weather I hope that we can still spend some time outdoors.
farmer's markets, and some playdates and shopping in the city.
I have absoulutely the best day home kids ever from great homes with awesome parents.
One little girl left our day home and the kids were quite sad over it, but her Mom decided to quit work and stay home with her. What could be better than that!
We are learning about dinousaurs and try to visit the library once a week. On one visit we were treated to our own storytime. We are planning a Halloween party and have invited some other children to join us.
Even with the approach of cooler weather I hope that we can still spend some time outdoors.
Friday, July 8, 2011
A good morning even if it is raining (sort of)
Yucky, rainy, bug infested Friday! It has been a good morning....we have read a story, watched a show about caterpillars and butterflies, played with hot wheels and trains, CD's out the shelf that we weren't supposed to, and a cool fire truck.
Lunch today is grilled cheese and the 'little' one is even eating, raw veggies; carrots and tomatoes and if everyone devours that....on to yogurt and fruit and NAPS! Yeah! for naps....makes for a happier child care giver and kids.
Hoping the sun comes out this afternoon so we can all go out and play!
Lunch today is grilled cheese and the 'little' one is even eating, raw veggies; carrots and tomatoes and if everyone devours that....on to yogurt and fruit and NAPS! Yeah! for naps....makes for a happier child care giver and kids.
Hoping the sun comes out this afternoon so we can all go out and play!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Mac 'n Cheese
Why, given a choice do most kids want mac 'n cheese? I never liked it personally and vowed my own children would never have to eat it, but of course they went to Grandma's and she let them have it.
One day a week I let the day home children choose between two food items for lunch and invariably they choose mac 'n cheese and they loveit and eat tons of it.
The mosquito's are voracious and we haven't spent as much time outdoors this week as I would have liked to as the weather was beautiful and it will probably be winter much sooner than we would like to think. Yesterday, one child slept a lot; either due to just being tired or she isn't feeling well and the heat seems to bother her, or she just isn't feeling well and when we did go out, even though we used repellent, the mosquito's got into diapers and hair and each time the children got out of the paddling pool we had to re-spray!
I did purchase a 'bug zapper', which is charging and we will see if this makes any ifference.
One day a week I let the day home children choose between two food items for lunch and invariably they choose mac 'n cheese and they loveit and eat tons of it.
The mosquito's are voracious and we haven't spent as much time outdoors this week as I would have liked to as the weather was beautiful and it will probably be winter much sooner than we would like to think. Yesterday, one child slept a lot; either due to just being tired or she isn't feeling well and the heat seems to bother her, or she just isn't feeling well and when we did go out, even though we used repellent, the mosquito's got into diapers and hair and each time the children got out of the paddling pool we had to re-spray!
I did purchase a 'bug zapper', which is charging and we will see if this makes any ifference.
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