NicoleW
11-05-2011, 07:58 PM
Had a lady text me earlier asking for childcare, so we exchanged a few messages and I get a real positive vibe from her. She lives directly opposite the school I pickup from which is great, I'm meeting her tomorrow morning after I've dropped off my LO and we'll be walking back to mine together.
What do I do when I get in, obviously make her a drink but should I already have things set out for her LO who is 6 and a half months old? I have LOADS of toys around that age as my little one is 12 months at the end of this month.
I also have my friends 3 year old who is... um... very inquisitive I'll put it. He has to touch every button he can find in my house so although I want to give this parent my undivided attention, I may have to ask this little boy a fair few times to leave things alone. How would I go about it so it doesn't put off this parent? And her thinking that I just tell kids what to do.
This wil be my first regular child if she says yes so I really want to make her feel welcome and to show off my childminding skills.
Any advice people can give me will be great, I was planning on getting some cars and colouring out for the little boy I have as I know he LOVES cars.
As her LO is 6 and a half months old I already have an Annabel Karmel book, would it be useful to show her when we're talking about her eating suggesting I could write down recipes for her to batch cook and bring to me?
I have some nice baby equipment like a Bumbo Seat and a Jumperoo as well which my one uses as she's quite behind developing. Panicking becausse I really need this, my OH is stressed a bit because I have no incoming money. Plus I LOVE babies, can't get enough of them!
I hope it's nice tomorrow because we can sit in the front garden and I can get some sand out for the boy to play with.
Oh another one, I have only a single pushchair but I have a moby wrap for my LO who still fits in it, the boy sometimes runs across roads or runs off (I've seen with his mum) but he does stop but only after you shout. Would it be worth putting him in the pushchair and my LO in my wrap for on the way back to mine from school?
What do I do when I get in, obviously make her a drink but should I already have things set out for her LO who is 6 and a half months old? I have LOADS of toys around that age as my little one is 12 months at the end of this month.
I also have my friends 3 year old who is... um... very inquisitive I'll put it. He has to touch every button he can find in my house so although I want to give this parent my undivided attention, I may have to ask this little boy a fair few times to leave things alone. How would I go about it so it doesn't put off this parent? And her thinking that I just tell kids what to do.
This wil be my first regular child if she says yes so I really want to make her feel welcome and to show off my childminding skills.
Any advice people can give me will be great, I was planning on getting some cars and colouring out for the little boy I have as I know he LOVES cars.
As her LO is 6 and a half months old I already have an Annabel Karmel book, would it be useful to show her when we're talking about her eating suggesting I could write down recipes for her to batch cook and bring to me?
I have some nice baby equipment like a Bumbo Seat and a Jumperoo as well which my one uses as she's quite behind developing. Panicking becausse I really need this, my OH is stressed a bit because I have no incoming money. Plus I LOVE babies, can't get enough of them!
I hope it's nice tomorrow because we can sit in the front garden and I can get some sand out for the boy to play with.
Oh another one, I have only a single pushchair but I have a moby wrap for my LO who still fits in it, the boy sometimes runs across roads or runs off (I've seen with his mum) but he does stop but only after you shout. Would it be worth putting him in the pushchair and my LO in my wrap for on the way back to mine from school?