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By Daycare Mom, on February 3rd, 2013 Chinese New Year begins on February 10, 2013. It’s one of the most important holidays in the Chinese calendar. It lasts for 15 days and is cause for much celebration, and a feeling of renewal. Sharing the concept of Chinese New Year with day care children would open the door for some fun activities!
Many families will clean the house during the celebration, in order to sweep away bad fortune and welcome good luck into the home. Making cleaning a part of a . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Celebrating Chinese New Year at Day Care!
By Daycare Dad, on September 9th, 2012 Back to school time comes with a whole mix of emotions for parents and children alike. Even if you don’t have kids that are in school yet, they are bound to be affected by those that are heading back to school. Some kids will love going to school, while other children will be terrified about a change from their usual daycare routine. Parents can have the same range of emotions as they try to deal with their children in different places and always the struggle of them growing up . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Daycare Back To School Blues
By Daycare Dad, on December 29th, 2011 Are you wondering what to do with the piles of new stuff you have for your kids? Are they outgrowing the toys you have been accumulating over the year? Is that tax time just around the corner? Here at Decide on Daycare we can help you with all of those!
It’s that time of year again, when we find ourselves buried under piles of new toys while we look at the piles of old toys to and try to figure out what to do with it all.
First things . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Cleaning Out Toys for Daycare and Tax Deductions
By Daycare Dad, on November 25th, 2011 One of the most frustrating things to both parents and their children is not being able to communicate properly. It takes children years to learn how to talk. As a parent you don’t have to wait years to learn to communicate with your child. How do you talk to those that can’t? Through sign language of course!
Sign language is something that your baby, even an infant can learn to use. It is comprised of basic motions and movements which are much easier for your baby to learn then a speaking language. . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Cyber Monday Deal on Baby Signing Time
By Daycare Dad, on November 22nd, 2011 It’s that time of year again. Time to start thinking about what to do with the holidays and what we want to do for those special people around us. As soon as your children are old enough to talk you can start to involve them in this wonderful season of giving. It is very important as a parent to start to teach your children the value of giving and doing special things for those people that we care for.
With the hectic schedule of the holidays its easy to overlook some of . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Black Friday Deals for Daycare Parents and Providers
By Daycare Dad, on August 10th, 2011 Back to school is an emotional and stressful time for both parents and children. Whether your child is heading back to school or not this time of year will likely mean changes for your children. Take the time and make the effort to make these changes as comfortable and easy for your children as possible.
A child who is not going to school will still be affected by others who are doing so. It is important to recognize this time and to prepare your child for the upcoming transitions.
All parents should . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Back to School Time at Daycare
By Daycare Dad, on June 29th, 2011 Summer is here and it’s an important time to make sure your daycare is following summer safety recommendations with your children. Even if a trip outside is supposed to be short, it’s best to make sure they always apply sun block, sunglasses, and wear hats when they are out in the sun. Granted, we should be protecting our children’s skin and eyes year round, but in the summer it’s especially important. We are all more likely to be outside, enjoying the nice warm . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Summer Safety at Daycare and Home
By Daycare Dad, on April 5th, 2011 As a responsible and caring parent, your child’s well-being is foremost on your mind. Car seats play a very important role in keeping your child safe in one of the most dangerous activities they will ever be a part of: riding in a car. Automobile injuries are the leading cause of death for American children (http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/childpas.htm). A recent report, released by the American Academy of Pediatrics and based primarily off of a 2007 study by the University of Virginia, showed that children under . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Daycare Car Seat Safety
By Daycare Dad, on February 21st, 2011 With Presidents day in the United States, it is a great time to talk to you children some about who and what a president is. It is likely your daycare and childcare will have many activities today revolving around Presidents Day. Capitalize on the opportunity to stir your children’s interest in presidents and a democratic government. It is important for everyone, including our children, to know who and what they are. It is never too early to begin to teach them the wider world and . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Foster Excitement in Daycare Age Children on Presidents Day
By Daycare Mom, on November 28th, 2010 At www.decideondaycare.com, we want to give you the parenting information you need to make the search for the perfect child care provider as easy as possible. Here’s a good place to begin the search. We’ve gathered links to websites for specific states to help you find day care in your area. Most are government-run websites for a child care locator containing certified day care providers. In some cases we were unable to find a suitable government site, so we substituted another daycare . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Day Care Locator
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