Two things to do when emotionally not coping
When going through a tough emotional time, what are the two things you must do?
We guide and teach kids so they are resilient and aim keep things in perspective, but fail to adhere to it ourselves at times.
I don’t like the babysitter!
What if you don’t like your babysitter?
They said she was good, why didn’t you like her then?
Does your child need a backyard?
My backyard was 1 000 acres when growing up, I think I was pretty spoilt on that front.
Why would you want to become a babysitter? – “A day in the life of a Babysitter”
Cherished Cherubs Babysitting pride themselves on being able to help many families around Perth with their childcare and babysitting needs. But it is not just the parents who love having a reliable babysitter and benefit from the hard work of Cherished Cherubs Babysitting.
Are your children rejected or likely to be rejected by their peers?
Everyone wants to ‘fit in’ and be liked. As a parent we love it when our children have nice friends to play with.
How do you know which babysitting agency to choose?
A babysitting agency is ideal when you need a babysitter as the babysitters have already been screened and the agency can match a person to your family from a list of available babysitters. Locals often know through word of mouth which agency to go to, but as a tourist or new to a city, how do you know who to call on when you are needing a babysitter through a babysitting agency?
Why can’t kids entertain themselves anymore?
Are we doing too much for our children, so they don’t know how to entertain themselves?
As a parent I have never found myself saying so often ‘find something to do’.
10 tiny moments to cherish as a parent
We signed up for parenthood, is this what we wanted? Last week I wrote about when being a parent is not so much fun (check out Last week’s Blog), but there is a definite flip side.
10 moments when you will realise being a parent suck!
New parents take note, being a parent is not all fun in games.
I was around a pool the other day when a parent of a young child was descending the steps into a rather cold pool with her 2-year-old on her hip.
Where do you stash the Christmas presents????
It is great to be organised and have the Christmas prezzies wrapped and under the tree early, but with kids this is riddled with spoiler alerts. They feel, they drop, they sneak a peek, and it all takes the fun out of the surprise.
Who would want to be a babysitter?!?!?
Yucky nappies, tantrum kids, vegemite on white couches, who signs up for this type of job?
Julie from Cherished Cherubs Babysitting has written what her typical afternoon and evening looks like when she is asked to babysit with the West Australian based agency.
How to take the stress out of Christmas shopping with kids.
It is less than 7 weeks until Christmas!! Are you cheering or panicking? Do you know who is on your Christmas list and what you are getting for everyone?
What is meant to be a festive time of year can often become stressful and upsetting. For parents there is often nothing more demanding than trying to organize shopping trips with their little ones in tow or in between school & kindy times.
