Sunday, April 15, 2007

Tools for Getting Started


Figuring out all of the “in’s and out’s” of child-care is very confusing. Mothers always seem to be in search of answers. They want to solve problems and find solutions. Moms are busy and do not have a lot of time to commit to figuring out all of the answers to child-care. This is where The Working Mother and The Stay-at-Home Mom come into the picture. We have come up with a very simple approach to understanding this complex topic. For starters, we will reveal the most popular “Tips, Myths, and Rules” of finding, hiring, and working successfully with a CCP. We also introduce the “sometimes”, “always”, “never” formula, which is summarized by those three words. It is simple and to the point, and offers valuable pointers for moms.

Here is a quick anecdote to illustrate the “sometimes”, “always”, “never” formula:
A mom once asked us if it was okay for her CCP to talk with her friends on her cellphone while working. This is an example of a “sometimes”. If the CCP spends the entire day on the phone, then it is not okay, and she should not be permitted to use her cellphone. If, however, she gets a call once in a while and only chats for a few minutes, then that is “sometimes” okay. On the other hand, if she leaves a child unattended in a bathtub to answer her cellphone, then this should certainly signal a red flag and becomes an obvious “never”, because a CCP should “always” put the safety of your child first. (You get the picture!)

Child-care can be baffling, with lots of gray areas, which is why we have devised these easy tools to help you. The “Tips, Myths and Rules” are the answers that everymom wants to have. Along these lines, the “sometimes”, “always”, “never” formula gives moms immediate clarification to perplexing issues.

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