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DCP on FB a few times a day?

The gal we are considering using for daycare 1 day a week recently added me as a friend on FB. I've seen her online a few times today. Weird or normal?
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Re: DCP on FB a few times a day?

  • I'm guessing that the other kids she's watching are taking naps? I'm not sure how I think about it. Although, I am on the Internet a lot while DD plays.
    Audrey Elizabeth 11-11-06 image
  • Personally, I wouldn't worry about it as long as it wasn't excessive.Then again, I'm not one who believes that kids need your 100% undivided attention at all times and they need to learn to play independently (and with each other.)

    I used to occasionally get online when I ran a home daycare. I spent lots of time doing things that required hands-on full attention to the kids, but there were also times during the day when they were playing imaginatively on their own and I had time to check email, look up a recipe, print out a coloring page/craft activity, etc (we had a computer in the playroom at the time.)  There was also nap time every day...

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  • I'm not going to say I never get on while DS is awake, I might be sitting next to his activity mat with my laptop, so maybe I shouldn't be so judgey...BUT, I'm not getting paid to watch other peoples kiddos either...
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    Personally, I wouldn't worry about it as long as it wasn't excessive.Then again, I'm not one who believes that kids need your 100% undivided attention at all times and they need to learn to play independently (and with each other.)

    I used to occasionally get online when I ran a home daycare. I spent lots of time doing things that required hands-on full attention to the kids, but there were also times during the day when they were playing imaginatively on their own and I had time to check email, look up a recipe, print out a coloring page/craft activity, etc (we had a computer in the playroom at the time.)  There was also nap time every day...

    yup, I'm sure its naptime. I'm pretty positive every in home DCP I could find is on the internet at some point during the day...I guess I shouldnt worry about it!

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  • If it is all during a nap then that is ok, if not it is not cool...yes, we are on here but we are not being paid good money to watch someone else's kids.
    Jen - Mom to two December 12 babies Nathaniel 12/12/06 and Addison 12/12/08
  • I'm a DCP and am on occasionally - I have days when I don't have a moment at all, others when I'm on a few times. Often checking in with the kids' parents - only for a minute or 2 at a time, usually during meals or naps, occasionally during free play.
    Michelle
    3 boys (15, 8, 6), 1 girl (4)
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