How to evaluate care provider?

Re: How to evaluate care provider?

• Lgrant0714 member

  January 2014

  As someone with two children of my own (and one on the way) as well as having worked in the child care field for 13 years, I will say, it can take as much as a month or more for your child to get adjusted to a new caregiver.  Because this is a one on one situation and not a child care center, it will likely take less time (because you're not dealing with getting adjusted to multiple children and caregivers).  Although separation anxiety is much more prevalent when your child is about one year old, you have formed such a tight bond these first few months that introducing a new person will take a little time.  Good luck!
  

  
  
  
  And proud mommy of GG-Age 10 and JJ-Age 7!
  

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• RibbitGrl930 member

  January 2014

  Agreed. I think 3 days is too little a time to determine if the sitter is or is not a good fit. It can take time for bonding to take place, so give it that time.

   

  

   

  
  

  
  

   

   

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• shootthemoon member

  January 2014

  Thanks ladies. LO's sleep issues and my PPD have clouded the issue and I'm just incredibly stressed. Thanks for the clarity.

  Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

  
  

  

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• jlaOK member

  January 2014

  Trust your mom instincts.  If you still have a good feeling about her then I'd give it more time.
  

  

                                                

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• jesuisfatiguee member

  January 2014

  Definitely give it more time. Does your LO see you or know you're home while you're working? That might be part of the problem. Otherwise, like PPs said, 3 days is a bit early to determine if it's working out if you have generally good feelings about the sitter otherwise.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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