Monthly Archives: October 2009

Here’s one of those strange but true stories that can drive anyone nuts. Talk about laws that try to override good neighborly values. And yes, this is a true story. A Michigan mom has been told to stop watching three of her neighbor’s kids before school, because she doesn’t have a state daycare license. Lisa […]

This is a follow up to my article on getting ready for the cold and flu season .  In that article I talk about the need for face masks to help prevent the spread of germs once a child is sick, but before they are picked up and taken home. In related news, the Journal […]

My daughter won first place today.  She was the first one in our family to get a cold this year.  Just the plain old common cold variety, thank goodness, but still sick nonetheless.  It has to happen, as it seems to every year.  And this makes me wonder. Have you reviewed your daycare’s sick policies […]

Remember the TV show “Ally McBeal”? One of the characters in the show constantly apologized for being “snappish”. If your daycare staff is being snippy with your parents, what’s the real cost to you? I’m here to tell you it can cost you tens of thousands of dollars, all in just ten seconds time. That’s […]