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Summertime Sanity

By Amalah

A teacher is at home full-time this summer with a toddler and an infant, and each morning dreads the super long intensive daylight parenting hours ahead of her. Is there more to this than just the new summer schedule? Amalah thinks maybe.

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How to Interview a Teenaged Babysitter

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The real questions you need to ask when interviewing teenaged babysitting prospects.

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How To Find a Babysitter (when grandparents aren’t an option)

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Ahh, ’tis the season for painting the town red. But you need a babysitter first.

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How Something Good Can Come From Firing a Babysitter

By Kelcey Kintner

It can be a bummer to let a babysitter go (and have to find a new one!) but sometimes it can be an important life lesson for your children.

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How to Best Manage Your Child’s Caregiver

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Managing the relationship between your child and their caregiver requires finesse and work. We have advice for you.

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