Comments on: Failing your kids http://blog.generationjava.com/roller/bayard/entry/failing-your-kids Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:08:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Matt http://blog.generationjava.com/roller/bayard/entry/failing-your-kids#comment-1303 Matt Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:14:36 +0000 http://blog.generationjava.com/roller/bayard/entry/failing-your-kids#comment-1303 I know the feeling. I've got a 4 year old and a 1 year old and a very similar job. The tightrope act between providing for your kids and being there for them is somewhat stressful. So there were no backup schools on the list? If your schedule permits, I'd suggest looking for a stay-at-home dads playgroup you could join up with and maybe take your son once a week. My son is only in a 3 day a week preschool, so we have a babysitter from the local university who plays with him while I work. Good luck, Matt I know the feeling. I’ve got a 4 year old and a 1 year old and a very similar job. The tightrope act between providing for your kids and being there for them is somewhat stressful. So there were no backup schools on the list? If your schedule permits, I’d suggest looking for a stay-at-home dads playgroup you could join up with and maybe take your son once a week. My son is only in a 3 day a week preschool, so we have a babysitter from the local university who plays with him while I work.

Good luck,
Matt

]]> By: Ben http://blog.generationjava.com/roller/bayard/entry/failing-your-kids#comment-1302 Ben Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:36:46 +0000 http://blog.generationjava.com/roller/bayard/entry/failing-your-kids#comment-1302 Well, I'm sure as hell no expert on children, but I'd guess the key is simply staying alert to all possibilities. I don't hear of many attentive, caring parents who constantly look out for options and then get screwed anyway. I do hear of many distant, self-absorbed parents who never bother to investigate these sorts of things. Maybe the important thing is simply to stay active. Well, I’m sure as hell no expert on children, but I’d guess the key is simply staying alert to all possibilities. I don’t hear of many attentive, caring parents who constantly look out for options and then get screwed anyway. I do hear of many distant, self-absorbed parents who never bother to investigate these sorts of things. Maybe the important thing is simply to stay active.

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