Summer swim and childcare logistics or camp

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Anonymous wrote:Find a pool with evening swim team. Ours is in the PM.

Not very practical in some areas.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing that most summer swim families have a sahp or nanny. We haven’t done ss yet but would like to try next year, Our pool has two morning practices for under 10 kids, I forget, like 8 to 845 am and then 850 to 935, and I’m not sure how much advance notice you get. Most camps start at 9 am. Even if we were in an early group, it would be a tight fit getting them showered and out to camp. We both work full time but have some flexibility in schedules. I don’t know if it makes more sense to try to hire a summer nanny and then save camps for August when SS is done, and maybe throw in some afternoon camps here and there. Any BTDT perspectives would be appreciated. It looks fun but tricky for working parents.

Read the threads on mandatory parent volunteering on the sports general discussion forum. Summer swim parent volunteering is usually required and is no joke. It’s a huge commitment. Meets need 30-40 adults minimum per meet just to run.

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It’s not just the practice times but make sure you have time in your schedule for the volunteering.

Generally you volunteer at the meets. So, if you plan to come watch your kids swim there isn’t an additional time commitment.

If you weren’t planning to go watch then yes, it’s an issue.

[Anonymous]

We’ve done a variety of things.

The first couple years I was a SAHM with younger siblings so Kid 1 just came home. This would be the same if I had a nanny for younger siblings.

DH is a first responder, and our neighbor works in an ER, so we often had one of them pick up both sets of kids after an overnight.

Hired a teenager at the pool to watch them after.

Morning swim and arrive late to camp

Camp and afternoon swim

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing that most summer swim families have a sahp or nanny. We haven’t done ss yet but would like to try next year, Our pool has two morning practices for under 10 kids, I forget, like 8 to 845 am and then 850 to 935, and I’m not sure how much advance notice you get. Most camps start at 9 am. Even if we were in an early group, it would be a tight fit getting them showered and out to camp. We both work full time but have some flexibility in schedules. I don’t know if it makes more sense to try to hire a summer nanny and then save camps for August when SS is done, and maybe throw in some afternoon camps here and there. Any BTDT perspectives would be appreciated. It looks fun but tricky for working parents.

Read the threads on mandatory parent volunteering on the sports general discussion forum. Summer swim parent volunteering is usually required and is no joke. It’s a huge commitment. Meets need 30-40 adults minimum per meet just to run.

+1
It’s not just the practice times but make sure you have time in your schedule for the volunteering.

Generally you volunteer at the meets. So, if you plan to come watch your kids swim there isn’t an additional time commitment.

If you weren’t planning to go watch then yes, it’s an issue.

True, but our team also does Friday breakfasts and other in week volunteer activities. If the weekend and meet volunteering slots get full then you have to make the weekday hours work.

I honestly don’t know how dual working parents do it.

[Anonymous]

Our swim team has a ton of working parents, but we live in a big WFH area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our swim team has a ton of working parents, but we live in a big WFH area.

This or someone steps back from their career to help with kids activities. I know 2-income full-time parents don’t like to hear this, but you can’t have it all. We make less money with my DH working part-time, but my kids are able to do summer swim and a few other activities that otherwise would not be possible.

No one gets everything. Except really rich people with full-time, driving nannies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing that most summer swim families have a sahp or nanny. We haven’t done ss yet but would like to try next year, Our pool has two morning practices for under 10 kids, I forget, like 8 to 845 am and then 850 to 935, and I’m not sure how much advance notice you get. Most camps start at 9 am. Even if we were in an early group, it would be a tight fit getting them showered and out to camp. We both work full time but have some flexibility in schedules. I don’t know if it makes more sense to try to hire a summer nanny and then save camps for August when SS is done, and maybe throw in some afternoon camps here and there. Any BTDT perspectives would be appreciated. It looks fun but tricky for working parents.

If they wear a cap at practice they won’t need showers. Will still be tight but if it’s a relaxed camp, you can be late and no one will mind.

Our pool has practice from 5-6:15 for ten and unders, so we do the opposite- pick up a bit early from camp and rush over (or find someone who can help do that like a teen coach or carpool).

Gross. Pool water is not clean. Everyone should shower with soap after swimming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing that most summer swim families have a sahp or nanny. We haven’t done ss yet but would like to try next year, Our pool has two morning practices for under 10 kids, I forget, like 8 to 845 am and then 850 to 935, and I’m not sure how much advance notice you get. Most camps start at 9 am. Even if we were in an early group, it would be a tight fit getting them showered and out to camp. We both work full time but have some flexibility in schedules. I don’t know if it makes more sense to try to hire a summer nanny and then save camps for August when SS is done, and maybe throw in some afternoon camps here and there. Any BTDT perspectives would be appreciated. It looks fun but tricky for working parents.

If they wear a cap at practice they won’t need showers. Will still be tight but if it’s a relaxed camp, you can be late and no one will mind.

Our pool has practice from 5-6:15 for ten and unders, so we do the opposite- pick up a bit early from camp and rush over (or find someone who can help do that like a teen coach or carpool).

Gross. Pool water is not clean. Everyone should shower with soap after swimming.

Eh, but if it saves time and the kid will get hot and sweaty at camp you might as well shower in the evening after camp.

[Anonymous]

Our pool has afternoon swim team practices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our pool has afternoon swim team practices.

PM practices suck for the rest of the members of the pool. That’s when everyone else wants to use the pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing that most summer swim families have a sahp or nanny. We haven’t done ss yet but would like to try next year, Our pool has two morning practices for under 10 kids, I forget, like 8 to 845 am and then 850 to 935, and I’m not sure how much advance notice you get. Most camps start at 9 am. Even if we were in an early group, it would be a tight fit getting them showered and out to camp. We both work full time but have some flexibility in schedules. I don’t know if it makes more sense to try to hire a summer nanny and then save camps for August when SS is done, and maybe throw in some afternoon camps here and there. Any BTDT perspectives would be appreciated. It looks fun but tricky for working parents.

If they wear a cap at practice they won’t need showers. Will still be tight but if it’s a relaxed camp, you can be late and no one will mind.

Our pool has practice from 5-6:15 for ten and unders, so we do the opposite- pick up a bit early from camp and rush over (or find someone who can help do that like a teen coach or carpool).

Gross. Pool water is not clean. Everyone should shower with soap after swimming.

This! And the chlorine in their hair and skin. Geez, some people really do not care about their kids. Just about shuttling them from one container to another