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[quote=Anonymous]I couldn’t afford a lot of babysitting every week (because my daycare expenses were so high). For 2 years, I was able to hire one of DC’s awesome teachers to occasionally take him home after school (and drop off some weekends) for a few hours so I could catch up on work or errands. I also hired a few mother’s helpers—young teens (lower cost) to play with DC while I did heavy housework or paperwork. What I really needed was a reliable weekend daycare center to drop off and leave DC for a few hours. Never found it but I’ve heard some in home daycare providers will offer this weekend service for regular clients. I also reluctantly relied on TV, mainly Elmo and Curious George dvds, for an uninterrupted hour. Exersaucers are also great to contain and entertain toddlers who can tolerate sitting still. I rarely traded off sitting because it was too much work and responsibility to watch someone else’s child who didn’t necessarily want to follow any basic rules. [/quote]
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