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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had two friends do this.  They both got along very well with their parents.  Their parents were respectful of their role as a child and caregiver and it worked out really well.  However, in both cases, the children were placed in preschool/daycare around ages 2-3 because they became so active (grandparents were actives themselves but no match for a crazy toddler).  So that is something to keep in mind.

I was very jealous of both their scenarios and their kids are very close to the grandparents which is nice to see. [/quote]

We had a similar arrangement when our DD was small. My parents watched her two days a week until she was a toddler and started preschool. Then they helped out at other times as needed. Our DD is in college and still extremely close with my parents. It probably depends on your family dynamic and parenting styles. We were thankful to have family take care of her when she was very young and we weren't tied to rigid schedules if anything came up at work and we were delayed. My parents were respectful of our parenting styles and we didn't sweat the small stuff. We all still laugh about how her first taste of white bread and chocolate milk came from grandpa and no, it wasn't every day or even often. [/quote]

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