If you regularly look after your grandchildren where do you do this?
At your house, at theirs, or a combination?
I have always looked after them at my house. Although GD and now baby GS live a half hour drive away, their parents work very close to where I live so it makes sense to have them here. I have all the toys and equipment need to look after the now 3 GC ages ranging from 7 years to 8 months!
When GS1, who lives slightly further away than his cousins, came along and his mum went back to work she worked a fair distance from home in the opposite direction to where I live. It would have meant an extremely early start for me to get there for her to go to work and impossible for her to come here then go. Therefore she worked from home on the day I had him. Of course he had to come to me, as mummy was in the house all day.
Now DD works in York, not far from where I live. However it can take 30 minutes to get to my house at work leaving time.I collect GS from preschool at lunchtime, bring him here and DD collects him after work. It has occurred to me that as I have to go all that way to collect him then sometimes we may as well stay at his house. It would benefit DD as she would come straight home from work rather than to mine for GS. GS would also get an earlier night. Another bonus, all the mess stays at their house
DD is highly in favour of this, so I think we shall do it once in a while. I may start next week!
At your house, at theirs, or a combination?
I have always looked after them at my house. Although GD and now baby GS live a half hour drive away, their parents work very close to where I live so it makes sense to have them here. I have all the toys and equipment need to look after the now 3 GC ages ranging from 7 years to 8 months!
When GS1, who lives slightly further away than his cousins, came along and his mum went back to work she worked a fair distance from home in the opposite direction to where I live. It would have meant an extremely early start for me to get there for her to go to work and impossible for her to come here then go. Therefore she worked from home on the day I had him. Of course he had to come to me, as mummy was in the house all day.
Now DD works in York, not far from where I live. However it can take 30 minutes to get to my house at work leaving time.I collect GS from preschool at lunchtime, bring him here and DD collects him after work. It has occurred to me that as I have to go all that way to collect him then sometimes we may as well stay at his house. It would benefit DD as she would come straight home from work rather than to mine for GS. GS would also get an earlier night. Another bonus, all the mess stays at their house
DD is highly in favour of this, so I think we shall do it once in a while. I may start next week!
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