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Caring for grandchild.

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Wren5 Sat 09-Feb-19 15:33:13

Hello there,
After some advice please . I'm a new Grandmother, my Grandson has just gone 1 year old, his mam has decided to go back to work part-time, one day a week so I have offered to look after GS. I'm just concerned how GS will be without his mam around, I have looked after him before but only for a short period of time, say couple of hours. He get's very fretful when he can't see his mother or father, he point's to the door to search the house for them, I can normally comfort him , try to distract him with playing, etc, but I will be spending at least 9 hour's without his mam or dad being there & I know I will be really upset if I cannot get him to settle, any advice appreciated, thank you.

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Missiseff Sun 10-Feb-19 21:58:29

If you relax and don't fret, he'll relax too. Good luck. Enjoy!

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olliebeak Mon 11-Feb-19 09:25:20

I'm another Nan with a Bus Pass - best thing ever ;-)! He thinks it's such a treat to be able to go for a bus ride .................. and I've discovered places that I didn't know existed. I'm looking forward to the warmer weather, so we'll be able to take a proper picnic out with us.

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annehinckley Mon 11-Feb-19 20:51:40

It's natural to feel nervous, Wren, but that'll soon pass. I felt really nervous before having DGD for the first few times, despite having looked after 3 GSs! But after a few months I feel so close to her - it's wonderful!

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Wren5 Tue 12-Feb-19 07:49:13

Thank you all for your messages, it's helped me so much x thanks

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sarahcyn Thu 18-Jul-19 20:10:24

Wren5 how has it been going? I’m curious to know how much of all the advice you put into action. Also how exhausted are you at the end of the day?
I found myself today while chatting with my DIL about childcare for new DGS (5 weeks so it’s in the future!) saying “and of course I could look after him one say a week”
The words just came out of my mouth and as they did I felt an Ooops, I’ve done it now!

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SueH49 Sat 20-Jul-19 02:54:02

At age 1 my grandsons were still having a nap in the morning as well as an afternoon one, so you may find the time for activities is reduced by that. My eldest grandson used to burst into tears every time he came to my place for months. He eventually got over it when my son brought him in one day and suggested that I feed him and that was a turning point.

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JennyBlake Fri 23-Aug-19 08:07:53

Hello Wren,
I understand you concerns so well! Try reading motherhow.com/. It has a lot of useful information.
I'm sure you'll do great!

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