Teacher moms?

[spk926]

I don't. Before DD I taught summer school but since having her I stopped that.

When I have trainings or continuing ed things I need to attend I have my 13 year old niece come down to watch DD. If she's not available then my MIL does. But it's only for a day or two here and there.

ETA: I pull DD from daycare in the summers and my inhome doesn't charge me and saves my spot. She fills DD's spot with a school age child so it works out for her too. 

[Blue Moon]

I will only do curriculum writing I can do at home now that DD is here. I used to teach summer school but I'm not paying for daycare when summer school is only 3 hours a day.

[chickenlittle]

I don't work in the summer, but I do send DS to daycare a few days a week to keep him with his friends and in a routine.

[Jalapeñomel]

I'll probably teach summer school.

Regardless, D will go to daycare at least part time. I think the routine is good for both of us.

[Velar Fricative]

I'm answering for a teacher dad.

DH works half-day summer school in July and stays home with DD all August. Well, that's what we did last summer. With baby #2 on the way August might be the best time to have our basement finished (mostly DIY) so we might end up sending DD in August so he could get it done.

[electricmayhem]

I don't work in the summer. When we were at an in-home (and summer attendance was not required), I would mostly keep the kids home. If something came up (workshops), DH's work offers daycare on a drop-in basis; we get a certain # of days per year to use per kid.

We're at a center now and they are required to attend (or rather, we have to pay for) at least three days per week. I'd love to do summer school, but my office only offers it for SpEd teachers and I am not certified.

[Deleted]

DH is planning to do some Masters classes this summer and still send the kids to daycare.
Teacher friends have done crop insurance adjusting.
I assume for most people it's easier to continue a childcare arrangement full-year than it is to get out of paying it for 2 months. We could drop to part time for the summer, but it's not much cost savings.

[cricketwife]

Sadly I will have to pay for daycare all summer regardless of whether he goes or not. So I'll probably send him 2-3 days a week.

[hymen]

Nope. I enjoy my summers off with my kids. Between birthdays, visits to or from my parents who live in GA, and vacations, it would be too disjointed anyway. Our daycare is awesome in that they don't charge for the summer and hold a spot for us in the fall at no extra charge, just a deposit for the first week back.

I am contemplating sending them maybe a day or two this summer but I don't know. DS1's class does field trips every Tuesday in the summer and I am tempted to just send him on those days. We will see though.

[andthentherewere10]

My district hires me per diem. This will be my first summer with the baby, though. We have to pay DC to keep his spot so that point is moot.

[faith194]

DH is a SAHD during the school year, but does maintenance at the golf course he was a pro at during the summer. On days when I have to go in for curriculum writing or data review, my inlaws watch DS.

[mae141]

I run a summer camp with another teacher for three weeks, and the rest of the summer I send DD a day or two a week to daycare. Daycare is an in home and our lady wants us to go at least part time to keep our spot, plus DD loves it there. I make a bunch of money running the camp, and it's pretty easy work, so financially it makes sense to do it, and I still get lots of time with DD. I'm hoping it's going to work out again this summer.

[mae141]

Jan 30, 2015 17:04:35 GMT -5 @bunnybean said:

Jan 30, 2015 16:54:23 GMT -5 Blue Moon said:

I will only do curriculum writing I can do at home now that DD is here. I used to teach summer school but I'm not paying for daycare when summer school is only 3 hours a day.

I will probably apply to do curriculum writing, too, but we can't do it from home. At least it's not too many hours. I think it's usually 20 or 40 total depending on what program you end up on.

Was thinking about tutoring too. Has anyone gone that route?

I used to tutor but I got sick of it. It's kind of a pain. I liked it more during the school year when I can just stay in my classroom after school and help kids with their homework or whatever they are working on in class. In the summer there's a lot more planning and preparing. It's great money, but not super easy to find kids to tutor in order to make a lot, at least with elementary kids. Most of the kids I tutored would take the summer off. 

[stealthmom]

I don't but I go to the y for all my childcare when I need it.

[erbear]

I have worked at camps and kept my kids in daycare for the summer (or done summer camps) but honestly, I haven't worked in several years and I wouldn't go back. Summer camp is super expensive (more than regular school for us) and I need the break. WHen I worked in the summer, I never felt good going back to school. Now, I send my girls to camp 4-5 weeks (usually half days or 3 days a week) so I can get some stuff done and have some time to myself, then we hang out - gym, pool, backyard, friends.

I have (and still do) freelance (I have written textbooks and lesson plans for dummies) and it's a great summer gig - I can do it from home, and it's fun.

[imimahoney]

Pre-child I nannied. Now I occasionally take a grad or school related class but mostly don't work at all. If I wanted to work I would probably look into nannying where I could bring my toddler along or maybe seasonal retail at night when my husband is home.

Our dc is closed in the summer so we don't have any available childcare.

[rugbywife]

DH doesn't work in the summer. If he did it would be a couple of weeks of construction to make some extra money for us, which we have considered for this summer and next while we are suffering though maternity and parenting leaves.

I have to work 3 weeks of the summer, first week of July and the last two week of August (only one week in August is mandatory but most admin work 2). That means I generally get 6 weeks off. If DH were to work at all he would work during the 6 weeks that I am off.

When the kids are school aged they will for sure do a camp the last week of summer since I have to be at work and realistically DH will be at work too.

[thejackpot]

My ds goes to my parents for a month and his school makes me pay for summer. My dd does in home and even sending her for those two weeks still nets me a big chunk. I do curriculum writing for two weeks but that is it.
The rest of the summer is travel and fun.

[robinsbff]

I'm glad you asked because I was just thinking about the same thing. I'm not sure what my plans are for now. I used to do summer school but gave up my spot last summer when DS was due
mid July.

He goes to a daycare affiliated with DH's work which is year round so we pay whether he goes or not. Now that he will be one this summer and we can do more stuff together I'm thinking of keeping him home with me one or two days a week so we can do some classes together (mommy and baby yoga or something) and library storytime, that kind of fun stuff.

It's great to hear what other people do.

[pierogigirl]

I tutor and do curriculum work in the summer, but it's irregular- generally only about 2 weeks of work and then a couple of hours a week for tutoring. In the past I have sent them to daycare part-time, but we switched daycares and DS1 is in school now, so I'm not sure what we'll do. I am looking into some camps because I would like to have some free time, too.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jan 30, 2015 17:09:13 GMT -5 @bunnybean said:

Jan 30, 2015 17:05:07 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

DH is planning to do some Masters classes this summer and still send the kids to daycare.
Teacher friends have done crop insurance adjusting.
I assume for most people it's easier to continue a childcare arrangement full-year than it is to get out of paying it for 2 months. We could drop to part time for the summer, but it's not much cost savings.

Ours is great in that we can quit altogether in the summer, and the spot is saved by simply paying the registration fee for fall before I leave for break. So last year I took her out for two months and saved that money. But I also don't make any money in the summer, so we're still overall poorer. 

You get paid only during the year?  I naively thought this was uncommon or at least a thing of the past. 

[Jalapeñomel]

Jan 31, 2015 10:13:31 GMT -5 @bunnybean said:

Jan 31, 2015 10:10:08 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

You get paid only during the year?  I don't think this happens with me, but I guess I should look into that. 

Yeah, we're only paid for 10 months. They used to split it over all 12, but don't do it anymore. So you have to save yourself, which is fine in theory, but we seem to always need it. 

I edited my post while you were posting, LOL.  Yeah, this would be very difficult for us too.