Kid rooms - make me understand

[Deleted]

Some kids might have separation anxiety and cry and cry? I don't know but I can't wait until I can do this.

[Ashley&Scott]

My kid is only 3.5 but I'll answer. He doesn't trust people easily & would be upset if we left him with someone he didn't know.

ETA: he's in daycare, so we leave him there obviously. But to me the stress is not worth a random hour at a drop in place. But we also aren't members of a gym with childcare, if we were & needed care regularly I would take time to get to know the staff so he was comfortable.

[mandapanda18]

I would use it at that age... I wouldn't use the gym one near me when C was an infant as it was just not clean looking. They had a swing and playpen that didn't have any sort of sanitary cover between uses (just the same stuff you would use in a home) so if one kid who went in was sick, they would all get it. Now that C has stopped putting everything in his mouth (minus the disgusting target cart he was chewing on last night) I would be more willing to drop him off for a short time at one of those place.

[VillainV]

C is younger (17 months), but has a really hard time with strangers. He would scream the whole time if we left him at drop-in care and they'd just end up paging us to pick him up.

[jinkies]

Some kids deal with unfamiliar caregivers better than others.

Some parents deal with unfamiliar caregivers watching their kid better than others.

Also, I quit my old gym partly because my kid caught some sort of illness from the child watch every damn time I used it. I joined a different gym that apparently cleans better, because we had only a normal amount of illness after switching.

[anna7602]

Why would you expect friends to drop off kids just to hang out with other people who have kids? I used these drop-off places when I actually wanted time to work out or to shop at IKEA. If I am hanging out with friends who have kids, then I think it's fair game to bring my kid along and have them play with the other kids, especially at that age. They're not as needy and generally want to be playing with the other kids instead of bugging the adults.

But maybe I am reading your vent incorrectly.

[hopecounts]

I'm thinking the kid isn't a fan and it isn't worth the hastle to the parent to take them.
With a typical kid it wouldn't be my hill to die on unless it was the only way I could use the gym but I'm assuming if kid is in preschool parent has the ability to use it without utilizing the child care.

[ilikedonuts]

You were going to meet in a grocery store?

You can't drop your kids off and actually leave the building.

[gibbinator]

The one at the mall here is essentially a cesspool of germs and lice because too many parents ignore the rules and bring their sick kids. I only take my kids there on like Wednesday mornings when it's dead and staff have had nothing better to do then disinfect.

[minzy]

Maybe the kid is afraid to pee in a different place without a parent? Could be anything, really.

[imojoebunny]

My Daughter thinks Ikea playspace is heaven on earth. My son, he won't set foot in it, without a substantial bribe, and even then, maybe not. He refuses gym daycare solidly. Won't even get near the door. He is 6, goes to school just fine, most of the time. He has been in school for 4 years, 2 years, 6.5 hours a day.

What is this wondrous "mall daycare" and why don't they have it here?

[ECB]

So was the idea to drop the kids off while you all go have coffee or something? Would it be nice to have the kids occupied while to talk? Sure. But every kid is different. I'm not going to judge if a mom doesn't want to use a random drop off place.

[cinco]

We have a local church that offers date night babysitting and I'm a little nervous to use it. Part of me thinks "Yea! free babysitter", but I don't know these people. I know DD's preschool teachers and the gym babysitters. There is also the religion aspect which makes me a bit uncomfortable. I would only use a grocery store child care service if my kids were okay with it. DD2 would want to come with me.

[rootbeerfloat]

I have only heard of grocery stores with child care on here. Where are these places?!

[origami]

I love the one at my grocery store and mall. The one at the grocery store could charge me 3x as much and Id still pay it because shopping while the kids have their own fun is pure bliss. But the one at my old gym was gross. I used it once and that was enough. The one at our Ikea is sadly boring so I'm not sure my kids would go back happily but I'd probably try. My kids used to have issues with unfamiliar caregivers but thank God they're past that. I think it helped that we go there a LOT and for a few weeks I stayed with them, so they got really familiar with it. I know that's not always an option though. Just getting older and more confident is probably what helped the most.

[savan]

Sadly, DD has anxiety so those places were off limits for her. She would lose her shit if we even tried. I think we could use them now with her at 6 1/2 but she's in school full time so it hasn't come up.

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Sept 2, 2015 18:07:56 GMT -5 rootbeerfloat said:

I have only heard of grocery stores with child care on here. Where are these places?!

I have heard rumors of grocery stores with beer too. Both at one place would be my go to every Friday night.

[Deleted]

P is 7 months so take this with a grain of salt, but I'm not super comfortable leaving my kid with total strangers. Plus I'm assuming those places aren't held to the same standards of regulations as daycare, and would worry about safety and cleanliness.

[Deleted]

@domerjen, I poopooed Pittsburg in the past but I may have to change my tune. You guys know childcare and drinking.

[cinco]

Well I live in the wrong place. That sounds awesome!