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Can you really have a relaxing vacation when you are constantly breaking up fights between your tweens while looking for the purple pail and shovel set that your preschooler MUST have NOW or ELSE?

For some parents, the answer is an irrefutable “no,” which is why more and more moms and dads are opting to take nannycations.

The simple concept means that another trusted adult is around 24/7 to help deal with warring kids, beach meltdowns, mini-golfing fits and cannonball mishaps at the hotel pool. The extra set of hands and eyes also allows parents to actually get in a few hours of alone time. After all, we all know how difficult it is to get lost in rag mags or Oprah’s latest book selection while a wet toddler is trying to crawl over you so he can dig into your bag of pretzels.

Nannies also come in handy when you and your spouse want to enjoy a night out alone to watch the sunset or dine al fresco. Or, if you simply want someone else to deal with the dreaded bedtime routine complete with complaints about brushing teeth, whines about getting into pajamas, and fights over who gets dibs on the pullout couch instead of the lumpy rollaway bed. Let the nanny deal with it while you sip a tropical libation and enjoy some much needed peace and quiet.

The problem with this idealistic vacation scenario is that your appointed caregiver must be paid for his/her duties. If money is no object and your spouse and kids happily embrace the idea, then taking a nannycation is a no-brainer. However, there are some childhood “experts” who frown upon nannycations.

Critics of nanny-enriched family vacations claim that parents are doing their kids a disservice by bringing along hired help. Said “experts” say that family vacations should be just that–for family members only. They go on to say that by spending quality time with your children in a fun setting you show them that they are worthy of your love and attention. Conversely, by putting the nanny in charge while you hit the links or the trails solo sends a message to some kids that they are a burden to their own parents or unwanted baggage that can easily be pawned off on a family employee.

I’m not sure I agree with the “experts” on this one–mainly because I was a nanny and often accompanied my “employers” on vacation. I loved the kids, they loved me and I got to visit ultra-luxe travel destinations that I would have had no chance of getting near had it not been for select nannycations.

Alas, those days are long gone. There’s no way I could afford to bring a nanny along on our family vacations today, but I certainly wouldn’t roll my eyes at parents who do.

What are your thoughts on nannycations? Have you ever brought a babysitter on vacation?

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The next day I started to put parental controls on the computer. At first I was just going to block usage for a particular period of time but then I other features I had never looked into before. There were very specific ways that I could put limits on the computer. Now that we had it temporarily in a child’s
bedroom I knew it was the perfect opportunity.

I remember doing the same thing with our satellite boxes. We blocked out certain ratings for programs, certain content and password protected those programs. It’s a comforting feeling to know that you have the control on television limits. I felt that same sense of comfort knowing I now had more controls on the computer. But as I checked off boxes that would disable them, such as sexual content or anything with drugs and alcohol, I thought to myself, “How nice it would be to have parental controls like these over my children’s lives.” Wouldn’t it be nice to just point a remote at your child and click “disable” to certain things? Why can’t I block my children from sexual content? Why can’t I block them from vulgar language? It would be nice but it simply isn’t possible.

I wish tweens and teens came with parental controls. I was thinking about that the other day when I was setting time limits on our computer. Recently our family did some renovating and moving around of bedrooms. What used to be the bedroom for my husband and I became my youngest son’s bedroom. We had to temporarily leave the computer in that room until we are able to purchase a new computer desk and move it into the living room. Well one night I woke up at 2 a.m. to use the bathroom and discovered my tween son was on the computer playing a game. I was not very happy.

When it comes to parental control over our children’s lives we are very limited. There are some controls we can enforce but when they are out of our sight we no longer have the ability to disable or stop something. We have to trust that they will make the right decisions and choices. Unfortunately they won’t always do that. Tweens and teens are facing a lot of “content” that we would like them to avoid. But there is no password protection there.

Since we can’t control the content they are exposed to then we have to be willing to talk about those issues. We can’t control our children with a remote but we can have open and honest conversations that will guide them. Talking to your teen is the best thing you can do. You will be surprised at how much they really take in what you say and how influenced they are by your words. You may not have the power of a remote but you do have the power of influence. Use that influence to help guide your children so that when they do face negative content they will know how to turn it off.

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Speech & Language: Birth to 3 months

Crying is your baby’s first and only way of communicating with you during the early weeks of life. She will cry to let you know she is hungry. She will cry to let you know her diaper is wet. She will cry to let you know she is unhappy. As she continues to develop, she will begin to coo and she may be able to make out vowel sounds such as “ah”, “eh” and “uh”.

Although your baby cannot talk or even really babble yet, her language skills are forming. She is listening and learning about her environment. She should startle if she hears a loud noise and turn her head towards her mother’s voice.

You can help promote her speech and language development by singing to her or reading to her. Talk to your baby often and expose her to a variety of sounds and music.
Speech & Language: 4 to 6 months

Between four and six months your child’s speech and language begin to blossom. What started out as simple cooing turns into full fledge babbling. She should be able to make single syllable consonants sounds including n, k, g, p, and b. The infamous ga-gas and goo-goos may be heard now. She will laugh and smile and of course still cry to communicate with you.

You can encourage her language by playing with her often. Use her name when you speak to her. Repeat sounds when she says them to you and encourage her to repeat them back. Baby rattles are appropriate toys at this age.

Speech & Language: 7 to 9 months

Your baby’s babbling will continue and progress to sound more like real talking. She will make two syllable sounds such as mama and dada. Although these sound a lot like words, she likely has not associated them yet with a person or thing. She will continue babbling, learning more and more new sounds during this period. She is beginning to understand more too. She can understand simple commands such as no-no. She likely has a collection of words she understands now.

You can encourage your child’s language development through play. Singing songs such as “Head and Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” or playing games like “Where’s your belly?”, “Where’s your nose?”, “Where’s your toes?” is a great way to expand your child’s language.

Speech & Language: 10-12 months

Between ten and twelve months you may hear your child’s first word. By a year most children can say 3-5 words. Besides beginning to talk, your child’s comprehension of the spoken language begins to flourish. She may shake her head no, wave bye-bye, and follow simple directions.

Activities you can do to encourage her to talk include continuing to read stories and nursery rhymes and playing games such as peek-a-boo. Learning animal sounds can encourage even the reluctant talker.

Not talking by a year is not usually an indicator of a problem unless there are other signs of delays. Consult your doctor if you are concerned about her language and speech development.

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