Posted by fairywings on March 21, 2006, at 20:36:20
In reply to Re: Would you ever... » fairywings, posted by fallsfall on March 21, 2006, at 20:10:28
> If you have a younger "sitter" available (8 - 10 years old), you could bring BOTH of them, and have them play in the waiting room. If they had a problem they could knock.
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> I think I wouldn't be very open with my kid in the room.
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> Ask his friends' mothers for suggestions, ask at his nursery school?
Our toddler is SO "active" that I dread taking him to any of our other kids appts - I have trouble chasing him and getting him to play w/o a huge commotion. I wish I could have a mommy's helper watch him, but it would be too much for a child that age. He can be too much for teenagers sometimes. My husband and I have even had to cancel plans bec. he's had particularly bad days - where I wouldn't feel comfortable with his safety with another person. He has good days and bad days. It's gotten better as he gets older, he understands more, but it's gotten worse too bec. he knows how to get things he shouldn't have, how to climb, and he's more physical. I'm sure by the time he's 5 this will all be in the past. Thanks for the suggestion though - with my other kids it would have worked like a charm.fw
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