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2·18 Oct 2026·on 'Not a breakfast person' at 10, and the van comes at 7:10

When my children were school going and the van was very early, I used to give a glass of ragi malt or a banana first thing, and the real breakfast went in the tiffin for the first break. Small idlis also, two only, they will eat in the van without mess. In my daycare also some children come without eating, we give a small fruit first and then they are fine. Hunger comes after one hour, don't worry too much.

0·8 Oct 2026·on What does your 1 year old do while you're cooking?

I run a small daycare at home, so I see this every day. At one year they won't sit alone long, ten minutes is good. What works for my little ones: a low basket with five or six things, changed every few days. Old spoon, cloth, empty box, a ball. Too many toys and they don't play with any. You can also keep her in the high chair near you with a few pieces of boiled carrot or peas to pick. Picking keeps them busy and you are talking to her the whole time.

0·31 Aug 2026·on Parents at my home daycare ask me when nursery forms open. What should I tell them?

Notice board I have already, for the food menu. I will put one sheet next to it for school dates. Good idea, thank you.

1·15 Jul 2026·on Stomach ache at 7 every school morning, gone by the time we'd have reached school

I keep small children at my home daycare and I have seen this many times when children start a new class. Usually something small is bothering them. A new seat, one child teasing, the school toilet. They don't tell directly. Ask him slowly at night, not in the morning. In the morning they only want to escape.