https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:30:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430695 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:47:22 +0000 Mamaof2 1430695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our current DCP does summer day camp thru age 8 and after that we will do summer camps and maybe hire a college student to help out some too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430453 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 07:35:34 +0000 Adira 1430453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: This! The YMCA will be my go-to when Xander's older and needs care in the summer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430445 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 07:19:54 +0000 blackbird 1430445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. pen, I know! i had no idea these existed. My mom used to take us to her high school and sit us in the corner to quietly wait out the day. TORTURE. I wonder if she didn't know or if she just didn't want to 'waste money'. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430419 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:22:46 +0000 Smurfette 1430419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Summer camp! Our day care even does it. I have seen the schedule and they take them to a ton of things! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430398 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 02:59:35 +0000 lamariniere 1430398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From kindergarten until I was about 12, our former daycare offered a summer program for elementary added kids. I remember we did bowling once per week, swimming three times and movies at the movie theater on Fridays. I kind of have meh memories of it because none of my school friends went to the daycare program. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430309 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:26:54 +0000 birdofafeather 1430309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we did day camps every summer until my mom quit her job (when i was in HS and i have 2 younger siblings). it was so fun to swim every day, play handball, do crafts, etc. we did field trips, had beach days and overnights as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430259 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 22:34:52 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1430259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my husband and I have work from home days... so we plan to coordinate it so every single day of the week is covered, so we can easily do pick ups and monitor them at home while we work. We also want to take a couple weeks off for vacation, and do some sort of summer camp or activity here or there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430166 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:30:09 +0000 yoursilverlining 1430166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is off most of the summer, which is a huge stress reliever. My MiL is also in the process of moving near to us so by next summer there will be 2 sets of grandparents nearby as well. I would also consider hiring a responsible older teen of a friend to come over and be a "nanny"/playmate to LO for a couple hours a day; and definitely look into camps and summer school type programs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430151 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:23:35 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1430151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: if I could go back in time - I would have done more with my summers! there was this writing program in England I desperately wanted to apply to in HS and I wish I would have done it! </p> <p>I want my LO(s) to have crazy fun summers even if I'm working. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430142 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:18:38 +0000 DillonLion 1430142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Camps!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430139 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:16:21 +0000 bookwormmama 1430139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like others have said summer camps run through the Parks and Rec department are really popular in my area. I work at the public library and each camp has a set day/time they visit the library each week. The kids have like an hour of reading/finding books time and then can check out books before they leave if it is ok with the parents. I know the camps also have a day they go swimming at the pool. The library/pool/rec center are all near each other so the kids walk every where. They also go to the local parks daily. I think most of the summer camps are continuations of the various schools' after school programs. The people who work the camps are all college aged (or just graduated w/ degrees like teaching but have yet to find a FT teaching job). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430124 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:10:44 +0000 blackbird 1430124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm also curious-my mom worked at a high school so she had summers off. But I always hear lots of camps on the radio and I would consider a responsible summer nanny, too! The colleges always have interesting sounding summer camps. Hell I wanna go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430082 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:53:45 +0000 fairy 1430082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was young (up until 10th grade when I got too old for it) I went to day camps during summer and loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430081 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:53:39 +0000 MsMamaBear 1430081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I teach, so I'll be off with her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430078 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:53:11 +0000 daniellemybelle 1430078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I am working when LO is in school, she will likely alternate weeks with her grandparents &amp; summer camps/programs. Hopefully we can take at least 1 week off to spend at home together, and then another week or long weekend for a family vacation. Summer breaks are getting shorter &amp; shorter anyway - with an 8 week break, we'd just need 2 weeks vacation, 2 different week long summer camps, and 2 weeks with each set of grandparents. </p> <p>My mom was a SAHM and we were bums in the summer. We took trips &amp; played outside but we also watched a LOT of TV. I hope to keep LO a bit more active! Even if I SAH, we will probably still do the above plan. I know my ILs will be anxious to have her as much as we will let them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430059 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:44:34 +0000 sunny 1430059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My coworkers either hire a summer nanny (a responsible college or HS student) or send their kids to different day camps. One of the daycares I toured said they have summer programs for the school aged kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1430018 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:24:08 +0000 looch 1430018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know how we will handle it yet. It may involve a career change for one of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1429999 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:13:35 +0000 mrsjazz 1429999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once she's in school it will be a combo of day camp, fun activities with her Dad (he's off in the summers), and we'll most likely have family vacation for 2 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1429990 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:10:02 +0000 lawbee11 1429990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to summer camp (day camp, not overnight) and I loved it!! My DH is a professor so he's off but I still want to send her to summer camp for part of it. I feel like she'll get bored at home every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1429986 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:08:14 +0000 Andrea 1429986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Camp! DD is going to the YMCA this summer. Swimming every day. Looks great!</p> <p>We will also take a vacation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1429980 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:05:33 +0000 cmomma17 1429980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My nephew (14 now) has always been in summer programs, usually run by the local parks and rec. same program that did his before and after school care when he got too old for daycare. They would go to the pool several times a week, do crafts, play basketball, go to the playground, etc. it was held in an elementary school most years.<br /> When he got a little older my sister would sometimes do weeklong camps, $$ pending, also through parks and rec. his fave was adventure camp. Basically for a week they bused the kids to a river place to raft, kayak, zipline, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1429976 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:03:47 +0000 Bookish 1429976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's going to be in summer camps, summer programs, will probably spend a week with her grandparents, etc. I also get a lot of vacation so I'll probably take off 2-3 weeks throughout the summer to hang out with her. I know my SIL sometimes will take a friend's kids for a week, and then her friend will take them for a week, etc., and that way they can cut down on the program costs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1429968 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:01:16 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1429968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Summer programs! The YMCA has a great one that includes outings like weekly trips to the library or museum. I also worked a summer program for the school district, we were open 6am-6pm and from 9am-3pm there was a structured curriculum. Once a week was field trip day, included in the cost of enrollment, and that included the beach, museums, zoo, etc. It was a great program! </p> <p>I think having a babysitter is great - but you have to have a really great babysitter :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1429958 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:56:38 +0000 ShootingStar 1429958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was little I had an after school baby sitter and I would go there all day some weeks in the summer. I also went to both day camps and sleep away camp, and my parents would take 3 weeks vacation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1429957 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:56:23 +0000 regberadaisy 1429957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm planning to put her in summer programs. A different kind of each summer. I definitely want to do a Waldorf style one summer. It's not my style for day to day education but I think it will be great for a summer program. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-working-parents-do-for-childcare-in-the-summer#post-1429949 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:54:20 +0000 yellowbird 1429949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is one of my greatest anxieties as my LO is getting older. It's not a big deal now because she's in daycare and doesn't know the difference, but once kids hit grade school and beyond I'm wondering what working parents do?</p> <p>I remember having babysitters in the summer and i HATED it. I don't really know why I hated it, but I did. I wish I could take 3 months off every year! </p>