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nferrandi
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spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
Would you leave your children with a babysitter you hired through your resort? I know that my parents used to do this when we were kids, but maybe it was a different time. A lot of my timeshare resorts offer babysitting services and DH and I were "thinking" about getting one. What do you think of that? Is it something you would consider?
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Posted 5/23/07 9:47 PM  |
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landj
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
I don't know much about this, but would they have a list of references you can check? I think that would make me feel a little better knowing that all of their references checked out and that the person had a good reputation.
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| Posted 5/23/07 9:51 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
I know many parents did when I was on a corporate trip in Hawaii. Now that I have my own, I'm not sure how comfortable I would be.
I would make sure they do checks on them.
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| Posted 5/23/07 9:54 PM |
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Samlove
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
ALtough people do it all the time I am not sure if I feel so comfortable doing this with all the crazy people out there.
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| Posted 5/23/07 9:56 PM |
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ddunne2
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
I would probably let them go to a resort kids club type thing, but probably not have a babysitter I didn't know come to the room while we went out.
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| Posted 5/23/07 10:01 PM |
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Melbernai
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
I would MAYBE consider it at a much older age, when I know that she'd be able to stick up for herself a little bit more.....and by older I'm even thinking like 10ish, or even older.
Maybe I'm crazy but I think that if you book a family vacation, then there is nothing wrong with spending it as a family. Maybe I'm just a wacko, but I would probably want to spend every minute of it with my daughter, except for maybe a little time at the spa when DH watches her. Otherwise DH and I can go out for date nights when we are here at home with fmaily to watch her anytime.
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| Posted 5/23/07 10:01 PM |
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nferrandi
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
Posted by Melbernai
Maybe I'm crazy but I think that if you book a family vacation, then there is nothing wrong with spending it as a family. .
I understand what you're saying but our DS goes to bed at 7:00pm and I just thought it would be nice for DH and I to go out to dinner once we put the baby to bed. DH and I are just not the type of people to go to bed that early. 
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| Posted 5/23/07 10:04 PM |
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SkyzTheLimit
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
Oh my gosh I have recently thought about this also and then in the last issue of people that I read there was a little girl about 4/5 years old taken from her room at night while she was sleeping. Her parents were at dinner.
Freaks me out to think of something happening to my children. It's a scary world out there. I pray that they find that beautiful little girl
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| Posted 5/23/07 10:08 PM |
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Melbernai
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
Posted by nferrandi
Posted by Melbernai
Maybe I'm crazy but I think that if you book a family vacation, then there is nothing wrong with spending it as a family. .
I understand what you're saying but our DS goes to bed at 7:00pm and I just thought it would be nice for DH and I to go out to dinner once we put the baby to bed. DH and I are just not the type of people to go to bed that early.
Again, these are just my opinions, and I am sure some people will think I'm nuts and say just got for the babysitter and disagree with me...
but in that case I'd either:
A) get a "suite" type of room so that you can be in another room and stay awake after the baby is sleeping
B) Bring along a family member like a teenage niece/nephew, younger sibling (I"m thinking of my 18 year old sister who is very responsible) have them babysit when we went out. Yes, it's costly, to have another extra person along, but that is just what I would do.
I actually went along with my aunt/uncle, their kids and some friends and their kids on a trip to California when I was a senior in HS. It was actually great bc there were 3 families and I'd watch all of the kids (5 kids in all) while the parents went out, and they all split the cost of my plane ticket.
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| Posted 5/23/07 10:13 PM |
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KPtoys
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
No, I wouldn't leave them w a stranger. If I felt that on vacation I would need a babysitter I would plan ahead and bring one with me!
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| Posted 5/23/07 10:22 PM |
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Bxgell2
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
Posted by Melbernai
Maybe I'm crazy but I think that if you book a family vacation, then there is nothing wrong with spending it as a family. Maybe I'm just a wacko, but I would probably want to spend every minute of it with my daughter, except for maybe a little time at the spa when DH watches her. Otherwise DH and I can go out for date nights when we are here at home with fmaily to watch her anytime.
Some of us don't have an iota of family or friends who can watch their children for them while they go on a "date night", nor any siblings, nephews, nieces or cousins to tag along as a babysitter on vacation, and that's why we use resorts with kids clubs. Since my daughter has been born, we haven't spent even one night to ourselves. I love my daughter more than words, but we need a break.
So, to answer the poster's question - I feel more comfortable going somewhere with a kids club - that's where we are headed tomorrow - club med sandpiper - there's a kids club right smack dab in the middle of the resort, so we can pop our head in whenever we want, to check on her. I'm more comfortable with a group setting where the sitters are certified.
Message edited 5/23/2007 10:25:58 PM.
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| Posted 5/23/07 10:24 PM |
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MatteosMom
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
If you feel comfortable with the person watching your child then I'd do it. We went on a cruise with my sister and her family, their girls stayed at the babysitting center they had where you could drop the kids off for a couple hours and have dinner...have some adult time. I think my nieces were 5 and 6 at the time. 
If you and your husband want to have a romantic dinner together, and you trust the person, I say go for it.
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| Posted 5/23/07 10:28 PM |
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MatteosMom
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
I'm more comfortable with a group setting where the sitters are certified.
Totally agree about the group setting thing, I think when the time comes, that's what I'd go for...very open, you can drop in every 10 minutes if you want!
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| Posted 5/23/07 10:29 PM |
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Adri
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
Posted by Bxgell2
Posted by Melbernai
Maybe I'm crazy but I think that if you book a family vacation, then there is nothing wrong with spending it as a family. Maybe I'm just a wacko, but I would probably want to spend every minute of it with my daughter, except for maybe a little time at the spa when DH watches her. Otherwise DH and I can go out for date nights when we are here at home with fmaily to watch her anytime.
Some of us don't have an iota of family or friends who can watch their children for them while they go on a "date night", nor any siblings, nephews, nieces or cousins to tag along as a babysitter on vacation, and that's why we use resorts with kids clubs. Since my daughter has been born, we haven't spent even one night to ourselves. I love my daughter more than words, but we need a break.
So, to answer the poster's question - I feel more comfortable going somewhere with a kids club - that's where we are headed tomorrow - club med sandpiper - there's a kids club right smack dab in the middle of the resort, so we can pop our head in whenever we want, to check on her. I'm more comfortable with a group setting where the sitters are certified.
I agree. My sister lives in NYC as well but she has her son and besides her we don't have more family here, so we can not go out on a date and we have neve gone out and have never used a baby sitter here.
2 weeks ago we went to Beaches in Jamaica, we used the kids club and it worked great. One night, one of the ladies form the kids club, who was so nice with DS (all of them were) babysat him while he was sleeping and we went to one of the restaurants in the resort. It was our first dinner in a restaurant by ourselves in a looong time and I was glad that we did it.
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| Posted 5/23/07 10:41 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: spinoff to leaving kids alone on vacation
I wouldn't. Maybe when she's older but even then probably not.
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