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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 438314" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Check with your county to see if there are services to help with day care costs. We do have them here in Minnesota.</p><p></p><p>Also, check with Summer programs for reduced assistance into their programs.</p><p></p><p>Check with Summer camp programs for assistance into their programs also.</p><p></p><p>Do you belong to a church? Sometimes churches have funds set aside to help send their kids to the camp they sponsor.</p><p></p><p>Do you know any teenagers who would be willing and able to watch your son? Teenagers should understand that you are unable to pay a lot and they should not be paid the amount adults get anyway (which is for food, insurance, upkeep of supplies, ect). When my difficult child was 12 years old, he was unable to stay home alone and daycare options just didn't fit for us (too old for day care/too young to be home alone with his diagnosis) and I was blessed to find a 15 year old boy to watch him. This kid was awesome and well worth the 15/20 minute drive one way to get him every day. It was so good for difficult child to have the older boy to do things with. They rode bike, played ball, had lunch ready for me when I got home from work (grilled out). My Diva was still home at the time but she was not the person to take care of difficult child.</p><p></p><p>Diva's friend (mother to her Goddaughter) wants difficult child to help watch her 3 year old daughter from time to time this summer. Diva suggested $15 per day but I told her $10 was generous being that the girl usually sleeps until about 9:00 and I would pick both of them up at 12:30 to go home to take care of Chewy and then maybe to a park, library, whatever. I explained to difficult child that she can not afford $15 per day even though it may not be very often.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 438314, member: 5096"] Check with your county to see if there are services to help with day care costs. We do have them here in Minnesota. Also, check with Summer programs for reduced assistance into their programs. Check with Summer camp programs for assistance into their programs also. Do you belong to a church? Sometimes churches have funds set aside to help send their kids to the camp they sponsor. Do you know any teenagers who would be willing and able to watch your son? Teenagers should understand that you are unable to pay a lot and they should not be paid the amount adults get anyway (which is for food, insurance, upkeep of supplies, ect). When my difficult child was 12 years old, he was unable to stay home alone and daycare options just didn't fit for us (too old for day care/too young to be home alone with his diagnosis) and I was blessed to find a 15 year old boy to watch him. This kid was awesome and well worth the 15/20 minute drive one way to get him every day. It was so good for difficult child to have the older boy to do things with. They rode bike, played ball, had lunch ready for me when I got home from work (grilled out). My Diva was still home at the time but she was not the person to take care of difficult child. Diva's friend (mother to her Goddaughter) wants difficult child to help watch her 3 year old daughter from time to time this summer. Diva suggested $15 per day but I told her $10 was generous being that the girl usually sleeps until about 9:00 and I would pick both of them up at 12:30 to go home to take care of Chewy and then maybe to a park, library, whatever. I explained to difficult child that she can not afford $15 per day even though it may not be very often. [/QUOTE]
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