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Make sure you are getting what you pay for

by Somewhere over the rainbow

Apr 11, 2017

My DD owns a dog walking business in a major city. She is in and out of apartment buildings and outside walking all day and what she has observed ranges from interesting to disturbing. While many caregivers of children or the elderly are interacting and paying attention, many simply ignore them and park the person in the stroller or wheelchair and chat with other caregivers, ignore the person, or yak on the phone.

The observation about dog walkers and pet sitters is no better. Some tie the dog(s) up to a sign post while they go get food or more dogs. Others put the dogs in parked cars while they go get food or more dogs. Parked cars get so hot and can lead to a deadly situation very quickly. Some of her clients have found that their previous walker/sitters have been in their home using drugs or having s3x.

There are many who do a good job but if you are allowing someone else to care for your child, elderly relative, or pet, check up on the caregiver and make sure th...See More

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Lulu On 4/11/17, Somewhere over the rainbow wrote: > My DD owns a dog walking business in a major city. She is in > and out of apartment buildings and outside walking all day > and what she has observed ranges from interesting to > disturbing. While many caregivers of children or the elderly > are interacting and paying attention, many si...See MoreOn 4/11/17, Somewhere over the rainbow wrote: > My DD owns a dog walking business in a major city. She is in > and out of apartment buildings and outside walking all day > and what she has observed ranges from interesting to > disturbing. While many caregivers of children or the elderly > are interacting and paying attention, many simply ignore them > and park the person in the stroller or wheelchair and chat > with other caregivers, ignore the person, or yak on the phone. > > The observation about dog walkers and pet sitters is no > better. Some tie the dog(s) up to a sign post while they go > get food or more dogs. Others put the dogs in parked cars > while they go get food or more dogs. Parked cars get so hot > and can lead to a deadly situation very quickly. Some of her > clients have found that their previous walker/sitters have been > in their home using drugs or having s3x. > > There are many who do a good job but if you are allowing > someone else to care for your child, elderly relative, or pet, > check up on the caregiver and make sure that they are > meeting your expectations because those who are being > cared for can't tell you what is really going on.

I had a friend who had a horrible experience with a nanny so when she hired a new one she asked me to check on her for me. She sent them to the town park at a prearranged time and I went an observed without the new nanny's knowledge. I was happy to be able to report she was wonderful with him- attentive, playful and appropriate.

When we adopted our second child in Denver we had to stay in state until all of her paperwork cleared. It ended up being close to a month. After a couple of days in a motel room with a newborn her new big brother, a 2 yr. old was going stir crazy so we looked into a short term preschool placement. I saw a couple of truly horrid facilities, places I wouldn't send my dog to, before finding a fabulous lab school preschool. The irony is that there was little difference in price and the quality was so different. I wondered if some parents just didn't know what high quality child care looked like.

Apr 11, 2017

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