Times have indeed changed. My mum was a very busy mum and she had
to worry about many things but one thing she never really had to worry about
was who was going to take care of us whenever she was away. We had quite a
number of aunts, cousins, uncles, nieces and whoever is family live in our house
at one point or the other while I was growing up. Since they were mostly older,
they naturally assumed the job of taking care of us whenever our parents
weren’t around. They made sure we did our house chores and watched over us like
hawks.The need for privacy and several other factors has swept away this
practice ,that was 70% more fool proof than getting a total stranger, under the
rug.
To cope with the stress as modern day mums, you should bear the following in mind when getting a help:
Before getting a live in help, run a thorough background check and
pray about it. Life is complicated enough as it is . Don’t let your desperation
override your sense of judgement.
Have hidden cameras everywhere around the house. This will help
you monitor things that happened even in your absence.
Register your kids in professional creches. Ask other parents to know their recommendations, some of the creches around offer flexible services that can suit you.
We can only do so much, the real deal is we need to commit our children into God’s hands. He sees things we cant and loves the children even more than we do and He is sure to look out for them at all times.
Are there other tips you have that you'll want to share? kindly drop a comment.
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