I have a few more pix to share of our last July cluster meeting. Please go to July cluster meeting 2012 to view them all.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Fun things to do with the kids during the olympics
Free ESL conversation group classes at Boston Free Library
The Boston Free library offers ongoing English conversation classes.
Check out the schedule: http://www.bpl.org/branches/ESL%20Groups.pdf
100 Things to do with kids this summer
It’s officially summer and what a great time to get outside and have some FUN! With the kids out of school and home during most of the day, it is a good idea to plan some activities that will keep them entertained and have a great time doing it! Check out the APiA Summer Fun Pinterest Board for some terrific new ideas, crafts, and creative snacking.
Enjoy!
July cluster meeting at the counselor’s house
Summer is the time when many aupairs leave and many arrive in the US. A fantastic opportunity for them to exchange their experience as aupairs and living in our wonderful city Boston.
At our July Cluster meeting last Sunday we had a wonderful time to help the new arrivals to get to know each other.
As always we have had an agenda for our meeting which was this time: Healthy snacks for kids.
Not so healthy but delicious was the contribution of Katrine from Denmark to our meeting :
Some pictures of the meeting are below and more you can see at : July cluster meeting 2012
Free concert series at the Emerson Park in Brookline
To come together with families and kids some of our aupairs joined the fantastic atmosphere of the free concert series in Brookline last Wednesday. Our aupairs introduced other families to our program and families had a chance to speak directly with questions to our aupairs.
Meeting at the Vapiano restaurant in Boston
We got together with a group of aupairs to say good bye’s to many of them who will go back to their home country soon after spending one or two years in Boston as an aupair with their hostfamilies.
We shared many great experiences and new friendships developed easily with new arrivals who came for their first meeting.
For more pictures go to meeting at the Vapiano restaurant 2012.
Childcare focus – Summer Safety Topics
Dehydration The little ones, especially, forget to drink or to tell you that they need to drink. If you find the children not looking well and/or getting cranky toward the afternoon, it might be because they’re tired, or it might be because they’re dehydrated. Remember: By the time a person feels thirsty, he’s already partly dehydrated, so drink to prevent thirst, not to quench it. Common symptoms of dehydration are crankiness, headaches, aches in the joints and weariness. And don’t allow your child to fill up on juice or soft drinks; these are dehydrators. Water or child-appropriate hydrating drinks are best.
However, if you or your child has severe dehydration (dry mouth, sunken eyes, reluctant to drink, unable to pee or cry, high fever, lethargy), call for emergency help and have your child sip an electrolyte-replacement fluid (such as Pedialyte).
Hot Cars: Don’t EVER leave children alone in the car — not even for a moment. Besides the danger of abduction, the temperature in a car can skyrocket in minutes. And, if you see an unattended young child in a vehicle, please call 911, the police or other emergency personnel. Your call could save the child’s life.
Drowning: Always actively supervise children in and around water. Infants and children can drown in bathtubs, swimming pools, ponds or almost any other water. Toddlers aren’t strong enough to lift themselves back out of a toilet, bucket, container or wading pool.
Sun Protection: Children’s skin and eyes are more sensitive to ultraviolet rays. Babies should be protected from direct sun entirely. Toddlers, preschoolers and older children should be covered well in sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher) at least one half hour before going out in the sun. Sunscreen should be reapplied every hour or so, and it should be reapplied after the child has been in water. Don’t forget ears, hands, feet, lips and under the eyes. Also, make sure your child wears a hat and sunglasses when out in the sun for any length of time.