3,597 online now
238,483 members
Newsletters
Log in or Join now

Fairfax Digital

Essential Baby > General > Miscellaneous

Navigation

Welcome Guest
( Log In | Register )

Quick links

Help

Forum links

Blogs

Today's active topics

Newsletter Subscriptions

Rules

3 Pages

1 2 3 >

What do you think they do over there?, fluffy

B-B-M View Member Profile	21/01/2013, 08:01 AM Post #1
Posts: 2,026 Joined: 6-April 09 From: sydney
Advanced Member
My neighbours have multiple kids dropped off in the morning. Around 4/5 cars stop in the morning so i'm guessing 4/5kids. Ages range from say 2-5. Plus her own (nearly 2 i think). So that is atleast 5 kids, maybe 6. I have 2. I NEVER hear them - not ever. I hear my two (all.day.long!) - i hear my other neighbours kids (she has 3 boys). But i never ever hear these kids. Except in the evening when the (parents i'm assuming) come and pick them all up again. How do you think they have 5 kids in the house without making a peep? Whats her secret? Do you think it would work with my noisy ones?!

LittleRB View Member Profile	21/01/2013, 08:05 AM Post #2
Posts: 1,496 Joined: 16-August 09
Advanced Member
The walls are soundproofed.

~sydblue~ View Member Profile	21/01/2013, 08:05 AM Post #3
Posts: 521 Joined: 11-December 12
Regular Member
She could be drugging them and they sleep all day, or they sit in front of the tv all day and eat. Or they could all just love being at her place and are very well behaved children.

ThreeLittleLambs View Member Profile	21/01/2013, 08:08 AM Post #4
Posts: 122 Joined: 2-October 10
Member
Wow i have no idea but would love to know her secret lol. Mine sound like three car alarms going off all day! Maybe they watch tv all day?

CallMeProtart View Member Profile	21/01/2013, 08:08 AM Post #5
Posts: 9,711 Joined: 4-February 09
or Fembo maybe...
TV

B-B-M View Member Profile	21/01/2013, 08:10 AM Post #6
Posts: 2,026 Joined: 6-April 09 From: sydney
Advanced Member
QUOTE Wow i have no idea but would love to know her secret lol. Mine sound like three car alarms going off all day! Maybe they watch tv all day? QUOTE Car alarms! LOL - such a good description that fits mine too! If its TV i must be doing it wrong - even when mine are watching TV they are still LOUD!

JKTMum View Member Profile	21/01/2013, 08:10 AM Post #7
Posts: 4,671 Joined: 26-November 05
Advanced Member
I gather as she is running a family day care that she would have heaps of cool toys and activities set up for them to do all day to keep them occupied with stuff being rotated all the time. It's probably much more interesting than their own houses, where I know my kids used to get bored with their toys in 5 minutes and would constantly be bugging each other or whining that they were bored.

nouseforaname View Member Profile	21/01/2013, 08:10 AM Post #8
Posts: 385 Joined: 17-August 07
You pay for this, but they give you that
Busy children?

Nofliesonme View Member Profile	21/01/2013, 08:10 AM Post #9
Posts: 1,357 Joined: 5-September 10
Advanced Member
When you find out please do tell because my eldest 3 sound like a fire siren all day

Schnitzelvonkrum... Schnitzelvonkrumb View Member Profile	21/01/2013, 08:13 AM Post #10
Posts: 1,673 Joined: 7-January 08
<a href=
If she is a family day care person, then my guess is that a) the kids are better behaved, because they are at someone else's house, and b) she is sitting with them and engaged with them all.day.long. I know my kids are at their most noisy when they are doing their own thing.

« Next Oldest · Miscellaneous · Next Newest »

3 Pages

1 2 3 >

9 User(s) are reading this topic (9 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)

0 Members:

Display Mode: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

The accidental attachment parent

"Attachment parenting has set me up for ... well, I'm not going to say failure, but for a very difficult time," says one mum.

Baby love is worth the expense

Amidst all the arguing over which paid parental leave scheme is best for parents, is anyone talking about what's best for babies?

Immunisation, fever and pain relief

Find out the benefits and risks involved with protecting your child from harmful diseases.

Thank You Mum

Send your mum a personalised eCard this Mother?s Day to show her you are thankful and to help us remember the women who face motherhood in situations of great adversity.

Free: 'The First Year' ebook

Check out our new interactive ebook, part of the brand new SMH Shortbooks series, for free!

One mum's 'biggest mistake' offers lesson for all

A mother sparked conversations around the world when she declared, in a national newspaper, that she wished she'd never had her two children. But her story can teach us a valuable lesson on parenthood.

Ask an expert: My child is suddenly resisting toilet training

My child is resisting the toilet training process. We got off to a good start, but now she?s refusing to use the toilet. What can we do now?

Johnson's Baby 'how to' videos

We've learned a lot since we launched our first JOHNSON'S� baby powder way back in 1894, so we've put together this collection of 'how to' videos to get you started on your exciting journey.

New dads are sexy and they know it

While most women wouldn?t associate being a new parent with feeling more attractive, it seems men see it differently: they think they?re better looking than before they were dads.