If your own grandmother does not want to sit with her grandchildren, you can “rent” someone else’s. And no parenting tips!
Modern grandmothers do not always strive for the role of the aging Mary Poppins. Unlike their predecessors, they prefer going on excursions, visiting exhibitions and concerts to gatherings with their grandchildren.
“Our grandmother comes to visit at most twice a month. He says I raised my children, I don’t want to. You yourself gave birth – you raise yourself, in that spirit, ”mothers complain on the forums.
However, on the other hand, this is true. The decree was given to take care of the child. When will it end? It is good if by that time the baby gets the place in the kindergarten due to him by law. And if not? In this case, working parents do their best. Either a friend will be asked to look after her beloved child, then a neighbor Marya Ivanovna. And then they will even bring you to work – “sit quietly and do not bother anyone.”
And finally, an idea was born that was in the air. In one of the districts of the Leningrad Region, the problem of grandmothers and grandchildren, and at the same time the lack of places in preschool institutions, was approached with an imagination and created a service “grandmothers for an hour.” Active pensioners come to the aid of young parents. So what? If you have the strength and, most importantly, the desire to tinker with a small child, and your grandchildren-great-grandchildren have long since grown out of the cradle, why not?
Sitting at home with a child, feeding a delicious lunch, taking a walk and even making a craft from waste material – such a grandmother can do almost anything. Nanny candidates undergo a rigorous selection process. Certificates from a narcologist and psychiatrist, as well as the absence of a criminal record are among the mandatory documents. Preference is given to pensioners 45-70 years old with a pedagogical or medical education. Former social workers are also welcomed with open arms.
Don’t have a diploma from a specialized university? No problem! For such, they conduct a training course, during which they tell how to entertain a child depending on age, what to play with him. “No parent will hear any parenting advice from their helper. The principled position of “Grandmothers for an hour” is non-judgmental help, ”says the Bureau of Grandmothers and Grandfathers Services.
True, not all parents and their children can count on help, but only those who have a residence permit (permanent or temporary) in the region. In addition, you will have to confirm that the baby is in line for kindergarten, but the place was never provided. One more condition: the children to whom the “grandmother for an hour” will come must be over 3 years old, and the mother must work.
And you can also “order” not someone else’s, but your own grandmother. After all, sitting with grandchildren is also a job. And, by the way, in this case it is paid: for one child “grandmother for an hour” receives 5747 rubles a month.
Interview
Would you use this service?
Why not. It is difficult to find a good nanny, making money on her is even more difficult.
You can’t say so. We must first take a closer look at such grandmothers. you never know what is in their head.
I would not trust my child to a too old man.
I don’t like to let strangers into the house. You never know what, then you can’t prove who is right and who is wrong.
What nonsense. If you need a nanny, then you need to hire a nanny. And not invent grandmothers.