A Mom's troubles and triumphs

Classes are starting again and my son, Aidan, will be in grade one. This means that he will in school the whole day and my husband I  will have our hands full with the preparation and routine. Here are some concerns I have regarding this new chapter in our life He will have to wake up really early. Flag ceremony starts at 645am so he needs to be in school  before. then. He needs  to bathe, dress up and eat breakfast before he is picked up by the school bus at 5:50am. This means he has  to be up by 5am. He needs his  8 hours of sleep so we need to adjust his sleeping time from 1030pm to 9pm at the latest. He will arrive from school at 430pm, rest for an hour then he has to do his homework and studying for 1 hour then dinner and sleep. If he has his Kumon (1 hour) on that day, he will only have 1 hour of downtime before he sleeps for the night. Since he will wake up at 5am, we need to be up before that, maybe at 4am, to prepare his baon. Unli

I have a six year old boy and an 18-month old toddler. My husband and I are out of the house most of the day due to work and business. It is only the helper/yaya that takes care of the kids during daytime. One of the many worries I have are, what if there is an emergency? what if one of my children gets into an accident, like fall off the stairs, choke while eating something, etc. I know I should be more positive but these things could happen. We can always hope for the best, but isn't it better if we prepare for the worse? I don't want to be the mom that will blame the helpers for what will happen because ultimately, we are to blame also. Aside from continuously reminding our children to be more careful and the helpers  to always watch the kids, what can we do? Below is a list of things/reminders that I think are important so I can have peace of mind when I am leaving the kids  alone with the helpers at home. Provide your helper with Emergency Contact Numbers