Working Mums Question

Are there any playgroups or music and movement groups your Mum could take him to? thats what I used to do with
Caitlyn my grandaughter

I work full time - have you considered putting him into day care, even for a session or two a week? My daughter has been going since she was about 1 and really enjoys it. She goes 4 days a week and gets far more stimulation and interaction with other kids than I could ever offer her at home. It's good too because we aren't planning on having another in the near future (maybe 4-5 years if even then) so I don't feel guilty about her not having that interaction with other children.

I am in exactly the same situation as you. It's hard when you work fulltime. My parents look after Matthew during the day & are fantastic with him - take him to the park, to feed the ducks etc, but I'm a bit loathe to sign him up for playcentre or mainly music because I don't want Mum feeling like she is tied into something & has to take him if there are other things she wants to do. My friends are only just starting to have kids, so they're all a lot younger than Matthew. I don't know that he's disadvantaged by not having lots of friends his age though as he interacts really well with other kids when he's at the playground or that, but I do feel a bit stink sometimes that he hasn't got friends.

When I looked after Caitlyn I worked as a family educator through the PORSE network as Faraway suggested and took her to their playgroup and our own church playgroup.

Music and Movement was through another church
Barnardos,Jemmas and Porse he would get other children from but I suppose your Mum enjoys looking after him