I had been out of church services on sunday for a while. Sick kid, out of town just had not made the sundays morning. Well the nursery lady tells me I have you scheduled with the bed babies as I check in my 3 yr old. I was shocked! When did I volunteer to work in the church nursery?? I said well I have my old son and hubby is at work. Let me figure out what to do with him and I'll get back with you. During sunday school I had it figured out for another family to tend to him while I worked. When I went in to work she said don't worry about it I got it covered! OK..I thought.
I had two kids back to back and my patients level is so drained! My only heavon is when they go to nursery and I get some actual adult conversation. Wednesday night my DH drives the van to pick up the kiddos who kids wont take them to church. SO I have pick up our toddlers and older son, 10 from the preschool, and soccer practice feed us and get us to church by myself. No daddy to help because he is picking up the kiddos whose parents don't take them. (which is totatlly awesome and my DH is thrilled to do it)
Also I help with the school age preparation of snacks after the wednesday night services. So It's not like I don't help, or my family doesn't help. My question to you mama's is do you get to stressed being with the younger age children?
I can relate! My husband is just not hands on. He provides for us, so I do not have to work, but he just would rather sit back at times. My mom has violated my trust with one of my kids so I have little help. I have a 7 year old and 3 year old. My three year is sometimes as much work as 2! I don't handle it well, at ties, bnut when i do get a break, it makes such a difference!
Yes I do. I worked in the nursery for 6 years at the church, and one Sunday I finally put in my notice, that I wasn't doing anymore. Sometimes you just need to say no, and go to Sunday School and church service with the adults, you need that adult interaction!!! Don't feel guilty about doing it either.
My hubby works Sundays. Ours us such that if you use the toddler or nursery services that you have automatically signed up to help on a rotational basis so uf they regularly have 10 kids, that would require 2 adults so every 5th sunday you are tgen scheduled to be a caretaker. Any other volunteering in the church is separate from this as people whi do not have children in this program do not volunteer to do the childcaremk
I would be unhappy with being scheduled for the nursery unless you have asked to do that. Perhaps just tell the person in charge that you prefer not to be scheduled for the nursery unless an absolute emergency as you feel called to contribute to the church youth program in other ways and need the spiritual renewal of an hour devoted to worship without the kids.
I used to do the nursery in church but now I really really value my time in church! Find out how the nursery works, maybe it is only fair you do it once every two months? Maybe you could suggest hiring someone to do it so you no longer have to rely on volunteers. But you should never be surprised with this information, find out if there is a schedule you missed seeing.
If you don't like doing the nursery just tell them "sorry, I'm not interested".
I have a 3 year old and volunteered for the church nursery. I was only there for a month before I quit. I really wanted to do it but I just wasnt cut out for it. Volunteering doesnt mean much if you're dreading doing it.
If you are not cut out for the nursery or too stressed with the kids and those of your own, then just quit.
Some churches have people to work the nursery, others feel it is the responsibility of those using the services, as in you put your child in the nursery so you need to work in there every so often. I have been a member of both types of churches. It sounds like your church is one that uses the people who leave their child there as the workers. If that is the case, you must work in there, or you must not leave your kids there. I used to like working in the church nursery before I had kids. Not anymore. So when I went to the church where they had it set up for people to work who left their kids, well after a few times I took my kids out and just took them to church with me. It was better than having to work in the nursery. Yes, I didn't get to hear everything in the service, but it gave me opportunity to explain things to my toddlers. And people were very kind.
