Direct benefits of SAH to child?

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Direct benefits of SAH to child?
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Wed, 11-14-2007 - 4:20pm

In one of the other threads,

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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 2:20am
I always assumed that everyone suffered through it, but put on a smile for the kids. I am surprised that anyone finds it ok.
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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 2:24am
No, she did not say that at all. She simply said that when kids are abused, they are usually abused at home, by a family member. I am pretty sure this is a simple fact. IOW, a family member is more likely to mistreat a child than is a DCP or teacher. It has nothing to do with work status, both SAH and WOH parents abuse.
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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 6:26am

Than why even mention it in her post about the difference between sah and dcp? Also, I was talking about stating that frustration has anything to do with child abuse. We all have gotten frustrated as parents. However, I think it is safe to say, that the majority of us do not abuse our kids b/c we are frustrated with them.

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Edited 11/20/2007 6:30 am ET by debbiemom2girls
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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 6:53am

One year when my DD2 was in high school and my DD3 in middle school

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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 6:53am

She was speaking lightly, but all the same she is probably right, judging from a superficial google search, that frustration is a prime cause of child abuse. It has been a while, but I do remember seeing statistics indicating that more kids are abused in their own homes, by parents, step-parents and other family members, than in othercare situations.

I think she was simply contrasting parentcare with othercare, in terms of frustration felt. The parent in question could be a SAHP or a WOHP.

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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 6:55am

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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 6:58am
No, most of us do not abuse our kids. However, those who do mostly do so out of frustration, apparently, and most abuse does happen at home, as far as I know. Even WOH parents ARE home with their kids sometimes, so this is not confined to SAHPs. I am not sure what you are upset about here.
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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 7:05am

That's so funny.

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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 7:12am

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I'll still watch him bowl the occasional tournament, but he knows I go for love of him and not love of bowling.

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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 7:14am

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