How much daycare is too much?
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| Thu, 03-31-2005 - 11:26am |
Did anyone see the Wall Street Journal today? An article on the "Personal Journal" page talks about two studies that are coming out -- one being the already referenced NICHD study -- that shows 45+ hours a week of day can do harm to a child. What I found interesting about it is that the NICHD study says *anything* other than mom care is other care!! What happened to Dad?
The other article, in the same section, is an article about how parents are outsourcing everything now, including potty training! The article states that parents will send a child to a batting coach instead of just playing catch in the backyard. Another service, that costs $60 an hour (!), will help teach your child how to ride a bike!
I don't have an online subscription to the Journal, so I can't post the stories here. Does anyone else have one?
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Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
So you can't tell me the balance when a parent chooses to work a job that has crazy hours because they want to further their career and that's what it takes to do so?
PumpkinAngel
Yes I agree.....was I unclear somewhere
PumpkinAngel
When does this parent in family A who works 10-15 hour days actually gets family quality time?
PumpkinAngel
LOL....What benefit?
PumpkinAngel
FWIW, as I posted before...both of my children also loved the gym daycare.
PumpkinAngel
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Oh great, here we go again.....
Kelli
Mom to Maia Jade
I see you're once again going to omit the facts that 1.) like M3T, you were a sahm, and 2.) you never used 2 different dcs within an 11-hr period 2 - 3 times each week.
Yes, I'm a regular.
<> Yes, absolutely. The child is not then in 2 dcs for an 11-hr period, 2 -3 x/wk, but rather is with family who loves and cares for him.
<> I've never let this board get to me. I expect these silly pile-ons too. (I think they make women look pretty bad, BTW, and I'm happy never to join in on them). And I absolutely stand by my every word in the babies fight sleep thread. Sorry....
And this one is silly too: <> If I went back to work, it does not mean that my DH would have more time with the children. In fact, he'd have to give up his relaxed time with them in the mornings as we prepare three children for school and daycares. Plus, I'd have to shower,dress, do makeup, before we left for work - now I do that whenever time allows. Because I'm home 24/7, it makes his life a little easier and his time with the children pretty much pure quality time.
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