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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Why *should* the demand be there? You're the only one who thinks it's reasonable for a Mom to wake at 4:30 and not sleep until 11pm in order to exercise while kids are sleeping. And you don't even live in Maryland, let alone Howard County.
Frankly, it'd be awfully poor stewardship of their fiduciary duties to the membership for them to tailor their hours of operation to your personal biases.
Karen
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Karen
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Sorry, but doing those things don't help in losing 50 pounds.
I personally don't do my workouts in a gym after work. I go before work and slough my morning parenting duties off on their poor stepfather. Due to his wonderful, unending support, I'm now able to do what I've needed to do for years.
Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.
Was what on purpose?
Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.
<<It doesn't seem as if your routine bothers your kids in any way, so if it's working for you, more power to you.>>
Does that apply to Mondo and everyone else too? What if they're keeping their kids in daycare an extra 1.5hrs 3x a week or sending them to the gym daycare then. If it doesn't bother the kids in any way and is working, do they still get your approval? They sure as hell don't still get m3t's, which was the point of this subthread.
Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.
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