How young is too young?daycare?
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How young is too young?daycare?
| Tue, 12-02-2003 - 1:00am |
If you have a career and you had a baby what age would you think is apropriate to send your child to daycare/dayhome after they were born?
I have a friend that is a dayhome provider, she has 10mnth old twins and she was provinding care for a 2yr old. Mom of the 2yr old just had a baby and she was back to work when baby was 4days old, in my friends care. It is only half days now, but she is soon going to be full time, the baby is almost 5wks. Thoughts?

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Nope.
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"How exactly can a child have "ample time and opportunity to become an individual" if the majority of his or her time is spent in group care? "
The same way children in a family with 4 children does. By living and growing.
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Laura
Remember "The Odd Couple?" That's my two boys. DS1 is Felix, DS2 is Oscar. And Oscar will do anything to get Felix riled and it works *every time.* DS1 is a perfectionist, the consumate student, extremely social. DS2 is not a perfectionist, does not like school, and is not very adept socially. The two things they do have in common is they are both very bright and get good grades and they are both very caring, compassionate children. I'm most proud of that aspect of their personalities.
BTW, there is a big difference between "influencing" and "caregiving". For example, my dd is quite the "social animal" and yet she has become so, without the influence of substitute caregivers. Does this mean that her father and I are the ONLY ones who have influenced her. Hardly!!! Or are you of the opinion that the only way a child can be "influenced" is through "caregiving"?
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Oh, and yes, calling someone stupid and an idiot is considered an attack. I went to cut and paste your little rant, but I see someone else considered it an attack too since it has been deleted. Evidence enough?
Edited 12/12/2003 10:36:44 AM ET by it_is_me_again
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