Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful

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Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful
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Sun, 03-19-2006 - 3:09pm

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051101/news_1n1earlyed.html

Very interesting. Particularly the difference in the middle to upper income kids vs low income.

"I personally feel children need the nurture of their parents and the home," she said. "Those early years, that's when they are bonding to their family. That nurturing, only the family can give that."

I tend to agree.

MM, WOHM to B&E, 7.24.03

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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 1:30pm

"I just can't reconcile this full-on intensive schedule with your earlier strong defense of homeschooling = playing with toys on Christmas day."

Please cite where I have stated that homeschooling = playing with toys on Christmas day.

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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 1:32pm

"I don't believe a child can do all of that on top of public school."

Again, public school is more or less of a review.

Dd needs to be challenged both artistically and academically, hence the reason we homeschool.

"Also, you have now definitively made clear the child does not have time for friends, t.v., sports and daydreaming."

So 3 hours and 25 minutes a day for friends, tv. sports, daydreaming, etc. isn't enough? Please elaborate.

"It sounds like a great presciption for some serious burn-out by the time she reaches Middle School."

Psst, you do realize that these activities are child-led (meaning dd comes up with them), right?

"Whether you are to be believed or not, I see some arguable dysfunction where you see superiority."

I'm not buying it. On either account.

"What do you have planned for April and May?"

Nothing. Again, you do realize that these activities are child-led (meaning dd comes up with them), right?

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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 1:42pm

You can celebrate anything you want at the times that Christians are celebrating their holy days, but that does not make your celebration the same thing as the Christian holy days.

Just like on my son's birthday, other people are celebrating different things. Maybe it's your wedding anniversary, who knows. But you celebrating your wedding anniversary, or any other thing, on my son's birthday doesn't mean that you are celebrating my son's birthday on that day.

You can celebrate anything you want on the day that Christian's celebrate the Incarnation of God into human flesh. It's a day of religious observation centering on CHRIST and the service, which is historically called a MASS. Christ's Mass, get it?

If you are celebrating something else on the day that Christians are celebrating the Mass of Incarnation, have at it. But calling it Christmas is as silly as well, let's not even go there.

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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 1:49pm

Again, your statements aren't consistent with your claims, Sabina.

First, you state that your children acquire their education through public school.

6 posts later, you claim that your kids are homeschooled and that homeschooling is their primary education.

Not sure why you can't see the inconsistency here.

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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 1:57pm

And this is different than what you have done in what way?

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why not? You sure can't see the inconsistency in your own posts.

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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 2:06pm
Hi. I am new on here and have been perusing some of your posts. This one I find very interesting because I have been there done that. Having twin boys with very few others for them to inter act with, I decided to put them into a day care program at about 3.5 years. I think I took a part time job to help with the cost. The fact that they were able to mingle with other children while being supervised by licensed care givers was priceless. Every mother stresses over what and how to do the right thing by their children and worries about the outcome of these decisions. I ended up being a single mom with no choice but to work full time. Since the boys were already familiar with that day care situation it worked out. The real problems begin when they are too old to go some where after school when a parent can't be home with them. I had a well paying job and was able to give them every thing they wanted but came up short on time, as we all do. The real battle begins after grade school.... the influences are not good and they will try any thing. I went through hell from the time they were 15 till about age 20. In spite of legal age being 18, there is no way they were ready to be on their own. Life was a party for them. It took some serious incidents for them to settle into being responsible adults. So, based on my experience, they need more from you during the teenage years than during the toddler stage. Any one else been through some thing like this? By the way they turned out to be fine young men after all!!
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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 2:06pm

"You can celebrate anything you want at the times that Christians are celebrating their holy days, but that does not make your celebration the same thing as the Christian holy days."

Are you of the opinion that Christianity has a monopoly on Christmas and God? If so, why?

"You can celebrate anything you want on the day that Christian's celebrate the Incarnation of God into human flesh. It's a day of religious observation centering on CHRIST and the service, which is historically called a MASS. Christ's Mass, get it?"

Again, are you of the opinion that Christianity has a monopoly on Christmas and God? If so, why?

"If you are celebrating something else on the day that Christians are celebrating the Mass of Incarnation, have at it. But calling it Christmas is as silly as well, let's not even go there."

Celebrating something else? You mean Christmas?

I'm afraid I'm just not following you here, why shouldn't I call Christmas, Christmas?

Are you suggesting that your version of Christmas takes precedence over mine?

BTW, does this scenerio go for your version of God as well?

How so? Could you please elaborate?

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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 2:08pm

"why not? You sure can't see the inconsistency in your own posts."

Such as?

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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 2:13pm

"I'm afraid I'm just not following you here, why shouldn't I call Christmas, Christmas?"

For one thing, not all Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25, just as not all Christians celebrated Easter yesterday.

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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 2:19pm

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On Christmas? by all means, yes. Why? Because the word Christmas means, literally, the Mass of Christ; it is a contraction of the words "Christs Mass". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

Wikipedia does recognize the now secular version of Christmas, but you can't deny the literal meaning of the word ... which DOES limit it to Christians.

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I for one think so.

FTR, I consider myself to be a religious; and in philosophical terms, I probably shouldn't be categorized as a Christian. I'm rather an agnostic right now. But I pretty much believe that Christ did exist, was born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. And rose again. Therefore, even though I'm in an agnostic phase right now, I DO feel "okay" to celebrate Christmas.

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