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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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 10:28am

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Same with me, I wouldn't participate unless specifically asked, otherwise I would respectfully observe.


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I don't think so.

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 10:31am
Oh I know the Catholics wouldn't find it respectful and it wouldn't be allowed. But that's one of the things I disagree with the Catholic Church about.
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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 10:32am

It's human nature to be judgemental. Doesn't mean it's justified. Which is why I ended my post with "who am I to judge?" I may find it off-putting to witness what seemed like someone participating in something that meant nothing to them (and I'm making a distinction between the person coming to church looking for spiritual fulfillment and one coming to church just to participate in a ritual because they think it's the thing to do) but my Christian upbringing does tell me that I have no right to judge that person. The message was: I can think what I like about how another person is celebrating a holiday but it doesn't matter. What matters is how I celebrate. But I can understand the impulse to judge.

The poster I responded to finds it insulting that people celebrate Christian holidays in a secular manner. I'm not insulted by that. But I do react to people participating in a religious ceremony when they are not religious--specifically with my own religion. The impulse to judge comes on more strongly in that situation, for me, than it does when seeing religious holidays celebrated as secular ones. So my post was not a comment on how frequently a person goes to church and how that signifies their committment to their religion. I was referring to someone who is not religious coming to church just because it's Easter. Again, I was judging that person entirely on sight, which I acknowledge. But for the purposes of conversation, I brought up that situation as something I thought was more "insulting" than the secular celebration of religious holidays.

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 10:39am
You're right. That sounds quite scary!

Dj

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 10:42am

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I wasn't asking about every flag waver at a 4th of July celebration, I was asking what your intent was, as that was the example you gave.

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 10:43am
I've not been following the entire thread, but I just want to jump in wrt to taking the Eucharist. Personally, a priest is not going to know who and who is not Catholic; but you are really not supposed to take the host if you haven't received the sacrament of First Eucharist. To go to mass and participate in the prayers songs, etc is one thing and is very respectful, but to me taking the Eucharist is not. At least that is what I've always been taught.
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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 10:52am

We also celebrate Cinco de Mayo here in the midwest.

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 10:55am

That's what I was getting at.

PumpkinAngel

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 10:56am

It's a very large thing I disagree with.

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 11:00am

Bunnicula.

Chris

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