Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful
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Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful
| 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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I don't answer the "why" questions more in depth because I do not have the knowledge to do so. If asked a question I felt I could not answer, I would encourage my children to ask someone far more knowlegeable or experienced than myself.
PDD was an initial diagnosis made when she was 3. The problem with that is what PDD seems to actually mean is "she seems sorta autistic but won't fit in that category because she stares at the tester". She more or less "failed" an IQ test ("failed" is not the right term but it sure did seem that way). What diagnosis she has seems to depend in part on what degrees the person making the judgement has. But "some degree of cognitive disability" does seem to be something they can all agree on. There are some children who are indeed "simply not that smart". Saying "simply not that smart" is just another way of saying "lower than average IQ". Sometimes it is low enough to kick the child into the category of "cognitive disability".
Even though the IQ test dd took at 3 gave her the score "of a one year old" (at age 3), the tester didn't put an IQ number in her chart- or at least not where we could see it. And a neuropsych told us that 3 is too young to give a good measure anyway and it should simply be put as "possible cognitive disability". The school system puts her skills (at age 6) at about 3-4 yo with "splinter skills" up to 5.
Parents whose children do not have an extremely well defined syndrome (such as Down's Syndrome) will be familiar with the fluctuating diagnoses and the assessment of IQ that jumps all over the place from terrifyingly low to "we can work with this, don't worry".
"So you are just following the crowd and doing what is popular, convenient and traditional?"
Me and a couple of generations of people, LOL. I don't recall when Christmas became a statuatory holiday in this country, but it was long before I had any say in the matter. Traditions don't become traditions by one person saying so - they evolve over time and through many people.
Carrie
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