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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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 3:46pm

Mine still play pick up games of all sorts.

PumpkinAngel

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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 3:48pm
I'm either homeschooling teaching practical geometry or running a sweatshop or both, I am not sure. I started a new quilt and need about a gazillion little triangles so I taught DS#2 to trace them onto the back of the fabric and cut them out to specs and am paying him a quarter for every 16 he cuts out.
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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 3:49pm

I'm a slacker mom, last night I hired out and paid someone to educate my children, in the fine art of baseball.

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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 3:54pm
Good to hear. Although I understand the benefits of organized sports (organized by adults), there are also considerable benefits to pickup games and I'm glad they aren't just a memory.
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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 3:57pm
Glad to hear it. I guess I was premature in grieving the death of pickup games and am glad to see they are still a big part of childhood.
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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 4:00pm

"A parent's work schedule is as important as a developmentally appropriate childcare program in many families."

Sure.

OTOH however, childcare, developmentally appropriate or otherwise, simply isn't a necessity/factor/consideration wrt all families.

Thus, for some families, it doesn't even come into the equation (i.e. the equation of a parent's work schedule vs. a developmentally appropriate childcare program) at all.

Again, I am simply trying to point out that:

Clearly, it is a *CHILD'S* social, emotional, academic, and developmental needs that determine what is developmentally appropriate for children as opposed to a *PARENT'S* work schedule.

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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 4:06pm

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I agree .. with a clarification.

For many, many, many families, a parent's work schedule is what determines the need for some sort of "program". In that portion of the equatioin, the parent's work schedule is of prime importance. It is, however, the child's social, emotional, academic, and developmental needs that determine WHICH program the parents choose (along with a logistical and financial needs of the parent ... which are usually, ime, secondary to the child's needs as listed above.)

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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 4:06pm

"For the sake of the arguement that someone posted that fullday/FT preschools are rare. I agree with that."

That would be me LOL :) Thanks for agreeing btw.

"Most often if you have a fullday/FT program then there are DC aspects added in."

Yes.

"I simply do not feel the need to add those in since I dont need them. "

Nor do I.

"Some people, possibly due to WOH, do need and use them. But to me, adding hours of free play and nap on top of a short preschool program doesnt make it a fullday/FT preschool."

Exactly the point I've been trying to make here. Glad someone gets it LOL :)

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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 4:09pm

I have NO idea what aftercare programs cost, so I didn't know that.

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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 4:13pm

"I wont place my child in an extended care situation if I dont need to."

I agree. As a last resort, yes. But by choice, no.

"Isnt that what this thread is about??? Extended time in dc/preschool being harmful?"

Yes. Indeed it is.

"Cost has nothing to do with it... Nice diversion, though!"

Psst. Diversion is her speciality. That's why I have her on ignore.

You should try it btw :)

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