Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful

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Registered: 03-26-2003
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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Registered: 01-13-2006
Mon, 04-03-2006 - 7:26pm

"Yep. Just let the girl go outside and play."

What makes you think she doesn't?

"There doesn't have to be a lesson involved. She doesn't have to learn anything. Just have some plain, old-fashioned, down-and-dirty, nothing-educational-about-it fun."

Again, what makes you think she doesn't?

"All day? Nope. Once in a while? Sure. Nothing wrong with that."

Indeed, nothing wrong with that. Again, what makes you think she doesn't?

"Perhaps you meant to say ... "Is there something wrong with a child choosing to play?" But I really doubt you meant that."

Again, what makes you think she doesn't?

BTW, you never responded to post 613. BTW, here's a link.

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-pssahwoh&msg=16686.613

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Registered: 01-13-2006
Mon, 04-03-2006 - 7:28pm

"I would give up. Sippy cups are natural, you know."

Actually, they're unnatural, you know, just like bottles (and fake breast implants btw).

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Registered: 01-13-2006
Mon, 04-03-2006 - 7:29pm
See post 710.
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Registered: 01-13-2006
Mon, 04-03-2006 - 7:31pm
Oops, see post 720.
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Registered: 11-12-2003
Mon, 04-03-2006 - 7:34pm
Duhhh. You have an uncanny ability to state the obvious. And be unable to recognize sarcasm.
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Registered: 03-14-2005
Mon, 04-03-2006 - 8:58pm

the only daycares that i know of have a nine hour max on the day...you drop your kids off at 8, you pick them up by 6...to me, those are not extremely long hours...can it leave the kids tired at the end of the day, sure and parents included!...would six be more ideal or better, of course, but unfortunately until the norm work day is 6, then most have to deal w/it, including the kids...we here in america are known for putting in long work weeks, etc...i would love taking more after the countries that don't stress the work so much more than the R&R...

Laurel

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Registered: 11-03-2005
Mon, 04-03-2006 - 9:08pm
Who drops their kid off at 8? I have to be at work AT 8.
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Mon, 04-03-2006 - 11:54pm

Our community college offers enrollment for minors who have "completed 8th grade or reached the age of 15, and have permission of the local school district. Home-schooled minors may enroll with permission of the local school district." "Credit earned is college credit and may also be used as high school credit with consent of the high school." Community colleges do differ. We just might have a particularly good one. I can't find the exact information about the instructors' degrees but I remember reading that our community college has a large number of instructors who have advanced degrees and teach there because they want to teach and not do research.

As for online education, there are at three home school curriculum sources that offer some type of distance learning: Bob Jones University Press offers distance learning by satalite or DVD; A Beka Books offers DVD learning; Alpha Omega offers online homeschool. Those are the ones that I know from when we were homeschooling. I'm sure that there are more now.

Chris

The truth may be out there but lies are in your head. Terry Pratchett

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Registered: 04-04-2006
Tue, 04-04-2006 - 12:18am

"BTW, dd homeschools 190 days per year and attends public school 175."

Hey look, momofhk FINALLY figured out how many days her kid goes to school!

Way to go! It only took her.....a year and a half.

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Tue, 04-04-2006 - 6:25am
Any parent can provide educational enrichment to their kids, and most do. But
in Massachusetts, there's a formal process to homeschool your child. I've never heard of anyone being confused about the difference.

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