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| Wed, 02-25-2009 - 11:10pm |
(You general you) am even going back to work after my toddler goes to school?
I am a sahm with
| Wed, 02-25-2009 - 11:10pm |
(You general you) am even going back to work after my toddler goes to school?
I am a sahm with
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"she was happy as a clam."
I think that is the key, IMO and IME. (although, someone still has to prove to me that clams are -in fact- happy.) I had one that loved loved loved daycare and wanted to be there more than he was. I also had one that tolerated, but it wasn't his best fit. More than 32 hours a week definitely stressed him - being at home was a much better fit. If our circumstances were different, we would have gone the nanny route with him had I continued to work. His brother perfectly happy to swap daycare with five day preschool and 3-4 playdates a week.
Of course, there are kids who are in daycare 50 hours a week. Especially if, as you say, you are talking about an area of the country with "long commutes, or if one of the parents has a job that involves frequent travel." I mean, there are even some full time working parents who work opposite shifts and use no othercare at all.
Saying "working parents who both work full time use daycare 50 hours per week" is a terrible generalization.
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