Guest guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 <<or maybe you're a stay-at-home mom feeling some (maybe not conscious)need to justify your choice.>> <<(I prefer a larger center, not a non-educated woman taking care of children in her home because she isn't qualified for any job outside her home).>> <<As babies become toddlers, however, the situation changes. Being at home with a parent and maybe a sibling, usually spending most of the 24 hours of the day in the same house is a little understimulating. I think (from an evolutionary perspective, if you will) children are meant to run around with their friends, with easy access to their parents, who would be working nearby.>> Oh Lillian, I beg to differ. I am sure you did not mean this in the tone you sent it. Perhaps it is you, not the SAHM who is unconsciously trying to justify a choice. Here is what we disagree on: 1) I believe that Socialization as the media and educators have presented it is a myth used to justify the time spent away from our children. There is not one shred of solid evidence that a child will benefit more from being away from its parents as opposed to being with them and their siblings. 2) My daughter attended school last year, is home schooled this year. Whether you believe in germ theory, viruses, whatever, we can honestly say we, and especially she, have been much healthier this year. I agree that being exposed to these diseases can boost your immunity, but there is no denying that children in daycare and school situations get sick more often. And not necessarily a "good" sick. 3) I happen to do in my home daycare for a friend. I happen to have a BA in English, and I choose to stay home NOT because I am too stupid to get a job outside of my home, but because I feel that the people who will most benefit from MY education are my children. And if at the end of my life I could not say that I sent productive individuals out into this world, then I would consider myself a failure. No one will be on their death bed saying "I wish I had worked more, I wish I had spent less time with my kids, I wish I had put my kids in daycare." M. in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 <<(I prefer a larger center, not a non-educated woman taking care of children in her home because she isn't qualified for any job outside her home).>> I happen to run a daycare in my home right now and do so for a number of reasons. (1) If I went to work, 95% of my paycheck would go to daycare! (2) If I worked a different schedule from my husband to cut down on daycare costs, we would never get to be together as a family. (3) I LOVE to spend time with my children! I won't go into anymore reasons and bore you with them. My point is, not all in home daycare providers are uneducated and unable to find work elsewhere. I have worked in many childcare situations for the past 18 years including teaching preschool and I love to be around children. So, for now anyway, I can best serve my family by CHOOSING to stay home and provide daycare. <<As babies become toddlers, however, the situation changes. Being at home with a parent and maybe a sibling, usually spending most of the 24 hours of the day in the same house is a little understimulating. I think (from an evolutionary perspective, if you will) children are meant to run around with their friends, with easy access to their parents, who would be working nearby.>> This is why I try to care for children who are around my daughters ages. It is also why my daughters are involved in sports and other social activities away from my husband and I. Just because a parent stays at home with their child, that doesn't mean that the child is over protected and unsocialized. Just my 2 cents worth. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 Burley4 wrote: I won't go into anymore reasons and bore you with them. My point is, not all in home daycare providers are uneducated and unable to find work elsewhere. I have worked in many childcare situations for the past 18 years including teaching preschool and I love to be around children. So, for now anyway, I can best serve my family by CHOOSING to stay home and provide daycare. I think running your own home daycare is such a great idea for women who need that extra income (and most of us do), who actually want to raise their children themselves (I certainly do), and who want to provide an essential service for others (some women have no choice but to go back to work, sometimes way earlier than they want to). Good for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 My son needs to go to daycare now, and I am sort of scared. Since signing has taken off, his behavior has gotten a little bit better, and his personality is coming out more. But, what happens when he is around kids who can't sign, teachers who really can't either, won't that be setting him up for more frustration? He won't qualify for school until the 2005-2006 school year, so that is a long time without social interaction for him. I am at a loss for ideas on daycare, I took the phone book and found 2 that could even use sign, only one that actually does and it is kinda run down looking with no outdoor play area. Any ideas? Sheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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