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February 28, 2006, 6:38 pm PST
Daycare/Babysitters/Nannies
Quote From: peek_a_booSince College I beleave that children need to be at home as much as possible. Nobody can replace a mom or dad. But It's also important for children to have friends, to be motivated to explore things, learn to be away from mom and dad and discover that they will survive. In daycare they learn to be independant and they love it because they become proud of themselves. And Day care is a good way to do that. Ideally if you can put your child in day care half a week and the other half he/she is at home with mom or dad it would be great. I'm enjoying my time at home with my 7 month old girl. From a classroom of 8, 2yrs to 1 baby girl, it's like being on vacation. But soon enough I will have to got back to work and my girl in daycare. As much as I will miss her, I know that she will enjoy her time in daycare. But it is true that you must be careful with the daycare you choose. If a daycare refuse to let you spend some time to see how the dayc goes than you shoudl ask yourself questions. Observe the interactions between the educators and the children. Look for signs that the children love their educators but the educator must have some discipline too. Within a few minutes your child will let you know if he will be happy there or not, he will want to participate with the others and play with them. Even the shy ones will show signs of interest even if they do not play with the others.
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Pee-a-boo see you later Children can also learn all these things without going to daycare center. I as a stay at home mom have offered and introduced my children to independence and they have many friends, I sent my oldest at the age of 4 to preschool and she is way ahead of her class being the only one who had not entered a center of any kind. I personally feel that parents are the best teacher for their children and can do just as good if not better then any child care provider. For those who want or need to put their children in a center, I say more powere to them but children who do not attend one is not losing out on anything, especially if they have involved parents. My kids are very social with many friends, They have made friends with kids fro the park, librarty, mall, neighbors, church, play groups, every where practically, they even have best friends that they come in contact on a regualr basis, it is up tot he parents to give their kids what they need to grow and mature and to gain independence. Daycare might be good for some kids but now all, depends on how the home is run and I as a stay at home mom have reaped many great benefits for having my kids home and they have as well. Though my daughter is in preschool, I will probably still choose to homeschool later, at this point, she is just ahead of her class and I have a feeling she is going to need more of a challenge, we will see what the future holds.
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