Should Parents Be Anti-Daycare?
Photo: The BlushOver at our sister site The Blush, blogger Katie Hellmuth-Martin wrote an interesting post about how she never thought she’d send her daughter to day care, but gradually got over her fear and found that she loves having her daughter to what she calls “baby school.” Check out her take here.
What do you think — do you love daycare or hate it? Do you prefer a nanny or babysitter to day care or the other way around?
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Honestly, I don’t like daycare being used for children who are not potty trained. I think it teaches children to trust adults that they don’t really know and there is not a secure one-on-one attachment possible since so many caregivers are in and out of the rooms during any given day. I used to work in child care and do not use it for my children. I know some moms must to help support their families. I am not saying they are doing anything wrong-they are taking care of their families. For me, the exposure of children when they are most vulnerable (potty training) was the fact that made me decide before having children that I would not have children unless I could stay home with them. Children have too much exposure in daycare. I really encourage parents to use home daycares if they must use child care, or strongly consider staying home at least for the first 3 years or up to the point that he child is potty trained. Then a child understands their personal space and can communicate well enough to explain to the parents what happened during a day.
I’m not a fan of daycares. There are too many studies showing that it makes no difference in the long-run as far as education goes, but that it does cause more aggressive behavior that can actually follow a child for years after daycare is over, and other behavioral issues.