Pediatricians advising against daycare?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really wish posters would stop judging other parents for hypothetically deciding to send their kids to daycare. I say hypothetically because right now day cares closed except for essential workers. Most of these posters are don’t understand the circumstances and constraints of other families. For many it is not a choice.

Thank you.

Also, how is a nanny safer for a family? Unless she lives with you, you don’t know what she’s doing when she’s not at your house.

Also, it’s shocking to me that I identified myself as an essential workers, and people still attacked me.

Unbelievable.

[Anonymous]

I will I will not send my kid to daycare.

Signed an essential worker

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unbelievable we seeing outbreaks and these selfish parents still want to send their kids

Which of these apply to you?


A spouse who makes 300k a year
A bullshit job that doesn’t require you to produce
Monthly contributions from grandparents to support your lifestyle
A woman without a career or man whose wife does not have a career
All of the above

Np here, but I’m a teacher and none of these apply to me and I agree with the pp. Why should something so unsafe continue right now? Childcare is the same level of exposure as healthcare and we deserve the same protection. If we can’t wear masks, I’m not even going.

You realize the generous unemployment benefits won’t last forever right? Hope you have sufficient savings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will I will not send my kid to daycare.

Signed an essential worker

I have no choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the essential workers saying you have to work so you have to use child care, this thread is about centers -- you could get a nanny or a babysitter share. That is what the NYT doctor in the parenting section recommended. It's a tough choice.

What? NO SHARES. Just as bad. You need to hire an au pair to live with you. It’s really not that much more expensive than a nanny share anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the essential workers saying you have to work so you have to use child care, this thread is about centers -- you could get a nanny or a babysitter share. That is what the NYT doctor in the parenting section recommended. It's a tough choice.

You realize that there are essential workers who can't afford nannies, right?

Doctors can afford nannies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really wish posters would stop judging other parents for hypothetically deciding to send their kids to daycare. I say hypothetically because right now day cares closed except for essential workers. Most of these posters are don’t understand the circumstances and constraints of other families. For many it is not a choice.

Thank you.

Also, how is a nanny safer for a family? Unless she lives with you, you don’t know what she’s doing when she’s not at your house.

Also, it’s shocking to me that I identified myself as an essential workers, and people still attacked me.

Unbelievable.

What kind of essential worker are you? Unfortunately people see the fields that are deemed “essential” and think it’s a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will I will not send my kid to daycare.

Signed an essential worker

I have no choice.

It’s always a choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really wish posters would stop judging other parents for hypothetically deciding to send their kids to daycare. I say hypothetically because right now day cares closed except for essential workers. Most of these posters are don’t understand the circumstances and constraints of other families. For many it is not a choice.

Thank you.

Also, how is a nanny safer for a family? Unless she lives with you, you don’t know what she’s doing when she’s not at your house.

A nanny is much safer. That’s only one person. In a center there are ten to a hundred people that your kid is exposed to every day. You have no idea what all of those people have been doing either.

[Anonymous]

You all have some nerve attacking essential workers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the essential workers saying you have to work so you have to use child care, this thread is about centers -- you could get a nanny or a babysitter share. That is what the NYT doctor in the parenting section recommended. It's a tough choice.

You realize that there are essential workers who can't afford nannies, right?

Doctors can afford nannies.

Yes because that’s all essential workers.

STFU

[Anonymous]

Everyone saying that we need to close daycare centers better not expect doctors or nurses who are parents to care for them. Or grocery stores to operate because they too are staffed by parents, and no one who works at a grocery store can afford a nanny. Even if you use Instacart, the store needs to be opened and staffed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone saying that we need to close daycare centers better not expect doctors or nurses who are parents to care for them. Or grocery stores to operate because they too are staffed by parents, and no one who works at a grocery store can afford a nanny. Even if you use Instacart, the store needs to be opened and staffed.

Oh but let’s just ridicule essential workers. That’s what the assholes on this forum do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the essential workers saying you have to work so you have to use child care, this thread is about centers -- you could get a nanny or a babysitter share. That is what the NYT doctor in the parenting section recommended. It's a tough choice.

You realize that there are essential workers who can't afford nannies, right?

Doctors can afford nannies.

What about the pharmacy tech, Nurse and nursing assistant?

You do realize that most workers needed to run hospitals do not earn anywhere a doctor’s salary, right? For every doctor, there are countless nurses and dozens of other support staff. What about them????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the essential workers saying you have to work so you have to use child care, this thread is about centers -- you could get a nanny or a babysitter share. That is what the NYT doctor in the parenting section recommended. It's a tough choice.

You realize that there are essential workers who can't afford nannies, right?

Doctors can afford nannies.

What about the pharmacy tech, Nurse and nursing assistant?

You do realize that most workers needed to run hospitals do not earn anywhere a doctor’s salary, right? For every doctor, there are countless nurses and dozens of other support staff. What about them????

Well they should just put an au pair in their spare bedroom!!!

OMG people. If everyone could afford and had space for full time live in child care, would we even have day cares? Probably not.