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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a person who has witnessed and experienced how daycare and nannies affect children, is that one of or the main reason you are now a SAHM?[/quote]

Several reasons.

Financially it wouldn’t make sense for me to work at a daycare as they notoriously underpay and the majority of my check would go to putting my own children in daycare as well.

Nannying while putting my own kids in daycare wasn’t an option and we tried the “bring your kid to work” thing while nannying and it didn’t work out.  I felt like my kid was getting the raw end of the deal and at the will of my employers.

We made me staying at home work.  I also keep my husband coworkers kid (one child) three days a week for the past few years and that basically covers all our groceries.

On a personal note.  I’d never put my baby in a daycare center.  I worked at two different, decent centers and I see not benefit to it.  I get for many parents that’s their only option but until 18 months I do not see any benefits.  Only cons (basic needs are met, but beyond they fall short, by no fault of staff.  You have to remember childcare centers are a business.).   I DO see the benefit of daycare or preschool in a 2/3/4 year old depending on the individual child.  My oldest started going part time at 3.5 and it was a great decision.  Obviously hiring a nanny wasn’t in the cards, although I do know high earning nannies who hired nannies for their own kids but that’s truly bizarre to me... so staying at home makes the most sense.  Plus it’s easy to go back to nannying once my youngest is in school.  [/quote]

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