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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I wanted to raise my own kids - not ship them off to "school" for 10 hours a day with someone who likely didn't really care that much about them.[/b] I think that it is the best thing you can do for young children. It broke both my DH and my hearts to look at daycare when our first was born. We looked at how destitute the daycare's were for babies (we looked at a ton of centers) and realized there was no way we were going to do that to our children. DH doesn't earn much, but he has untraditional hours which make it better that I am home. If you can do it, I really would. It is such a wonderful experience :-).[/quote]

I'm not a self starter. I was bored out of my skull being home.  It's wonderful if you are temperamentally suited to it, and don't need external validation.[/quote]

+1  Not to mention that the sarcastic use of the word school is uncalled for.  At daycare my son was potty-trained before age 3, quietly sharing a meal at a table with other kids, and has learned many other skills that, because I am a first-time parent, I am not convinced I could have taught him by now on by own.  My son's teachers have decades of experience in early childhood education, and I don't for a minute believe that I know more than them about how to instill these skills.  Do I know my child better?  Without a doubt.  Do I love him more?  I'm quite sure I do.  But does this mean that they don't care for him deeply?  Of course not.  My son's current teacher has been wonderful with him and frankly has pointed out aspects of our son's personality and temperment that, upon further reflection, we realized she was 100% right about and that we just didn't see because it hard for us to be objective about our own child.  And those realizations have unequivocally helped us be a better parent to him during a difficult period of toddlerhood.  Again, ENOUGH with the self-righteousness.    [/quote]

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