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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean hey if you think your infant spending 10 hours in a linoleum floored room with 10 other babies and underpaid, undereducated, rotating staff is better than you or your partner then maybe they are. No one ever talks about the dads that have historically been left out and excluded from time and bonding with their kids because they had to be the sole means of support. No one is saying anyone should stay at home forever but in the early years you are building the foundation of your relationship with your child, bonding and building trust. One would think somebody related to the kid would want to be there to provide that if they were able. Reminder, you can't have it all. No one does. All the meaningful things in life require sacrifice. The kids are not ok RN and everyone is pointing fingers everywhere but refusing to look in the mirror. [/quote] This is just not accurate. Infants are in small groups with controlled ratios. Linoleum floors have nothing to do with anything. While I wish early childhood teachers were paid more, the implication that they are less educated than nannies or even most parents is not true, by and large. They are people who’ve chosen to work with kids for a living, in spite of the low pay. Sure, a bad daycare, a bad nanny, or a bad parent can all do harm to a kid. Good ones on the other hand, are all good. A child is not worse off for being loved and cared for by more people than just their parents. You say that in the early years we need to bond with our children and build trust. Children bond to their parents, it is how they are wired and daycare doesn’t take it away. And placing kids with other trusted adults is one of many ways we foster trust with our children. I find it ironic you talk about how kids today are struggling. This misplaced sense of “nobody is good enough to watch my precious kid” stressed out hover parenting is what is causing the damage - not sitting in a class singing songs and doing crafts.[/quote]
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