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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just wanted to share my thoughts about the concept of daycare [i]in general[/i]. I am wondering if anyone agrees with how I feel.  It saddens me that so many of us put our kids in daycare.  Daycare was my plan when I got pregnant with my first, but after a few weeks of it, I realized that I wanted to be the one raising DC and I quit my job.  I am lucky that we were able to afford to get by on just DH's income. I understand that, in this country (especially in the DC area, and other metropolitan areas like it), both parents often [i]have[/i] to work in order to be able to support their children.  I'm not trying to insult any families that are doing that.  My comments are more about the way we're living collectively in this country, where parents find it necessary to outsource the important task of raising their children to person or persons they barely know.  Is daycare a common thing in other countries, I wonder (e.g., the Scandinavian countries, where standards of living and quality of life are reported to be so high?) It just seems so unnatural to me...the idea of having people we don't know that well spend more waking hours with our little ones than we do.  Sometimes I wonder if it has something to do with the general degeneration of our society (in my opinion).  Thanks for listening.[/quote]

Sadly, you did not give it enough time. In the beginning, lots of hormones in your system so your feelings are extremely magnified. The ideal, would be to ease into daycare. Do short days or two / three days a week. Around 8 to 12 months, you will see how you child really thrives with the other kids and it is more about group social learning environment than being raised by another caregiver "replacing" you. In fact, what makes daycare so ideal, is that in the group environment, you child gets the love of the group of teachers and incredible social direct and indirect social interaction with the other kids. By maximizing the quality time you have after work and weekends with your child, you have not lost anything.

You will be able to meet many other parents on these boards who have had incredible experiences with day care and have wonderful children as a product of a balance dual-working family. You really should tap into it and learn from the incredible resource of these parents. It could make all the difference in your marriage, family and professional life to get the child care thing right in the beginning.

I swear by daycare, a balanced work schedule between both parents. There is nothing better. [/quote]

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