Reply to Child care for to-be-adopted infant in the DC area.. overwhelmed.

Forum Index » Parenting -- Special Concerns

Reply to "Child care for to-be-adopted infant in the DC area.. overwhelmed."

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When adopting, it's best to nurture attachment relationships, which is why a nanny would be best emotionallly for the child, and a nanny-share would be best financially for you while still coming as close to the emotional needs as possible. [b]Please keep in mind this baby will be going through a trauma, and trauma can alter brain chemistry[/b].[/quote]

Off point, but we've adopted three babies at birth, and my calm, happy, always-smiling [b]babies didn't seem traumatized at all[/b]. Go figure.[/quote]

:roll: [/quote]

+1  I did not attachment parent and our child is a happy, sweet, "attached" child.  Not all kids go through "trauma."  I think the best situation for a child in terms of chid care depends on the family.  I don't think a nanny or nanny share is always best.  I ended up staying home but otherwise my preference would have been day care with stable teachers where other parents were watching.  There are lots of risks to a nanny in a home alone, even those with good references.  Abuse can happen at day cares too but there are more people watching and it is more regulated with regular inspections (which are hopefully done).  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics