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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not controversial in many countries that are very similar to ours, like Canada, the UK, Australia and most of Europe -- parental leave for 1-2 years is the default. If that was the default here and was supported from the top down, no one would be making the argument to send infants to daycare.[/quote] You make it sound like infant child care is unheard of in these countries. That's not true. In fact, there has been a spirited debate about the availability of subsidized child care for children ages 0 to 4 in Quebec, where we are told child care is traumatizing children (yet the government continues to subsidize it). The UK just expanded funding for children down to 9 months old. Parental leave is wonderful. It is most important for the first few months of the child's life. [/quote]
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