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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, you should totally do what works for you and I'm glad you were both able to figure that out AND make your lifestyle work so you can do it.

To me, being home with a baby is pretty boring. [b]It's a ton of mindless, tedious tasks.[/b] So I see what people mean about "using their brain." When I change the baby's diaper, I'm making sure she's not falling off the changing table but other than that am not running through the ABC song with her and mentally checking if she's developmentally at the correct place. I'm just ... changing her diaper.

I don't find work to be a lot of tedious tasks or mindless paperwork - every job is different. Work stretches my brain in an interesting way for me that being at home with a baby does not.

I'm glad you're a happy, fulfilled SAHM. I'm a happy, fulfilled, work outside the home mom, and hope you're glad for me too. [/quote]

And I feel the opposite. More brain development happens in the first year of life then in any other time period (other than prenatal). In the early years, every interaction I have with my kids is shaping the the structure of their brains, their habits, their behavior, their regulation skills, their language skills, their processing skills, and ultimately their future. Attachment is the foundation for a healthy life. So I don't think of caring for the baby at all as a meaningless, mindless, tedious task. It isn't just changing diapers, and stuffing food in their mouth. There is a great amount of science that tells me otherwise. It doesn't mean every moment is exciting but to me it isn't just a list of tasks - I think neurobiology and human development is fascinating. [/quote]

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