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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A ton of educational and psychology research shows that the first five years of a child's life are foundational in many ways.  I hear parents on here frequently saying that it doesn't matter who is taking care of the kids when they are babies and that "it doesn't matter to a baby but it does to an older child."  This could not be more wrong.  Parents engage differently than care-givers and are more invested.  If you can stay home with young children, it is the better option.  Those early years can be drudgery but it is more important for a loving parent to be there then versus later on.  Practically speaking, it also makes more sense to stay at home when kids are young since older kids, especially in middle and high school, are in school and afterschool sports or programs until nearly 5 pm.   It just doesn't make sense to drop out of the work force for a few hours a day.  [/quote]

I agree that there is value in staying home in the early years, however if someone has to choose between early and later years, I would still chose later. The stress of trying to work while keeping up with hectic pace of a teen's life can just about kill you, and quite frankly those are the years that the kids need the most guidance and are making decisions that can have life long consequences. [/quote]

Hard to believe critical guidance can only be provided between 3pm and 6pm on weekdays, even assuming a teen is regularly home in that time period This point is just ridiculous.[/quote]

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