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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know and my sample size is small.

But based on observations and a little personal experience I think that staying home with toddlers imparts a personality/sense of humor that’s more like the primary caregiver (if the attention is focused), and if the child is talked to directly very frequently they will be more likely to speak more coherently, have a larger vocabulary, and sometimes develop early literacy skills.

That said late elementary and middle school are important years to be there before and after school.

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Funny, all the kids in our family (and by this I mean all the cousins, not just my own kids) have gone to daycare and all are funny, have great vocabularies and were able to read as preschoolers.  Maybe it's just because they all have well-educated, intelligent, funny parents who read to them every night.  Who knows?

And my kids love aftercare at school. They love playing with their friends for a little while.  But I'll bet there are kids who don't

The point is...Stop all the generalizing!

As one of the PPs said earlier, there is no one size fits all.  If you love your kid and create a safe and stable home for them, they'll be fine.  They'll know who their parents are and they'll bond with their parents.[/quote]

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