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Having a mentally healthy caregiver benefits the baby. What’s your problem?

Anonymous wrote:Yet another thread validating my preference for au pairs despite having a 6 figure childcare budget.

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I doubt you’ve ever visited an actual baby lap time, museum, zoo class or music class. Also, this classes take place during school hours (out of the public eye) so how are you viewing them with your older kids? Also, why do you keep dismissing that good parents and nannies do these activities in addition to what they do at home?

I don't. I am dismissing the notion that "activities" like music classes, storytimes etc. have any value at all for infants.

Ignorance is bliss. Stay blissful.

You still haven't explained what it is that a storytime session delivers to an infant that you can't.

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I doubt you’ve ever visited an actual baby lap time, museum, zoo class or music class. Also, this classes take place during school hours (out of the public eye) so how are you viewing them with your older kids? Also, why do you keep dismissing that good parents and nannies do these activities in addition to what they do at home?

I don't. I am dismissing the notion that "activities" like music classes, storytimes etc. have any value at all for infants.

If it provides opportunities for their adult (parent/nanny) caregivers to socialize a bit, that’s huge. No adult should be isolated at home with a baby all day, every day. Surely this is common sense, no?

And that's perfectly all right. Yes, caregivers need some time to kick back and chat. Some variety is always welcome. Just don't pretend it's for the baby. I should also note that caregivers can socialize in a variety of settings.

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I doubt you’ve ever visited an actual baby lap time, museum, zoo class or music class. Also, this classes take place during school hours (out of the public eye) so how are you viewing them with your older kids? Also, why do you keep dismissing that good parents and nannies do these activities in addition to what they do at home?

I don't. I am dismissing the notion that "activities" like music classes, storytimes etc. have any value at all for infants.

Ignorance is bliss. Stay blissful.

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I doubt you’ve ever visited an actual baby lap time, museum, zoo class or music class. Also, this classes take place during school hours (out of the public eye) so how are you viewing them with your older kids? Also, why do you keep dismissing that good parents and nannies do these activities in addition to what they do at home?

I don't. I am dismissing the notion that "activities" like music classes, storytimes etc. have any value at all for infants.

If it provides opportunities for their adult (parent/nanny) caregivers to socialize a bit, that’s huge. No adult should be isolated at home with a baby all day, every day. Surely this is common sense, no?

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I doubt you’ve ever visited an actual baby lap time, museum, zoo class or music class. Also, this classes take place during school hours (out of the public eye) so how are you viewing them with your older kids? Also, why do you keep dismissing that good parents and nannies do these activities in addition to what they do at home?

I don't. I am dismissing the notion that "activities" like music classes, storytimes etc. have any value at all for infants.

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I doubt you’ve ever visited an actual baby lap time, museum, zoo class or music class. Also, this classes take place during school hours (out of the public eye) so how are you viewing them with your older kids? Also, why do you keep dismissing that good parents and nannies do these activities in addition to what they do at home?

I don't. I am dismissing the notion that "activities" like music classes, storytimes etc. have any value at all for infants.

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I doubt you’ve ever visited an actual baby lap time, museum, zoo class or music class. Also, this classes take place during school hours (out of the public eye) so how are you viewing them with your older kids? Also, why do you keep dismissing that good parents and nannies do these activities in addition to what they do at home?

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Umm...that’s the idea you have. No one said infants need activities. However, I personally believe doing more than sitting in the house with an infant helps their development.

Actually yes, somebody did say that:

"Also, if you are unfamiliar with all the activities geared toward children, toddlers and infants at museums, the zoo, libraries, etc then I don’t know what to tell you. "

You don't have to sit at the house with an infant - that's the part that no one suggested. But yo don't need to drag them to a museum or a library, either. You know what you can do? Read a damn book to the baby. Sing a song. Ring a rattle. You know, like nannies do.

Actually no, you should reread. No one said you NEED to do those activities. They just listed activities. Look, you have your idea of what a basic parent and nanny does. When you are paying someone they should be going above and beyond what you, yourself would be doing. If sitting in the house and singing, reading and shaking a rattle is all you would do, why would you pay someone to only do that too? They should be doing that AND exposing your child to more.

They can expose them to more when it's developmentally appropriate. Infants don't belong in museums. You reading to them is much more useful than "storytimes". You singing to them and playing music is all the "music class" they need. In what way is storytime more than you? In what way is a music class more than you? It's a different person doing the same thing.

I’m guessing you don’t actually understand development or that it begins early since your experience is limited to your own kids. Maybe actually visit every place you deem as unnecessary for babies instead of turning up your nose and arrogantly dismissing everything you don’t agree with. Exposure and education are key to combat ignorance.

Why don't you explain what is it that a storytime session delivers to an infant that you can't?

I've seen enough of these places when I visit them with my older children, and I see how miserable infants and toddlers are in spaces that aren't developmentally appropriate for them.

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Umm...that’s the idea you have. No one said infants need activities. However, I personally believe doing more than sitting in the house with an infant helps their development.

Actually yes, somebody did say that:

"Also, if you are unfamiliar with all the activities geared toward children, toddlers and infants at museums, the zoo, libraries, etc then I don’t know what to tell you. "

You don't have to sit at the house with an infant - that's the part that no one suggested. But yo don't need to drag them to a museum or a library, either. You know what you can do? Read a damn book to the baby. Sing a song. Ring a rattle. You know, like nannies do.

Actually no, you should reread. No one said you NEED to do those activities. They just listed activities. Look, you have your idea of what a basic parent and nanny does. When you are paying someone they should be going above and beyond what you, yourself would be doing. If sitting in the house and singing, reading and shaking a rattle is all you would do, why would you pay someone to only do that too? They should be doing that AND exposing your child to more.

They can expose them to more when it's developmentally appropriate. Infants don't belong in museums. You reading to them is much more useful than "storytimes". You singing to them and playing music is all the "music class" they need. In what way is storytime more than you? In what way is a music class more than you? It's a different person doing the same thing.

I’m guessing you don’t actually understand development or that it begins early since your experience is limited to your own kids. Maybe actually visit every place you deem as unnecessary for babies instead of turning up your nose and arrogantly dismissing everything you don’t agree with. Exposure and education are key to combat ignorance.

Why don't you explain what is it that a storytime session delivers to an infant that you can't?

I've seen enough of these places when I visit them with my older children, and I see how miserable infants and toddlers are in spaces that aren't developmentally appropriate for them.

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Umm...that’s the idea you have. No one said infants need activities. However, I personally believe doing more than sitting in the house with an infant helps their development.

Actually yes, somebody did say that:

"Also, if you are unfamiliar with all the activities geared toward children, toddlers and infants at museums, the zoo, libraries, etc then I don’t know what to tell you. "

You don't have to sit at the house with an infant - that's the part that no one suggested. But yo don't need to drag them to a museum or a library, either. You know what you can do? Read a damn book to the baby. Sing a song. Ring a rattle. You know, like nannies do.

Actually no, you should reread. No one said you NEED to do those activities. They just listed activities. Look, you have your idea of what a basic parent and nanny does. When you are paying someone they should be going above and beyond what you, yourself would be doing. If sitting in the house and singing, reading and shaking a rattle is all you would do, why would you pay someone to only do that too? They should be doing that AND exposing your child to more.

They can expose them to more when it's developmentally appropriate. Infants don't belong in museums. You reading to them is much more useful than "storytimes". You singing to them and playing music is all the "music class" they need. In what way is storytime more than you? In what way is a music class more than you? It's a different person doing the same thing.

I’m guessing you don’t actually understand development or that it begins early since your experience is limited to your own kids. Maybe actually visit every place you deem as unnecessary for babies instead of turning up your nose and arrogantly dismissing everything you don’t agree with. Exposure and education are key to combat ignorance.

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Umm...that’s the idea you have. No one said infants need activities. However, I personally believe doing more than sitting in the house with an infant helps their development.

Actually yes, somebody did say that:

"Also, if you are unfamiliar with all the activities geared toward children, toddlers and infants at museums, the zoo, libraries, etc then I don’t know what to tell you. "

You don't have to sit at the house with an infant - that's the part that no one suggested. But yo don't need to drag them to a museum or a library, either. You know what you can do? Read a damn book to the baby. Sing a song. Ring a rattle. You know, like nannies do.

Actually no, you should reread. No one said you NEED to do those activities. They just listed activities. Look, you have your idea of what a basic parent and nanny does. When you are paying someone they should be going above and beyond what you, yourself would be doing. If sitting in the house and singing, reading and shaking a rattle is all you would do, why would you pay someone to only do that too? They should be doing that AND exposing your child to more.

They can expose them to more when it's developmentally appropriate. Infants don't belong in museums. You reading to them is much more useful than "storytimes". You singing to them and playing music is all the "music class" they need. In what way is storytime more than you? In what way is a music class more than you? It's a different person doing the same thing.