bluephinTo Child Care or Not to Child Care
August 31st 2006 12:22
Since mothers have taken a more pro-active stance in the workforce there has been a long standing debate as to what is best for the baby.
Some people claim that mothers who return to work and leave their baby in care are doing psychological damage to their baby. They believe that a mother’s place is at home with the children, not in the work force.
Others believe that mothers who return to work are ‘super mums’. These are the women who manage to juggle hectic family schedules with full or part-time jobs. Their children are usually placed in child care centres or with close relatives whilst the parents are at work.
Being in care does not damage your child emotionally nor does it mean that you are a bad parent. In fact, putting your child in care gives them access to a range of resources they otherwise might not have. It also teaches them to interact with a large group of children and to develop friendships. Of course, these are all things that a child can achieve at home as well.
So how do you decide whether or not to place your child in care, be it for one day to enable them to interact with other children, or for a full week whilst you return to work?
Listen to your own instincts. As parents, only you have an inherent understanding of what your child is and isn’t ready for. If you’re not ready to place your child in care, your anxiousness will be picked up on by your child and they too will become distressed about being in child care.
There is no right or wrong answer in regards to child care. The only questions that should be asked is what is best for you and your family, not what society believes is right or what is expected of you. It’s important that you do what you believe will benefit your family the most.
As with anything else in life, the quantityof time you spend with someone or doing something does not matter, it’s the quality or the way you spend that time that makes the difference.
Pictures taken from www.bounty.com and www.countrykeeps.com.au
Some people claim that mothers who return to work and leave their baby in care are doing psychological damage to their baby. They believe that a mother’s place is at home with the children, not in the work force.
Others believe that mothers who return to work are ‘super mums’. These are the women who manage to juggle hectic family schedules with full or part-time jobs. Their children are usually placed in child care centres or with close relatives whilst the parents are at work.
Being in care does not damage your child emotionally nor does it mean that you are a bad parent. In fact, putting your child in care gives them access to a range of resources they otherwise might not have. It also teaches them to interact with a large group of children and to develop friendships. Of course, these are all things that a child can achieve at home as well.
So how do you decide whether or not to place your child in care, be it for one day to enable them to interact with other children, or for a full week whilst you return to work?
Listen to your own instincts. As parents, only you have an inherent understanding of what your child is and isn’t ready for. If you’re not ready to place your child in care, your anxiousness will be picked up on by your child and they too will become distressed about being in child care.
There is no right or wrong answer in regards to child care. The only questions that should be asked is what is best for you and your family, not what society believes is right or what is expected of you. It’s important that you do what you believe will benefit your family the most.
As with anything else in life, the quantityof time you spend with someone or doing something does not matter, it’s the quality or the way you spend that time that makes the difference.
Pictures taken from www.bounty.com and www.countrykeeps.com.au
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