Comments on: On daycare http://www.blisstree.com/articles/on-daycare-155/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:04:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: James http://www.blisstree.com/articles/on-daycare-155/comment-page-1/#comment-91176 James Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:23:11 +0000 http://www.careerandkids.com/on-daycare/#comment-91176 http://www.daycaresdontcare.org/index.htm http://www.daycaresdontcare.org/index.htm

]]> By: James http://www.blisstree.com/articles/on-daycare-155/comment-page-1/#comment-91175 James Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:22:49 +0000 http://www.careerandkids.com/on-daycare/#comment-91175 Do your research....It's not okay. http://www.daycaresdontcare.org/index.htm Do your research….It’s not okay.

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]]> By: James http://www.blisstree.com/articles/on-daycare-155/comment-page-1/#comment-91174 James Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:12:20 +0000 http://www.careerandkids.com/on-daycare/#comment-91174 Do your research....It's not okay. http://www.daycaresdontcare.org/RecommendRead.htm#DaycareDeception Do your research….It’s not okay.

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]]> By: Kate http://www.blisstree.com/articles/on-daycare-155/comment-page-1/#comment-91093 Kate Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:25:52 +0000 http://www.careerandkids.com/on-daycare/#comment-91093 Thank you! I am so tired of being judged because I work to keep poverty at bay, to teach my children the benefits of education, to give them opportunities to learn to socialize and to become their own people. Thank you! I am so tired of being judged because I work to keep poverty at bay, to teach my children the benefits of education, to give them opportunities to learn to socialize and to become their own people.

]]> By: Florinda http://www.blisstree.com/articles/on-daycare-155/comment-page-1/#comment-91143 Florinda Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:58:01 +0000 http://www.careerandkids.com/on-daycare/#comment-91143 I just love your down-to-earth, businesslike approach to all this. I think in the midst of all the agonizing about working/parenting/balancing that goes on, we just need to cut to the chase sometimes, and I think you've done that very well here. My son was in daycare/full-day preschool when he was younger, and it had a lot of good benefits for him, particularly socially (he's an only child) - and for his parents too. I had to work then, and I still have to work now - and it is what it is. Thanks for your great perspective on this. I just love your down-to-earth, businesslike approach to all this. I think in the midst of all the agonizing about working/parenting/balancing that goes on, we just need to cut to the chase sometimes, and I think you’ve done that very well here.

My son was in daycare/full-day preschool when he was younger, and it had a lot of good benefits for him, particularly socially (he’s an only child) – and for his parents too. I had to work then, and I still have to work now – and it is what it is. Thanks for your great perspective on this.

]]> By: flybunny http://www.blisstree.com/articles/on-daycare-155/comment-page-1/#comment-91151 flybunny Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:53:45 +0000 http://www.careerandkids.com/on-daycare/#comment-91151 I love this - I am sending a link to several friends who are fretting over this decision. For me, with the 2 older girls, hubby stayed home with them so they weren't in daycare until after they were a year old so I will freely admit that I had heartburn over sending the baby but I picked a place where I know she is loved and every morning the other kids line up to kiss her head and that makes me so happy that it has made it easier to go to work and concentrate. I love this – I am sending a link to several friends who are fretting over this decision.

For me, with the 2 older girls, hubby stayed home with them so they weren’t in daycare until after they were a year old so I will freely admit that I had heartburn over sending the baby but I picked a place where I know she is loved and every morning the other kids line up to kiss her head and that makes me so happy that it has made it easier to go to work and concentrate.

]]> By: Nataly http://www.blisstree.com/articles/on-daycare-155/comment-page-1/#comment-91165 Nataly Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:01:36 +0000 http://www.careerandkids.com/on-daycare/#comment-91165 Elizabeth - I so enjoy your take on things, your straight-up attitude, thank you. I am one of those moms who likes to torment myself about decisions we make regarding our daughter -- I too, have to work (and I also want to work), and so this year she turned 3 and we sent her to daycare (before we had a nanny since I worked insane hours). I was so stressed out about was this the right choice or not, was she going to be happy, how is she going to get her scarf on when it's cold and they have too many kids to dress (yes, I told you, I torment - and over stress:) You know what? She LOVES it there, LOVES it. She cries when she is sick and has to stay home. And while yes, there are things I don't love - the dirt in which she is covered when I pick her up, the non-stop colds, the half-eaten lunch - overall, I now realize that I stressed too much over the wrong thing. Nothing is ideal, no choice is perfect, but as you say, once we make it, let's try to find things about it that are great:) Elizabeth – I so enjoy your take on things, your straight-up attitude, thank you. I am one of those moms who likes to torment myself about decisions we make regarding our daughter — I too, have to work (and I also want to work), and so this year she turned 3 and we sent her to daycare (before we had a nanny since I worked insane hours). I was so stressed out about was this the right choice or not, was she going to be happy, how is she going to get her scarf on when it’s cold and they have too many kids to dress (yes, I told you, I torment – and over stress:)

You know what? She LOVES it there, LOVES it. She cries when she is sick and has to stay home. And while yes, there are things I don’t love – the dirt in which she is covered when I pick her up, the non-stop colds, the half-eaten lunch – overall, I now realize that I stressed too much over the wrong thing. Nothing is ideal, no choice is perfect, but as you say, once we make it, let’s try to find things about it that are great:)

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