I mean when a woman has one she often turns that child over to another to watch it while she works after 6 weeks of leave. This child spends most of it's time with various strangers, more than with it's parents, Then for the sake of her and her husbands freedom she hires babysitters for it to go out often, then at the tender age of 3, 4, or 5 this child goes off to a building to be taught and raised by other strangers with many others.Many parents cannot be bothered to know what their child is doing or what they are learning.What are your feelings regardless of your faith?
2006-09-27 19:24:31 · 16 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Actually I wish our nation would do like some and give mothers an incentive to stay home. Also you can work and home school, I do. As to the decent salary we are all waiting for that.
2006-09-27 19:38:07 · update #1
That's why I choose to home-school my kids!
Somewhat unrelated, but we are also spending all of our kid's money by racking up a huge national debt that they will spend their working lives paying off. The national debt has increased 2 Trillion dollars ($5.7T to $7.9T) since 9/11.
2006-09-27 19:32:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't see what it has to do with religion or spirituality, as such.
personally when I was very little,neither I, or my brother and sister, ever had a bottle, or crib, and my mother stayed at home, (that is, did not work out of the house) while I was little.
I think from what I was told, at one point there was a girl who was my babysitter sometimes. ... but it wasn't a daycare type thing, it was I think, basically your "classic" teenage girl keeping an eye on the kid for a couple hours while the parents go out type thing. (and apparently I really liked her.. not like I remember myself... lol
when my brother was born (when I was about 4) my dad was the one who stayed at home for a while, and my mom got an out of the house job.
I did have some preschool, ... I think... but only the vaguest memories of any of that. only half-day kindergarden, from what I remember...
and I always had someone at home when i got home, until... whoo, probably had to be at least middle school or thereabouts...
then again my parents are actually still in their first marrige, have been married longer than I've been around (and I'm the oldest child)
oh yeah, my family is not christian.
I think its definitely a problem.
oh, and reminded by one of the answers...
I was also never spanked, never struck, nothing like that at all.
I also learned gun safety before I can conciously remember, thats not to say I was never punished, just never hit.
2006-09-28 02:51:12 · answer #2 · answered by RW 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely! I am a stay at home mom. I homeschool my 15 yr old son who will graduate next yr, my 11 yr old step-daughter and my 18 month old daughter. They are all leaps and bounds ahead of their peers, both mentally and emotionally. My husband and I have not been out without our children in over 2 yrs and we do not feel put out by that. We chose to have them, we are choosing to raise them. I love my children and love being with them. We do without many things to be able to live this way, however they are things that are unnecessary in the scheme of things. Early on we decided that the "white picket fence" was really a trap to keep families struggling to "have it all". We budget carefully and manage to still travel quite alot. We have a nice home and SUV, but only one car. I'm home and don't need a car, I walk with the kids and it's great! We also include service as a part of our curriculum and serve at the local food bank and senior center every week. My children are also in lots of "extracurricular" activities such as football, dance, children's theater and toddler tumbling! It's a great life. It's not the "jones'", but we are happy, healthy, whole and debt free.
Society has made children "possesions" instead of "people". Society at large is irresponsible when it comes to their children. I know not all families can do what we do. I would like to see the govt step in with incentives and tax breaks for families with stay at home moms.
By the way...I'm an atheist.
2006-09-28 02:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by Medusa 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are 100% correct. And this is the first generation that will not live as long as their parents because of obesity and the complications that come with that such as diabetes and heart disease. Families don't even eat together anymore. The problem is that in this world today there is a need for two incomes in order to support a home. Maybe we just need to learn to live more simply and put the children first!
2006-09-28 02:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by Sweetie Poo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Give my husband a job that can support us and I will gladly stay home. And the other way around, give me a job that can support us and he can stay home if he wants.
People work for income, not to get away from their family or kids. Obviously you are not in that situation so that is good for you, we are all happy for you. But you can't say things about 2 income families if you never had to be in one.
Also, kids have to go to school, it is required by law. If you are both working parents, it is impossible to home school.
2006-09-28 02:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by AveGirl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"In a nation devoted to motherhood and apple pie, what could possibly be wrong with staying home to care for your children?"
Are we slowly sinking into the depths of despair over the fact that our life's meaning and very goal has been reduced to reading the same "Goodnight Moon" book to our three-year-old 12 times a day, to quiet his toddler outbursts and keep him tantrum-free?
As Mothers we have to be able to not give in to what society's expects of us. We need to listen to our inner voices and not feel pressured to try and emulate the fictional and idealized June Cleavers or Martha Stewarts of the world.
2006-09-28 03:56:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is 100% right on..that is why we are having to build bigger and better prisons and have so many repeat offenders because guess who was`nt there in the majority of the cases?and the percentage of women locked up has increased 10 fold...where was the roll models?
2006-09-28 02:31:58 · answer #7 · answered by aminuts 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is kinda strange.
People have to make money to support their families, so they pay someone less than what they make to raise/watch their child.
School is important, but I don't think the ppl who work there care enough about the students future.
My parents had my 2 younger sisters go to a private school.
They did a pi$$ poor job of teaching them, (Old books & simple math).
Now thet they go to regular school & they both need tutors.
-(I'm think of reporting that place).
2006-09-28 02:33:07 · answer #8 · answered by lilith 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sure, I agree. But when people get paid a decent salary, one of the child's parents can stay home with him. Until then, that will be the status quo.
2006-09-28 02:29:06 · answer #9 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its said the raise of a nation begins in the home i would say the fall of a nation began when both parents must work
2006-09-28 02:32:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋