The TODAY show segment regarding the study of daycare and behavioural problems?

Question

I found it to be interesting. Basically it said that a parent needs to find quality daycare and be a good parent and your child may not have behavioural problems later in life.
My daughter (18 months) has been in daycare since she was 13 months about 7 hours a day. I don't feel it's the ideal situation but I don't financially have a choice. I also feel her daycare is quality. I,as her parent, make sure we stick to a routine and when I pick her up she has my undivided attention until 5:00 when I have to make dinner and start a few other chores. I'm hoping that will detour any issues down the road.
What are your thoughts about this new study?

Answer 1

I think it just goes to show how important it is to find the best possible care for your child. It is also why I really believe that the government has got to get involved with supporting families that need daycare. What does the poorer parent do when the only daycare they can afford is of poor quality? And I think that it underlines the importance of good parenting. I think you, personally are doing the right thing by giving her undivided attention for a portion of each day. I always know when my eldest is lacking for attention because her behavior get worse.

Answer 2

I saw the same thing on TV last night and it worried me. How can you tell if it is quality daycare when you are not there that is why it is called daycare. The main thing I think is that the quality day care tried to teach the infants/children where as the received less attention and no education in the low quality daycare. My baby is 9 days old and I only have 5 more weeks with her until she will go to daycare. I am a single mom and like you said I financially cannot afford not to go back to work becaue how would I pay rent and things like that. I met with a few daycare providers out of their home and picked the girl I liked the best. I think mothers have good instincts. Also the ratio of babies/children to caregiver is key. It is a one to three ratio where I will be taking my newborn but at other places the ratio is 1 to 4 or 1 to 6 so the more kids the less individual care. I am also worried because it is a stay at home mom with two kids and she is going to watch my kid so one can assume she will of course pay more attention to her own children versus mine. It is a struggle. Daycare studies have also been done that show positive effects so don't let this worry you too much. Kids that go to daycare end up likeing it and learn to play well with others whereas kids with a stay at home mom alone don't learn to share or bond with other children as well. It is okay your child is in daycare. Many children are and I am sure what happens when they are with you contributes to the results of that study you heard about not solely based on the childcare.

Answer 3

I got a job at a daycare and worked there for 5 hours. Yes, 5 hours. When I saw how mean and dirty this place really was, I quit, called the health department and now I'm a stay at home mom! I know not all moms have the luxury that I do but OMG! I can not even begin to explain to you the things I witnessed. I see why they have behavioral problems and it's not always your child or the other children. It's the mean people who work there. My cousin (18) works at a daycare and she told me that if the parents are rude to her, she's rude to their kids! WTF? Nope. I told my husband that JD will not go to daycare. And when he's old enough to go to preschool he will. I'm taking classes online to get a my degree in early childhood education, I'm an Avon Representative and I have my own website for moms! *www.happysahm.com* I'm doing all I can to make sure that I don't have some sick kid running around beating up other kids because the teacher yells at him. Lyndsay told me *my cousin* that she had her 3 year old classroom outside for 5 hours. The pollen count is over 5000 and she had these kids outside!! Another daycare in town here where I live won't let the babies have pacifier or any other item that is of emotional attachment! BABIES! I'm talking a 4 month old little boy whose mom works at the school where I have customers has to leave all the time because of this daycare not allowing anything for him like that. She asked if she could bring her night shirt up for him to sleep on because it had her scent on it. NOPE! Screw that. Did you see the test results for the home-schooled children vs. Public School chidren? In georgia Home Schooled kids had 30% higher test scores than public school children. There was more to it but that was the jist of it. It's crazy! Who Knows .... *www.happysahm.com* Cya! :o)

Answer 4

It sounds to me that this study is already proving something we know as parents. Pick good quality care for your child and be a good parents and your gonna have good kids, that is pretty much a no brainer.

If you choose substandard day care and are a bad parent, the chances of you having a child without a behavioral problem are pretty slim.

They need to be studying something that can't be determined by using common sense.

Answer 5

i think the study is right on! i am a stay at home mom.

how do people expect their child to have undivided attention at a daycare where the teacher's focus is split up among 5 other children of the same age and developement needs?

my youngest is 2 yrs 4 months and knows her ABC's, can count to 6, and is potty trained...not because she is a super-baby....but because i have the time to work with her.

it also depends on the mom/dad. if you are a stay at home parent but do nothing with your child except watch TV all day....your kids are probably better off in daycare!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I read this on Yahoo and I thought it was intresting that the more time a child spends in day care the more likely that child will develope behavior problems in sixth grade. Just gives me another reason to be glad that I won't have to put my kids in daycare and have strangers watch them when I have kids.

Answer 8

It looked like the extent of behavior problems were pretty minimal. I also found the media highlighted this more than the increased vocab. Maybe because they're now smarter, they have the behavior problems because they are bored in school. I know I was.

Answer 9

These studies all basically say the same things -- if you skimp on child care, your kids will suffer. It is amazing to me that some people are willing to spend more money on cars, housekeeping, and other things that quality care for their children.

Answer 10

To me, this whole study seemed pointless. It's just common sense!!

If you stop to think about it, doesn't every parent know that the quality of childcare and the quality of their parenting will shape what kind of person their baby grows up to be??

I think we've all known this for years!!