Would you trust a straight male to be a daycare worker for your child?

Answer 1

If he was working in an actual day care, then yes. But if it was a home sitter, either at his house or our house, then no.

Answer 2

This really depends on references or personal knowledge of the male. Actually, this would go the same for a woman. Man or woman, you need to be able to trust this person w/ your child. I know the news stories lately about men abusing young children has been scary, but there are also horror stories of female babysitters abusing or neglecting children as well. My husband is really great w/ kids (often kids like him the best...haha). But there was a story here lately where two female daycare workers locked an infant in a room and had a pacifer taped to his mouth.

So instead of worrying about a male at the daycare, check out references on any person that would be taking care of your child....straight, gay, male or female.

Answer 3

I asked a question very much like this about a week ago.

The preschool/afterschool my kids go to have had a few males work there. My kids (two boys, ages four and six) adore them. After being around women all day long, I think they like when Mr. Avery and Mr. John get there, because they get to roughhouse and play and the atmosphere is just different. Those two men are great with them, they're great role models, and I have no qualms with them working at the school.

What does it matter if he is straight or gay? Admittedly, I would rather not expose my kids to homosexuality as a mainstream way of life for another few years, just because I want them to grow up believing men and women go together, but as long as sexuality (straight or gay) is never mentioned by the teacher, it doesn't matter. It's not about if a man is attracted to other men. It's about if a man is attracted to children, of either gender.

Homosexuality is not a precursor to pedophilia.

Answer 4

If he's a daycare worker then he was probably screened by the daycare before being hired. One of my son's after-school providers is a man and my son quite seems to like him. In daycares the workers are rarely alone with the children anyway. I think it should be fine.

Answer 5

I would trust a straight or gay male to be a daycare worker for my child. It doesnt matter what sexual orientation they have its the fact they can take care of your child.

Answer 6

Absolutely! I worked with 2 straight males in a Pre-School for 2 years, neither or which posed any type of threat to the children. On the other hand, I worked with a straight female teacher who was physically abusive to at least 2 children, which I witnessed myself and promptly informed the school principal. She was fired on account.

See, just because a teacher or child-care worker is female doesn't mean your kids are safe.

Haven't you been following the news for the past 5 years and heard of the school and/or day care workers giving children medicines without parental consent and leaving them in hot vans unattended until they died?

Answer 7

I don't think I would have a trust issue with a gay vs straight daycare worker. I would be more interested in how he took care of my kids. I should also add, I wouldn't use daycare, ever, so maybe my opinion isn't valid. Best of luck.

Answer 8

Men in general have gotten a bad rap because of the greater proportion of male predators of all types in the world. It's a genetic thing. The vast majority of males, straight, gay, bisexual, or celibate, would be quite trustworthy in the role of daycare worker if that's what they wanted to do. Whether or not to trust any person to be a daycare worker depends upon their references, their track record, their observed behavior patterns, their lifestyle, and their character, not on their sexual orientation (unless, of course, it is pedophilic).

Answer 9

Of course. Would you trust a straight female to be a daycare worker for your child? Same difference. To think no, that's an awfully sexist thing to say...

Answer 10

My children's daycare is a home daycare ran by a woman and her boyfriend. My kids love it. Men do all the stuff us women don't want to do, go outside and toss the football, play tag, build sand castles, all the dirty, hot stuff that sucks. My kids can't wait to go to daycare so they can play with Mr. Tom, plus they're worn out by the time I get off work. :)

Answer 11

my kids never been in a daycare but i wouldn't decide on who i would trust by their gender i would decide by the person male or female