Young children who spend too long in childcare suffer from stress which could make them shyer in later life.
A study has found the stress levels of toddlers in creches are around a third higher than those who stay at home.
While children at home with a parent become more relaxed over the course of the day, those in childcare grow more anxious.
Children who spend more than eight hours in childcare are the most stressed, based on saliva samples taken by researchers and tested for the stress hormone cortisol.
A study suggests this is because they miss their parents and have upsetting conflicts with other children.
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I believe this. I can think of several cases where children are having emotional and physical issues from being in a child care setting away from home. Just getting toddlers ready mornings, taking them out and then back home is a stressful task for all involved.
Dear Readers,
The issue of daycare is a significant one for parents, which should be considered prior to having children. Specifically, numerous research studies over the last 40 years indicate that the necessary bonding between children and their parents is paramount to their academic and social success.
While I certainly understand that a number of factors play into placing a child in daycare (primarily work commitments), and not all families can afford to have one parent stay home in this role, I would urge couples considering having a child/children or couples with young children now to think ahead regarding this issue.
My parents were certainly not well off, and were quite blue collar, but made sacrifices to ensure my mother was at home with us during the formative years of myself and my siblings. When considering children of our own, we financially planned for a single salary income level a few years before we had our first child. While we were certainly not well off in those early years, we simply did without a number of things (no new cars, no big fancy homes, no cable tv, no plethora of fancy devices, rarely eating out, and carefully watching all of our expenditures to name a few). As our children became school aged, we then transitioned to a partial day care situation to allow for both of us to work, and the result was well adjusted children who were raised with our morals as opposed to someone else's.
Frankly, this is a matter of priorities for parents. Certainly there are a number of families that have no option on this subject due to constraints they may not have had control over (a spouse with significant medical needs, for example), but there are also a number of families that do not live within a budget or within their means. I know of a number of young families through our church that seem to have every 'need' (new cars, homes that have very high mortgages, every new device that hits the market), and while they lament their concerns, I can't help to wonder how they would get along in life on a shoestring budget. It seems to me that a number of young parents missed these life lessons, and take quite a bit for granted, which impacts their children. While I certainly believe that these parents love their children as much as I love mine, their priorities are indeed misaligned with the needs of their children. Specifically, children do not need much beyond unconditional love and care, shelter and food. Children need a parent's time, and while there is a role for day care, parents would be wise to consider what type of children they wish to raise and have contribute to our society.
Respectfully,
Paladin
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