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Originally Posted by MMM
Please don't see my ideas as an attack on you personally. I am just saying the IDEAL is a parent at home to raise the children, and I have yet to read an argument that counters that.
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It is the ideal you believe in. Not all of us agree it's necessarily the best way. I do not believe at all that a parent at home full time is necessarily better for the child. It all depends on if they are good parents. Many are not. I think you must live in a very different community than that which is familiar to me. Amongst the group of friends I have your views would be considered very old fashioned and somewhat narrow minded. As I say I don't know anyone from my friends in Australia who has raised their children in the way you believe in. All of them appear very well adjusted and happy children.
In terms of day care raising my child for 8 hours a day I can assure you that if I wasn't completely happy with the job they are doing then we would either change day care centres or look at other alternatives. As it is I don't think we could actually do any better job. The lady who runs the centre has been looking after kids for many, many years and frankly is far more experienced at it than we are. Our little girl is in excellent hands.