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I don't have any sources but I do remember reading about a study that concluded that providing the child is attending a good quality child care / early childhood education facility then it wont do any harm. And at the end of the day, some kids will thrive in daycare but for some it's not the best environment and each individual family just needs to make the decision about what's best for them!
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@lovehoneybee: We've (me, my husband, my son) had our ups and downs. The first three months of last year were rough, I cried a lot and my son was sick with something literally every other week. But then, one night, he reached for a book that he never showed any interest in and asked me to sit down so he could "read" the book to me. I nearly fell over.
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@lovehoneybee: @Cherrybee: I am so similar to you. I can honestly say that even if I didn't work, I have a sneaky feeling that DD would still go to daycare at least parttime. Yes, I said it, I don't want to spend 7 days a week at home with my little darling. Sorry, I just don't.
The good folks at daycare have music time with guitar playing teachers, yoga classes, field trips and endless iterations of arts and crafts that my DD absouletly loves. There is no way that I could give my 19.5 month old even half the stimulation that daycare does and I have no desire to try.
I love my baby, sanity and marriage too much for that.
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Everyone's pretty much covered my response to that particular article. (Summary: much like @yoursilverlining - those sources? LOLOL)
Before I returned to work at 7 months I was incredibly stressed about the decision even though I knew I just wasn't cut out to be a SAHM. While I was beating myself up about sending A. to daycare I came across this article describing the positive outcomes for children of mothers suffering from PPD. http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/toddler/caring-for-toddler/daycare-beneficial-to-children-with-depressed-mothers-finds-study-20130626-2ovw2.html
In our specific case, I think daycare was essential. I'm mentally so much better back at work with A. in daycare and that's better for her.
This is not to say that other studies (actual scientific studies, not Biddulph and Schlessinger) critical of daycare should be ignored. But those studies are dealing with large population trends and should be used to guide public policy to ensure better standards of care for our children rather than as fuel for mommy wars.
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I don't have the specific sources with me since I'm at work, but we actually discussed this and related studies in my Lifespan Development psychology class last semester. There have been several studies conducted that when children who come from loving homes are placed in a quality child-care setting, their development and well-being is no different from those who stay home with a parent. The only studies that differed were those placed in unsafe child-care settings.
I completely disagree with this. Daycares can be a wonderful place for children to grow and thrive.
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Anyone who cites Dr. Laura as a source automatically loses all credibility with me.
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Like EVERY other parenting decision you have to look at the whole picture. However, there IS a problem with availability of high quality child care in the U. S. and THAT, not the fact that child care is needed, is the problem, in my opinion.
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@googly-eyes: It's available ....its just crazy $$$$$!!!!
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No, it is not. Poverty, hunger, exposure to violence, yes. Daycare, no. Come on now.
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@Mamaof2: Not enough is available for all children to be enrolled in a high quality program is what I meant...
(I mean obviously... Look at our schools.)
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@Mrs. Pen: I agree, its all comparative. You take a kid from a loving home and put them in a bad daycare and yes, maybe there is an effect. But on the same point, there are studies that show that if you take kids from poor or bad homes and put them in quality programs (especially at older levels like 4 year olds) then you may see great growth for the kids.
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