A new hard working class in society caught in a trap.

StevieJ

twirlypinky wrote: »

You've all failed to mention that being a stay at home parent (i think personally) is better for the child than being in a nursery. I'd like to be at home as a parent, teaching my child to read, taking it out to the park/library/grandparents/friends houses to learn and mix etc. I certainly wouldn't do it because it's more fun than being at work, as one person mentioned.

I should imagine that is pretty debatable, the social interaction of a nursery must be a benefit. My guess would be
a combination of the two would be ideal.

Really2

StevieJ wrote: »

I should imagine that is pretty debatable, the social interaction of a nursery must be a benefit. My guess would be
a combination of the two would be ideal.

Indeed, many second children third etc tend to talk later due the elder "talking for them".

We have 1 child, it would be detrimental to his abillity to interact and share play etc if his only interaction was with that of an adults.
That is why we went for both.

PS good look twirlypinky when you have a 3 YO boy going to a library. They are like excitable megaphones

Davesnave

My post related to the first four years, and particularly the first two, which are probably the most important of all. Our kids went to nursery school a couple of times a week for that all-important social interaction. The needs of three & four year olds are entirely different from those of younger children.