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Just found this site, ok it is actively encouraging stay at home mums but it has complied a list of scientific evidence from many different areas to back their claims up.

Site here: http://ftmuk.wordpress.com/childcare-research/

The research offered up states that:

Nursery children arrive at school with bad attitude
High working hours lead to family breakdown
Children under three are clearly better off being cared for by their mothers.
Daycare increases maternal employment but not family income
Children in daycare from infancy are less compliant, more aggressive and more likely to have behavioural problems.
Mothers going back to work early leads to slower emotional development in their children
Children in daycare from infancy are less compliant, more aggressive and more likely to have behavioural problems.
Away from mother’s care between 1-5 increase chances of problems later in life
and more!!!

Its such a scary read but so much of my instinct tells me it is true.

Thoughts anyone?

Yeah well if its a choice between those things maybe happening and my children not eating I know which id choose.

I haven't read it but am fairly sure it's bollocks.

no mention of the impact woring fathers have on child development then? no? blame it all on the mothers as usual.

Every point is crap

I'm a lawyer, I went to uni, i went to day care
Nuff said

working

So much of your instinct tells you it's true?!?

Really?!?

Oh do behave

Are you a journo?

My DD has been in nursery since 6 months old do she's obviously fucked then.
Perhaps you could take her OP, being as you're so wonderful, she'll be much better off with you.

There is always plenty of crap on the internet to back up every view point. You have picked a website set up by people who feel that mothers should be at home full time with their kids. Its hardly going to be an impartial source of information.

You make your decisions and I will make mine.

Bollocks.

HTH.

Its such a scary read but so much of my instinct tells me it is true.

Are you this breathy and shocked in real life?

Do you use childcare for your children?

Wow MyBum you are posting this all over the place. Have you tried AIBU yet?

Sunday is a day of rest.
We dont want bun fights today.
This has been done to death .
Am going to look for a thread that is less inflammatory and less likely to upset people.
Are you bored OP?

Gosh I hope all single fathers reading this article realise that their children are screwed, as a^ mother's^ care is so vital to their development and their own input neglibible. How scary to think of all those neglected children dumped in childcare that will torment your own perfectly raised children!

There is a lovely house porn thread going on NannyPlum, far more interesting.

I wonder if this will be discussed by our dear friend mr wright this week....

Look, all this research shows that young children are best cared for by any set up that is Consistent and Caring.
So no, being 12 hours daily in creche with numerous different staff is not good.
Being in one environment with a caring, loving minder who minds you for and gets to know you and love you is ideal.
But yes parents make the choice they feel is best for them.
And since each parent is raising 1-5 children say, and not 10,000 they will never know what makes a statisical difference, they will just do their best, and that is usually adequate. Not always perect but good enough.
So no judgements.

There is evidence to suggest that for SOME children starting nursery young (under the age of 1) and being there for over 20 hours a week can cause SOME attachment issues for children. Emphasis on the SOME, for most it will have no long term negative problems.

Well, my DC's go to a lovely childminder during the week whilst I am at work. She takes them to the park, library, museum and to play centres after school, does baking and craft activities with them, lets them help care for her pets and they are extremely happy there. DD received an award at school recently for consistantly good behaviour and both DC's are doing very well educationally, so I can not relate to any of those statements in the OP.

As you say, this is from a site that actively encourages SAHMs so maybe possible that it is going to be a little biased?

It is unmitigated bollocks.

OP already tried to resurrect thread from July 2011 on same subject...

what a load of shite, and I say that as a sahm

Thanks jajas OP clearly has a problem with working mothers ... He/she is either a journo or feeling inadequate enough to try and make others feel crap too ...