A friend of mine gave up full time employment when her daughter hit 2 years and firmly believes that her DD developed so much during that 2-3 year age group that it was really important to her to be around to help her develop. I respect her a great deal for doing that, particularly because the family took a significant financial hit to do so. As my daughter approaches that age, it got me thinking (and a bit worried to be honest) and I wondered whether anyone has any views on 1) whether this is indeed a particularly crucial age to be around as much as possible (including giving up work to do so if at all financially possible - which for a lot of us, I appreciate, it isn't) and 2) what DC age you think it is particularly important to be around as much as possible for.
For my part, I would love to be able to pare down my working hours when DD start school, so I can be around to pick them up, take them to any extra-curricular things, help them with homework but I know this is the point that a lot of my friends are planning to go BACK to work!
Will I regret missing the 2-3 year, do you think? Is there ever an ideal?
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Given the option, are the 2-3 years of your DCs life the most important to be around for?
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Vinividivino · 17/07/2013 13:38
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