As someone who changed my daughter and son’s nappies from day 1, and worked in childcare for both mainstream kids and those with disabilities, I can tell you exactly what my motivations were.
To support children to feel safe, confident, to help develop skills and self-expression, to help them socialise and have fun, to help them develop their physical abilities and build friendships.
as for my motivation for working with some who wore nappies or pads, well, aside from that was in no way a reason for doing the job anyway, my aim was to ensure health and comfort.
While its true that the vast majority of pedophiles are men, it’s just as true that the vast majority of men are not, including those who choose to work in care.
You protect kids and other vulnerable people, not by removing men from childcare spaces, but by having systems and processes that prevent abuse from happening. It’s not difficult, in fact with everyone’s vigilance it’s actually quite simple, in fact, in over 20 years working in care, none of the places I’ve worked in has had a case of abuse of any kind. You don’t hear about those places, however, so the narrative is skewed.
ilIncidentally, your child in hospital is far more likely to be murdered by a female nurse, would you like them banned, or would you just like proper safeguarding procedures in place to prevent it?
Also think of the last case of sexual abuse you heard of in a nursery, what was the sex of the perpetrator? She may have been manipulated by an outside man, but still, she did it, and she, whatever her motivations, was infinitely more of a risk to children than I have ever been.