To ask if it’s bad to send your children to childcare when you’re not working?

[lilacfield]

I probably know the answer but feel a bit guilty as both cried when I dropped them off. They go 3 days a week but I don’t work in school holidays.

What an unpleasant and very untrue post.

Being a good parent doesn't mean that you need to be a martyr. In fact, that's really unhealthy.

There is nothing wrong with limited amounts of childcare, whatever the reason.

OP’s children will be in nursery for 2 days a week. Not even full days.

How is someone else bringing them up?

Nursery staff don’t bring up your children. Would you prefer that mothers don’t work after having children?

Absolutely. It doesn’t do the children any good for their mum to work herself into the ground.

Much better that have a rested Mum who can then spend quality time with them the rest of the week