Another daycare question!?
There were quite a few responses from people saying, "Yes, they need to learn to socially interract with other kids and count and learn their colors..."
My point (and question) is this: Most kids who stay home with their parents already know their colors and how to count and are starting to learn to read (and anything else that daycare centers are teaching them these days). They learn from the stay at home moms and dads. So why exactly DO they go to kindergarten? MY OPINION is that they learn to interract with other kids and learn their socialization skills in kindergarten. That's the WHOLE POINT of kindergarten. Anyone agree with me?
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Unless you are working and seriously cannot find a babysitter then daycare is an okay thing. If you don't work, then you should be at home with your kids. Some people argue that they need to develop social skills but I think they're going to learn social skills in kindergarten anyway so why do they have to start at daycare? Those early years before kindergarten are the most important and parents should be at home playing, teaching, interacting, and caring for their children..not taking them to daycare just to get social skills they will get anyway when they are older.
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No I don't agree with you. It depends on the school and state where they go.
Yes, very true =) Although i am a little confused i agree yet disagree. In kindergarden my started learning spelling and math too and other subjects most don't learn at home or until 1st grade. it all depends on the school and how they teach I think. If I didn't have to work and could be a stay at home mom I would. I would still have my child enrolled in some activity away from me. Kindergarten is much more advanced then when I went to school.
I do not feel guilty because my child is in preschool, He is not just learning just his ABC's and Shapes, but how to sit down and follow directions with distractions around him without mommy being there.
I don't think anyone should feel guilty about putting their child in daycare or being at home with their child. What's important is your child is in a loving stimulated environment whether it be at home or a center.
You sound like your angry that others do not see it your way and feel you need to be defensive on your opinion. But remember it's just that an opinion. Just like the others have their opinions.
Ok I got a question for you whats the reason they can't learn earlier than kindergarten how to interact. Whats wrong with children learning more earlier? With the last question the main concern was leaving the child with strangers I say if your not comfortable where your child is move them like yesterday! I am not comfortable with my child being at home doing nothing but watching TV all day and only being around adults that's when they grow up fast and learn a lot and its not the ABC's there picking up. No I definitely don't agree with you in my situation and in my household me and my husband believe it is in the best interest of my son period. What you do with your kids is what you do with your kids your not gonna change my mind and obviously I'm not gonna change yours so lets call it a tie OK! Also I agree with Sophie they have to learn to take direction from another adult and can not only be attached to mommy that also helps with separation anxiety which my son never had This is another one of those no-right-or-wrong-answer questions. Whether a kid goes to day care or not, it totally depends on the child and his family. (OK, staying at a day care 12 hours a day would be abuse, and using TV as a baby sitter is also).
I've known kids that grew up in day care and are just as smart and well behaved. I've known kids that grew up at home that are addicted to TV. What really matters is QUALITY TIME for your child. The rate of learning skills (social or not) is highly dependent on the ability of the child. Some adapt very easily, some has lots of difficulty. You can not solely pinpoint it to day care, or stay at home parents, although definitely lots of influence. As the parent, you have to assess the need of your child. If he/she is shy, you may need to send them to more group settings such as day care more often. Some kids has difficulty adjust to new things, so being in kindergarden (which is daily), may be too much a change all of a sudden, so they may need to be part time daycare/preschool first to ease them into it. Some kids behave badly in daycare and need to be disciplined at home, and some kids get away with murder at home and behave as angels at school. So every home/child's situation is different.
My point is, there is nothing wrong with have children in day care, and there is nothing wrong with children staying at home, provided either one is a loving, learning environment for your children. Either way, if your child starts having behavior problems, is behind in skills, then they need to try the other setting.
I just took my son out of daycare after 2 1/2 years. I feel I can give everything he got there and more. I can give him one on one with his cognitive development and I can take him on play dates and other local parent toddler meet-ups so he can still receive his social interaction. I think children should develop social skills before they get to kindergarten. In my state, Kinder is not required, but we don't just teach socialization skills. They learn to read, and must be on a reading level to progress to first grade (which IS required). The children who don't attend preschool or Kinder are usually behind by the time they get to us in first and second grade.
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Personal experience as an educator, classroom teacher, and Reading/Dyslexia Specialist certified by the state of Texas.
Well, it appears that you haven't been in the kindergarten classroom as of late! It has changed tremendously since those who were in kindergarten in the 1980's or before went to school! Socialization is no longer the primary focus of kindergarten--The "whole point of kindergarten" is a good start to an academic career. Students must learn letter/sound relationships and begin to read and write, learn numbers and their relationships including simple addition and subtraction, time and measurement, as well as worldly concepts and the students' relation to the world around them. You may THINK that "most kids who stay home with their parents already know their colors. . ." but that is NOT the case. TV rules the world these days, and it is MUCH easier than actually playing, talking, and interacting with a preschool-age child! THAT is the public-school reality. Please be careful what assumptions you make about school before you visit.
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A mommy to a 2-year-old as well as elementary school principal
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