tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899248309110691385.post428134601995249502..comments2018-07-31T11:28:28.122-07:00Comments on Go Ask The Teacher: Stay Home Mom not Watching her Own ChildUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899248309110691385.post-16368066335973029802010-09-29T22:38:01.311-07:002010-09-29T22:38:01.311-07:00Sending your child to preschool is great. Two to ...Sending your child to preschool is great. Two to three days a week for 2.5 hours is fine. That mother writing in sent her child out of the home all day till late in the evening...More than a full time job and she is at home not working. That is the sticking point for me. My mom worked and I went to child care. I am fine. All day is necessary for some families, and when it is necessary I really think it is different. When you do not need to send your child to child care and you do it anyway, that seems wrong to me. Just my opinion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137122556909944663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899248309110691385.post-11964504735456796142010-09-29T22:15:58.511-07:002010-09-29T22:15:58.511-07:00Now you have me all paranoid because I am a stay a...Now you have me all paranoid because I am a stay at home mom who has two children (4.5 year old/2.5 year old) in preschool for three days a week (2.5 hours only)--I thought that it allowed them social play time with peers and also carefree messy painting/art time that they don't get at home all the time. I initially started off with only two days a week but both children wanted to go everyday which I refused so I opted for three days. Am I wrong to do this? I want what is best for my child. I did stop working so I could give them a strong nurturing home life and I do teach them about reading/math/science/art etc on days and times when they are not in the preschool. I try to run all my grocery store/cooking cleaning errands while they are in school so that I don't have to drag them around with me which they despise doing. Did I just shortchange my children by not keeping them home with me until Kindergarten??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899248309110691385.post-65978466493409351192010-08-08T10:16:19.642-07:002010-08-08T10:16:19.642-07:00Good morning, Carol.
I meant to email you a few...Good morning, Carol. <br /> <br />I meant to email you a few weeks ago when you wrote the "lost time" column. I <br />was impressed that you wrote so candidly to the woman who seemed to think that <br />all day (literally) preschool was somehow beneficial to her daughter. Sadly, <br />our society has embraced the "self-centered", "it's all about me" concept, and <br />even parents seem to think they need to "get their life back" even while their <br />children are so young. <br /> <br />I have had the great pleasure of choosing to be with my daughters every day of <br />their life. I know at times, especially when they are young, that the days <br />can seem so long. My wise neighbor (ten years ago) told me to embrace the time <br />with my daughters because "even though the days may seem slow, the years go by <br />fast.." Her kids at the time were finishing college. <br /> <br />I am a "beyond" blessed mother to realize that even though I could have gone to <br />work (which was more predictable and, quite frankly, easier than trying to <br />understand what babies and toddlers needed) and left my children in the care of <br />others, that I truly made the better decision. My husband and I chose not to <br />indulge in material toys or vacations, etc. because we wanted at least one of us <br />to be home with our true treasures. The rewards are beyond what I could have <br />ever imagined. Yes, days and even weeks were challenging, but I truly know my <br />daughters and we embraced their childhood together. Now they are involved in so <br />many other activities that I wish I could return to the quieter days. I will <br />never get those back, but I have the blessed memories of experiencing real life <br />with them. <br /> <br />No mother will ever regret the days and years she spent truly spending time and <br />getting to know her most precious children. I do know mothers around me who <br />regret their choice to return to work or put their children in another's care. <br />They realize, now that it is too late, that they will never get that time back. <br /> <br />Thank you for your time and column. <br /> <br />KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com