Most experts believe that the quality, not the type of childcare, is
what's most important. A great nanny, babysitter, daycare center worker, relative, or other caregiver can make sure your child gets the stimulation and
affection she needs to grow and thrive. However, some experts in early childhood development
believe there's no substitute for the consistency and nurturing of parental
care, especially if the alternative is poorly funded childcare. Two
groundbreaking studies, one conducted by the National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development and the other by the Institute of Child Development of
the University of Minnesota, found that kids who spent all day in daycare had
higher levels of stress and more aggression than kids cared for at home.
Follow-up research in 2010 confirmed these results, showing the continued
negative impact of low-quality daycare on young children, even after they
reached adolescence. From this, we believe that mothers should stay at home and
completely take care of their children. By this, children and mothers will get
at least three advantages in term of: shape
their children into who they are, make their kids smarter, and stay-at-home
moms are happier with their lives
Firstly, stay-at-home moms shape their
children into who they are. According to Focus on the Family’s Jill Savage, stay-at-home mothers create a stable home, where they teach their
children to understand who they’re going to be in the future and what it is
they value. Secondly, stay-at-home parents make their kids smarter. According to a study from the Statistics Norway
Research Department; the study looked at the effects of Norway’s Cash for Care program — which
gave money to parents who wanted to care for and educate their children at home,
rather than send them to early education — and how the beneficiaries’ children
did later on in school compared to those who did not receive money from the
program. The study ultimately found that children whose parents did the Cash
for Care program — so, staying at home and raising their children — got better
test scores and better GPA averages than those who didn’t. Thirdly, Stay-at-home moms are happier with their lives. That’s
right — stay-at-home moms believe they have more worthwhile lives, at least
according to data from the Office for National Statistics in the United
Kingdom. The Telegraph reported that the ONS found the people in Britain who reported
being the happiest were mothers who stay home to raise their children.
Two articles in the IPPR's journal said the children
would be better off staying at home with their mothers. Psychologist and TV
presenter Oliver James states that on the whole children who attend daycare
under three are at greater risk of being aggressive. In addition, Savage (2014)
states that raising a good child begins in the home, and it’s the stay-at-home
moms who create the environment in that home. So, at that age, it is mother’s responsibility to shape
their children personalities and characteristics A second article by US
academic Janet Waldfogel told IPPR subscribers that in the first year after
birth there are reasons to think that exclusive mother care would be best for a
child. In terms of children intelligence, according to a study from the Statistics Norway Research Department. Those same stay-at-home parents are often
sources of counsel and insight for their children when they grow older, too,
the study said. The results suggest that even older students in middle or
elementary school could use guidance from their parents (Bettinger, 2014) the study’s researcher tells that for years, we have known that parental
presence is extraordinarily important in the very early childhood years.
Whereas, in terms of mothers’ advantage is that
the research said that stay-at-home mothers’ well-being is increased by their
children, since they get joy out of raising their children and seeing them
happy. Workers are concerned about the economy and their jobs, which increases
their stress levels, the research found.
A second article by US academic Janet Waldfogel told IPPR
subscribers she cited learning ability, health and social development as
adversely affected for those who are in childcare before their first birthday.
Across all three dimensions, with all things held equal, children tend to do
worse if their mothers work in the first year of life. Children also did best
if they lived in two-parent families, she added, in a view that conflicts with
the Government's policy that claims all kinds of families are just as good as
each other. Since the mothers are children counselor and their first teacher,
therefore, stay-at-home mothers are able to control and supervise every
intelligence improvement. From this, mothers know how educate their children to
make them the best in the future. Usually, mothers who have much time to
control their children growth in every single day will be happier than who do
not for everything done by their children is a happiness for mothers. It seems
to that children are everything for them. Mothers laugh whenever they see
unique things done by their children. They smile when their children smile, and
they are sad when their children are sad. In other words, the children presence
are able to refresh and entertain them.
Some people believe that mothers should not completely stay at home and
take care of their children as there are many childcares exist in this era.
However, it is an absurd argument. Firstly, based on, Daily Mail by Teve Doughty ,2006 shows that it
published research that admitted babies and toddlers sent for long hours in
daycare learn less quickly, have worse health, and behave worse than other
children. It also suggested that the children suffer because mothers who return
home from work tired and unhappy are less able to give them the time and full
attention they need. Secondly, full-time
childcare can have harmful effects, new figures from the Education Department
last week boasted proudly that a record number of more than 700,000 children
now attend nurseries for more than four hours a day. Thirdly, Janet Waldfogel
told IPPR subscribers that Children also did best if they lived in two-parent families.
To sum up, mothers should stay at home and take care of their children
since it gives some benefits for children and mothers themselves in terms of: shape their children into who they are, make their kids smarter, and stay-at-home
moms are happier with their lives.
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