| For many reasons a great number of
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| | who feeds and watches over children,
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| parents now rely on someone else to care
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| | diapers or wipes their noses when
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| for their young children during the day.
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| | necessary, perhaps plays with them some,
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| Some can count on grand parents or other
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| | but basically just keeps them safe and
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| relatives for the care. A small
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| | reasonably comfortable until it is time
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| percentage of families employ their own
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| | to go home. In many cases, the quality of
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| nanny, baby-sitter, or au pair. Many find
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| | care that children get is not what is
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| a home care provider, someone in the
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| | should be.
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| business of looking after a small group
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| | Even in places where the care is
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| or youngsters in her own home. Still
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| | adequate, the questions still arise: what
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| other parents rely on day car centers,
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| | are the effects on children who are
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| which often handle large numbers of
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| | separated from their parents for much of
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| children.
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| | their young lives? There are conflicting
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| No matter what the arrangement, many
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| | arguments. Day care proponents say that
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| parents fret about how day care would
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| | if the quality of car is good, it does
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| affect their child and if what they are
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| | not really affect children at all.
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| doing is a right decision. These are hard
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| | Critics want that too much time spent in
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| questions without simple answers. I
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| | a day care can cause psychological,
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| believe that any honest consideration of
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| | social and behavior problems. Widespread
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| day care starts with an undeniable truth:
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| | use of day care is still a relatively
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| in caring for a child, nobody can take
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| | recent phenomenon and social scientists
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| the place of a loving parent. No one else
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| | have not had enough time to measure its
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| can give the same devotion and
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| | lasting effects. The best that can be
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| understanding. No one else except perhaps
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| | said is not very comforting: no one
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| grandparents- harbors such hopes and
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| | really knows for sure.
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| dreams. No one else has the patience and
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| | Parents must therefore rely on their own
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| single-minded attentiveness to this
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| | common sense. Common sense tells us that,
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| particular child among all children.
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| | since youngsters are not all alike, and
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| Still some form of day care may be
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| | since the quality of day care varies
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| necessary in your circumstances. In that
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| | tremendously from place to place, the
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| case, you want to find a place that comes
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| | effects are going to differ from child to
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| as close as possible to giving the kind
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| | child. Some children will be fine
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| of attention and affection you shower on
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| | spending a few hours a day from both
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| your child. You want a place where
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| | parents and being well looked after in an
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| someone helps satisfy her own curiosity.
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| | excellent day care. For others, though,
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| If a child is an infant, you want a place
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| | the separation may pose developmental
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| where someone is always there to pick her
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| | risks, risks apt to be deepened in a
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| up, rock her, talk to her, smile back
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| | sub-par day care center. Parents know
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| when she smiles, watch her while she
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| | their own children best, and that makes
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| crawls about, and help her feel that the
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| | them the best judges of what is safe and
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| world is warm and friendly. If your child
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| | right.
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| is a toddler or older preschooler, you
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| | Ask yourself some important questions.
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| want a day care that offers a stimulating
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| | First of all, is it necessary to put your
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| environment for her to explore, a place
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| | child in a full-time day care? We believe
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| where an adult genuinely wants to help
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| | necessary is the true standard you should
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| her learn. You want someone who patiently
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| | use. Come up with another option if you
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| asks and answers questions, reads stories
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| | can. Some parents set up home offices so
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| aloud, sings songs, plays games, helps
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| | that they can be near their kids at least
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| her stack those blocks, and shows
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| | part of the week. Some moms and dads work
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| excitement over her scribbles.
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| | alternate shifts to ensure one parent is
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| That kind of high quality substitute care
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| | always home. Still others find weekend
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| is not easy to come by. Much day care is
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| | work to help with expenses and allow
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| little more than custodial care-someone
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| | continual parental care.
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