Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 4/30/2005 7:46:00 AM Author: Texas caregiver (rroe@sbcglobal.net) Subject: I think I hit the wrong reply button to ... I think I hit the wrong reply button to this one....oops! But if the original thread doesn't post I'll sum it up by saying that, yes, I agree that in a perfect world every mom should be home with their kids, particularly infants. The reason I went in to child care was not because I woke up one morning with an incredible need to do this job - there are other less stressful venues than this one with much better pay and benefits - but I felt a strong desire to be home with my own kids during their formative years and I like to think that I provide a protective and nuturing environment for other kids as well. I have also seen the greed you speak of too, Terri.... but our society does push our daughters in to getting a higher education and making something of themselves only to turn around once they have children and bite their heads off because they're not home with the kiddies. I don't see parents telling their girls to grow up and be stay-at-home moms.....I see parents pushing their girls to get in to good colleges and to compete in a man's world, (which I'm not against because a higher education is very important, but women should not be taking the brunt of this alone). I feel sorry for young women. I think we're confused in our society and often times careers don't wait for a woman who chooses to be home with their children. I think its important for a family to strike a balance the best they can. We can also thank our local, state and federal government(s) for making it possible for families to have to work more than one parent in most households, even for the modest of conveniences. The high divorce rate and single family home situations add to the stress we see in our nation's families, too. Just a thought........... Name: Email: Subject

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