[nmh]

"He said lack of contact between children and parents was directly to blame for rising levels of mental health problems, sleep disorders and anorexia in young people."

Absolutely correct!

Kids overseas in orphanages that don't get the close nurturing, holding and caring have ISSUES - mentally and with their health. They need their MOMS, not rented people to "care" for kids they could care less about.


"The comments were dismissed by child care groups, which said studies showed that youngsters benefited from increased contact with other children as early as possible."

LOL! Kids are MEAN. The smaller they are the MEANER they can be. At THAT young age it's ME, ME, ME that are important. Little kids develop a pack mentality and LOVE to pick on other kids.

[brytlea]

My very liberal child psych prof years ago said that studies showed that kids actually did better in smaller, mixed age groups (like extended families would be in pre-industrial societies) than they did in larger same age groups.
susie