How nurseries 'still breed aggression' (New study points out behavior problems r/t daycare)

The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | March 26, 2007 | Sarah Womack

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Liberalism breeds aggression...from me, anyway.

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Yes, there's that too  :-)

Liberalism breeds aggression...from me, anyway.

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[brytlea]

Hmmm, whoda thought that raising small children in herds might not be ideal?
Truthfully, I don't think there is much of a mystery here. Children in groups of like aged children HAVE to be more aggressive, louder, more insistent, etc, if they hope to get any attention or anything else.
When my boys were young, I noticed that I could very quickly tell which of their friends were day care babies simply by their behavior. It was almost fool proof. The loud/aggressive ones invariabley spent alot of time in day care.
I'm also not surprised that no one wants to hear this, as it's terribly inconvenient.
susie

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There's no substitute for Mom and Dad :-)

[~OregonSandy~]

It is inconvient for a lot of people. I know there are some that have no choice in the matter of working but I know a lot of moms who frankly can't stand to be around their kids all day. I wonder then...why have them at all? I've been a SAHM for almost 8 years now and have another year before my youngest is in Kindergarten. At that point, I will return to teaching as a sub and still be home when they are home. We've not had a lot of material possessions these last 8 years but what we do have can never be bought with money.

[brytlea]

Good for you. I did the same thing, and my now grown boys were the better for it. Even more telling, they want their wives to stay home with their kids (when they have them).
It wasn't always easy, we had old junker cars and didn't take vacations other than to family very often. I bought most of their clothes at the cheap stores, and we almost never ate out. But, I would not trade the wonderful memories for any thing.
susie

[metmom]

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[pepperdog]

"Children who spend a lot of time in nursery are more likely to be aggressive....The study also found, for example, that children in high-quality care were more articulate at the age of 10, with a bigger vocabulary."

I don't know why, but this caused me to laugh hysterically. Maybe they can cuss each other out using bigger words? Natural born killer with large vocabulary? Talk you to death? Arrrgh!

[metmom]

Same story here, exactly. There are some things money can't buy.

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[redheadtoo]

I recall something I read years ago, I'm sorry but I have no recollection of the source.

An American couple, working in China, decided to put their toddler in a government preschool. Soon the teachers reported that their child was being disruptive.

The horrified mother went to the preschool to see just what terrible things her child was doing. She found her son quietly playing, interacting normally with toys and people, while the "good" children sat in rows like automatons not moving or speaking, just staring into space.

She quickly removed her son from that environment and the couple left their jobs and returned home to the states.

[metmom]

Unlike schools, however, nurseries operate 51 weeks a year and are often open between 7.30am and 7pm.

How pathetic.

[brytlea]

You got that right. BTW my Mom worked while I was growing up, and altho I loved my Mom, I gotta say, I resented going to a nursery and not having a Mom home when I got home from school.
susie

[ApplegateRanch]

Children who spend a lot of time in nursery are more likely to be aggressive

So, if we took Muslim children out of their daycare madrassas...

[ApplegateRanch]

The loud/aggressive ones invariabley spent alot of time in day care.

On the bright side, they make fantastic Amway dealers when they grow up!

Thinking that over, let's ditch the day care.

[Bosco]

I had a discussion in the early 90's with a Christian psychologist about this very thing. It was in the context of kids/schools/crime. He essentially said that if we thought things were bad then (90's), wait until the daycare generation grew up. Terms used: psychopathic/anti-social behavior. Violence was assumed.

[Verginius Rufus]

From the headline, I thought the article was going to be about attack rhododendrons.